Best known for his looming, stylised figures assembled from wood beams, Shapiro changed the language of Minimalism with a distinctly personal flair
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The American artist likes to pay it forward when she makes a sale
After it premiered at Dia Beacon in New York last year, ‘Bass’ takes on a completely different form at the Schaulager—but its essence remains the same
The independent UN investigative body released the findings last week
Workers at the world's most popular museum launched a strike over “worsening visiting conditions”
The Mystic Seaport Museum's new show uses blubber hooks, whale foetuses, scrimshaw and a giant mural to recount how the whale oil industry fueled capitalism's expansion
Maze Design Basel is presenting works from 11 mostly French galleries, after Design Miami announced in February that it was dropping its Swiss edition this year
The figurine of a slightly sinister looking monster has been flying off the shelves
The two fairs mark a combined 50 years of showing contemporary art in the Swiss city
Felix Gonzalez-Torres's 1991 silent-disco performance work is turning fairgoers' heads