Douglas Gordon

The gallerist recalls her mother's stories of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, a tricky time at art school, and the artwork that captures who she is now

In advance of her retrospective opening at the New Museum this week, here's an interview that renowned curator Massimiliano Gioni conducted with the artist about her life's protean work, from the new Phaidon monograph Pipilotti Rist:Pixel Forest.

The globetrotting curator discusses the French artists' groundbreaking project in this essay excerpted from Phaidon's "Defining Contemporary Art".

In summer shows at Gladstone Gallery and Andrew Edlin, some wall paintings are made to last and others are destined for the wrecking ball.

From a wizardly reinterpreter of language to one of today's most avidly followed mid-career painters, these are the artists who will be heating up this December.

From the storied Städelschule to Beijing's most selective academy, these are the international graduate programs in Fine Arts to know.

From the groundbreaking "Primary Structures" at the Jewish Museum (now being reinterpreted in a new show) to "WACK!" at L.A. MOCA in 2007, here's a survey of exhibitions that upended the way we look at art today—and how artists make it, too.