Spanish artists and institutions expand their horizons at home and abroad in the pre-1992 buildup.

Big changes in the Spanish art world are the result of government policies and social transformation in the post-Franco era.

Hans Namuth’s iconic photos of Pollock painting were deeply influential—and widely misinterpreted.

Museums are devising new ways to showcase the exquisite mix of engineering, craftsmanship and style that moves us forward on two finely calibrated wheels

Blood was spilled at Ron Athey’s performance. NEA chief Jane Alexander stood up for the artist.

Spending Shabbat with the Jewish community in Iquitos, Peru.

MoMA PS1's VW Dome 2 is the latest in a wave of museum outposts that are humble, nimble, and temporary, offering free admission—and much more than art.

Recapping the U.S. controversies over artistic content, freedom of expression, and government funding for a Spanish art magazine.

In attempting to avoid controversies over content, a Smithsonian panel might be setting the stage for even more.

At the Havana Biennial, concepts like political correctness and radical chic got all shook up

A lawsuit about a sign on a home became a flash point for conversation about the First Amendment

Artists and scholars are taking increasingly nuanced approaches to tracking the image--and influence--of Africans in Western art.

Converging on Venice from Iraq, Iceland, Azerbaijan, and beyond, they came, they showed—and they posed for photos

Manuel Borja-Villel's rehang of the Reina Sofí­a highlights its holdings of Spanish modernist icons—along with the unknown, the unexpected, and the international.

Robin reported on the Guggenheim’s new branches in Bilbao and Berlin

Your mug shot. Your profile picture. Your breakfast table. Is anything safe from appropriation artists?

Trevor Paglen’s small silicon disc on a space-bound satellite is a giant leap for public art--whether or not the aliens actually get it.

Antoni Tàpies, Spain’s most acclaimed contemporary artist, finds inspiration in the graffitied walls that allude to the passion and troubled spirit of his homeland

Elaine Reichek, Hugh Steers, and more.

Robert Storr brings Jac Leirner back to art school. A paper chase ensues.