People What I Buy and Why: Italian Collector Sveva D’Antonio on Shopping at the Venice Biennale, and Why She Loves ‘Impossible’ Art The collector and her husband, Francesco Taurisano, are the brains behind the Collezione Taurisano in Naples. By Naomi Rea, 2 days ago
Art World Yayoi Kusama’s Simple Forms Hide Complex Realities—Here Are Three Facts You May Not Know About Her Widely Admired Work Kusama uses uncomplicated shapes and colors to build bridges between audiences. By Maria Vogel, 2 days ago
People Art Historian Sarah Lewis on Why Black Artists Have Been ‘Over-Exhibited and Under-Theorized’ Lewis has literally changed the curriculum via the Vision & Justice Project. By Folasade Ologundudu, Feb 27, 2021
Art World In Pictures: See the Brooklyn Museum’s Survey of KAWS’s Meteoric Rise From Graffiti to Sneakers, Sofas, and Global Stardom Vinyl toy aficionados are going ape. By Artnet News, Feb 26, 2021
Art World The Victoria and Albert Museum Will Cut a Fifth of Its Curatorial Staff as Part of a Sweeping Round of Layoffs The museum will restructure its curatorial departments, organizing them by time period, rather than by material. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 26, 2021
Art World Debating the Troubled Legacy of Brazil’s Cannibalist Art Movement + 4 Other Great Art Essays Worth Reading From This February A round-up of ideas from around the art web. By Ben Davis, Feb 26, 2021
Art World From the Mind-Boggling NFT Frenzy to Major Art Job Losses: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news, fast. By Artnet News, Feb 26, 2021
Art and Law Joe Biden Has Revoked Trump’s Executive Order Mandating Classical-Only Architecture for Federal Buildings, Restoring ‘Freedom of Design’ The "Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again" order is no more. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 26, 2021
Art World The Director of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Will Explore a String of High-Profile Chinese Art Heists in His Next Film Jon M. Chu looks at the intriguing possibility that the heists are an act of DIY repatriation by the Chinese government. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 26, 2021
Art World See Inside a Beautiful New Coffee-Table Book Celebrating 50 Leading Artists and Curators of Color The book, by Gallery Gurls founder Jasmin Hernandez, is out this month. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 26, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Damien Hirst Declares ‘I Love the Crypto World’ and Offers to Sell His Artworks for Robo-Money + Other Stories Plus, Swiss museums can reopen on March 1 and 66 French art-world figures sign a letter in support of artist Claude Lévêque. By Artnet News, Feb 26, 2021
People Art Historian Darby English on Why the New Black Renaissance Might Actually Represent a Step Backwards English is the author of "To Describe a Life" and "How to See a Work of Art in Total Darkness." By Folasade Ologundudu, Feb 26, 2021
People The Baltimore Museum Walked Back Plans to Sell Art to Fund Equity Initiatives. Now, It’s Raised $1.5 Million the Old-Fashioned Way The museum's divisive director Christopher Bedford explains how its new strategy is not so different from the old one. By Brian Boucher, Feb 26, 2021
Art World Wet Paint: Frank Ocean Moves Into a Storied Studio Building, Hong Kong Hits Dealers With New Quarantines, & More Art-World Gossip What artist made a video for the new Balenciaga campaign? Who's the latest mega-dealer to open a gallery in Palm Beach? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Feb 26, 2021
Art World New York City Lost Two-Thirds of Its Arts and Entertainment Jobs in 2020, a New Report Finds The job market has remained bleak in the economy's hardest-hit sector. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 25, 2021
