No brand blurs the line between art and fashion like Louis Vuitton, whose handbags have served as late-capitalist canvases for the likes of Takashi Murakami and Jeff Koons (the latter’s Art History-themed totes may have erased the division between art and commerce entirely). But if its de rigueur collaborations ... More

With a snappy new name, the Bass, née the Bass Museum of Art, will unveil its $12 million expansion on October 8. Led by Arata Isozaki protégé David Gauld, the additions include a “creativity center” and multimedia lab, a café and four new galleries. “A museum-going experience ... More

This week, the fight against opioid addiction made major strides when the Department of Justice awarded nearly $3 million dollars to a federal court district in Ohio, a state that saw over 3,000 opioid-related deaths in 2015 alone. As this highly addictive substance continues to ravage large swaths of the ... More

Like one of his “liquid marble” sculptures, design dynamo Mathieu Lehanneur seems to vibrate between categories. Basically a walking, talking dual degree, Lehanneur seamlessly weaves in and out of arts, technology, and commerce, giving Steve Jobs-ian TED Talks, serving as chief designer at telecomm company Huawei, and exhibiting at ... More

For 25 years, photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield has pointed her lens at the lives of the wealthy, capturing stories of not only affluence, but of unrealistic beauty standards, corruption, fantasy, and excess. Earlier this year, Greenfield published the culmination of that work – a 500-page photographic opus called Generation ... More

High highs and low lows defined New York City subculture in the 80s. While part of the decade was defined by the various forms of unchecked debauchery practiced by the scene's artists, writers, and clubbers, those hard-partying patrons became a contingent of political and health activists once the AIDS crisis ... More

After losing his puppeteer of 27 years earlier this week, Kermit the Frog may be feeling particularly homesick. Luckily, the much-anticipated “Jim Henson Exhibition,” opening this Saturday at the Museum of the Moving Image, will provide Kermit and 46 of his fuzzy friends a stable home in ... More

Through July 27 at Allouche Gallery in the Meatpacking District of New York City,  the work of fourteen artists is on display in a group exhibition titled Girls of Summer. The unique exhibition focuses on varying representations of femininity. The collection of multi-media works range from paintings and prints to sculptures, photographs ... More

The 1960s brought the world some of the most influential photojournalism of all time. From political controversy to the optimism thread throughout the American public, photographers captured some truly vivid imagery that is still celebrated today. And of course, one of the most iconic American families came into power during ... More

Aspen may be better known for extreme sports than experimentalism, but the Aspen Art Museum is taking the local art scene to new heights. The new exhibit “Wade Guyton Peter Fischli David Weiss” spans all four stories plus the rooftop sculpture garden, which, incidentally, is the only public roof ... More