L.A. Story is the name of a 1991 movie written by Steve Martin that the Los Angeles Times once voted the greatest Los Angeles–set film of the 20th century. It will also be the name of a Hauser & Wirth show co-organized by Martin with curator Ingrid Schaffner and senior director Mike Davis. The show…
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,200 year old incredibly well-preserved mummy at the famed Tomb of Cerberus in Italy. The tomb was first discovered last year in the city of Giugliano, in northwest Naples near an ancient Roman necropolis. When archaeologists first discovered the sealed tomb, they fed a microcamera through its narrow cracks to peek…
Five iconic sculptures by Constantin Brancusi that are located in the Romanian town of Targu Jiu have joined UNESCO‘s World Heritage list, a distinction that will afford them legal protection going forward. The list, which also includes sites such as Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal, and Chichén Itzá, is intended to recognize places of cultural importance….
Only two weeks remain to catch a rare glimpse of one of the strangest, and most satisfying, art installations of the past 50 years. Regrettably, it is not easy to visit Donna Dennis’s Deep Station (1981–85) right now: Until August 15, it’s in an old barn on the Ranch, a space run by dealer Max…
The New York Times recently released a list of the “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” As is typical for the Times, the list quickly went viral and was widely debated and celebrated on social media. Article continues below However, 61 of the writers on this list are American. The two African books on…