Art & Object

1 week ago | artandobject.com | Abby Andrulitis

Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 2024. License The emails explain that the grantmaking policies are being updated, so that they can channel more funding into projects that "reflect the nation's rich artistic heritage,” prioritized by Trump. Thus, everything that falls outside these parameters will likely lose its support.

1 week ago | artandobject.com | Megan Robinson

Photo of Fabiola Jean-Louis Megan D Robinson: You have become known for your haute couture sculptural creations. What drew you to work with fashion as a medium? Fabiola Jean-Louise: Fashion, to me, is a language—one that communicates without words, carrying with it the power to exalt, to conceal, to declare. I was drawn to it not simply as adornment, but as a vessel of historical memory and resistance.

2 weeks ago | artandobject.com | Abby Andrulitis

Andy Warhol Museum, interior, Medzilaborce, Slovakia, 2016. License The piece was a part of Warhol’s 1985 series, Reigning Queens, which comprised sixteen unique prints. Each of the four queens in power at the time– Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; Queen Margrethe II of Denmark; Queen Ntfombi Twala of Swaziland; and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands– had their official portraits stylized in four iterations, layered with Warhol’s abstract, brightly-colored blocks.

2 weeks ago | artandobject.com | Paul Laster

The contemporary art scene in the United Arab Emirates is flourishing. With Art Dubai (April 16-20, 2025) at the center of this spring’s art activities, bookended by the neighboring Sharjah Biennial (February 6–June 15, 2025) and the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial (November 15, 2024–April 30, 2025), the UAE was bustling with art dealers, curators, critics, and collectors this month.

4 weeks ago | artandobject.com | Abby Andrulitis

However, following vandalism swaying towards anti-monarchy values— with the words “f*** the King” acting as the main point of contention— The Crown Estate pushed for the closure of the exhibit. Prior to this, only one week into the show, supposed workers in Crown Estate garb removed the exhibition’s promotional poster on the building’s exterior with no advance notice to the artists.