The surprising rebirth of the art investment fund
Wealth managers have certainly had their heads turned — in 2023, 90 per cent of 435 art and finance stakeholders surveyed by ...
She ‘defies the archetype of the good feminist’ — now Lisa Yuskavage is on top of the art world
The artist once courted disapproval from critics but her latest paintings prove that she’s at the peak of her powers ...
Terrified of the future? These biohacking artists dream of something better
Many younger artists are dreaming up new frontiers for humankind while acknowledging that the future could just as easily be a totalitarian nightmare. Old enough to remember a world without the ...
How does an artist recover from the loss of their studio?
Many creative spaces were devastated in the LA wildfires — there is a long, sad history of a life’s work going up in flames ...
Los Angeles’ art world steps into a dangerous new age of climate risk
Amid the devastation of the LA wildfires, cultural institutions are assessing a near future of increasingly extreme ...
Claire Tabouret designed Notre-Dame’s new stained-glass windows — now they are dividing France
The artist’s contentious commission has drawn heavy criticism but she’s not shying away from the heritage battle ...
Christie’s plan for AI art auction sparks backlash from artists
Creative industries worry that generative artificial intelligence models could replicate or even replace their original works ...
Six essential exhibitions to see in Los Angeles during Frieze Week
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Lacma gathers 25 years of output from artists of the Black diaspora working across Africa, Europe and the Americas. Around 70 pieces — including new acquisitions — ...
Lita Albuquerque subverted land art’s boys club — she’s finally getting her due
In her creekside cabin in Malibu, Lita Albuquerque is waiting for the dawn. She comes here in the peace of early morning to make drawings and sometimes write, and after a set of energetic meditations ...
Laila Gohar hosts a bean party to set the pulse racing
Working with my sister and co-founder Nadia, we took out my trusty archive and started working on illustrations that could be ...
Tom Robbins, ‘irrepressible’ American novelist, 1932-2025
Tom Robbins set out his stall as a novelist in the opening pages of his debut, Another Roadside Attraction, published in 1971. Free spirited Amanda — who will soon play a role in the second coming of ...
How a Catholic nun (turned pop art maverick) taught Angelenos how to love
It’s hard to resist the enigma of Kent’s life story: the nun in her black-and-white habit who became a pop-art pioneer (and a Newsweek cover star). But her arc makes sense as someone who sought a life ...