Cy Twombly

The LA artist favored by Rihanna and Jay-Z, draws inspiration from wildly divergent sources - from Miles Davis and the Obamas to the homeless of Skid Row – in each painting he captures something of our times

In this epilogue of “Committing the Perfect Crime: Sexuality, Assemblage and the Postmodern Turn in American Art” (2008) from Phaidon’s 'Art & Queer Culture,' Johnathan Katz examines the relationship between Rauschenberg’s assemblage and homosexuality.

Lawrence Weiner talks with Bejamin Buchloh about setting off explosives in national parks, the relationship between design and class, and finding Godard.

Here are six extraordinary pieces that are sure to tickle your fancy—some at a price too good to pass up, others of such quality that they’ll inspire you to make an investment.

For the latest in our interview series around Phaidon's Vitamin P3 compendium of contemporary painting, Artspace’s Loney Abrams met the voluble artist to discuss his experience as a rare black artist in the '70s downtown scene, and his secre

Artspace editor-in-chief Andrew M. Goldstein scoured this year's edition of the fair in search of the most interesting or otherwise relevant pieces, and here's what he found.

In an interview, Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the the preeminent designer about how art fueled his ascent to the pinnacle of the fashion world.

This tony uptown enclave, long a dusty stretch of residential doldrums, is suddenly a cornucopia of new and old art alike. Here are 16 reasons to give it another look.

On the eve of the new museum branch's opening, Artspace editor-in-chief Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the intrepid curator about her plans for the unprecedented project.

From a surprisingly affordable masterpiece by the stars of the current Guggenheim show to a suite of works on paper by one of the 20th century’s most notorious artists, these works should be catnip for savvy collectors.

Frieze Week is always peak season for London’s galleries, but this year the offerings are especially bountiful. Here are some exhibitions to add to your calendar.

We visited the artist's Connecticut studio to discuss her innovative multi-canvas technique and why she doesn't like being compared to the Abstract Expressionists.

From a young up-and-comer making a big push at Seattle’s new tech-targeting art fair to a famed photographer tackling a classic theme of the sublime, these are the artists we’ll be tracking this month.

The former Hollywood gallerist explains the philosophy and data behind his controversial emerging-artist ranking system in an interview with Andrew M. Goldstein.

Artspace explores the bookish art nook of the New York aficionado.

From newcomers experimenting with the latest technology to artists whose big break may come toward the end of their careers, these are figures collectors should follow.

While the blinding numbers tallied by the evening sales get the most attention, we scoured the day sale results for indicators of the direction the market for emerging artists is taking.

We wandered the aisles of Paris’s blue-chip contemporary-art fair in search of compelling artworks—and a sense of the atmosphere in the city in the wake of Paul McCarthy’s attack.

If you're looking for aesthetically stimulating places to stay while vacationing across the country this season, these spots may have the amenities you're looking for.

We spoke with the curator of 'Poetics of the Gesture' about what these three artists, surprisingly, have in common.

In his latest column, Walter Robinson considers a new show of work by black artists in light of the diversity of the Whitney Biennial, and the art world in general.

With the public now streaming into the much-discussed exhibition, here are a few of the artworks everyone is going to be talking about—or at least should be.

As prices at the top soared, with records set by star artists like Francis Bacon and Jeff Koons, lucre remained the art world's bogeyman of choice.