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Studio Visit

British Art Duo Gilbert and George Are Drinking Champagne in the Studio and Signing Posters for Their Next Gallery Show

The artists are debuting a new show at Lehmann Maupin on September 9.

By Artnet News, Sep 7, 2021

Art World

Editors’ Picks: 10 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Judy Chicago Chat With Dior’s Creative Director to a New Beauford Delaney Show

Plus, a conversation between Simone Leigh and Grada Kilomba and Fondazione Prada's "What's Online!"

By Artnet News, Sep 6, 2021

Art World

Art Industry News: The Ugandan Government Is Suing a Manhattan Art Dealer for $800,000 in Unpaid Rent + Other Stories

Plus, Why U.S museums should tell the whole story about Afghanistan and 475 U.K. art businesses register for anti-money laundering regulation.

By Artnet News, Sep 6, 2021

Wet Paint

Mega-Collector Aby Rosen Fined for Contempt, Rachel Dolezal’s Art Looks, Um, a Lot Like Glenn Ligon’s + More Art-World Gossip

Which formerly incarcerated art dealer is back on the circuit? Which top CEO hung a Kehinde Wiley in her office? Read on for answers.

By Artnet News, Sep 3, 2021

Art World

From a Sudden New Super-Gallery to Drake and Damien Hirst’s Odd Album Art: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

Catch up on this week's news, fast.

By Artnet News, Sep 3, 2021

Art History

Michelangelo Is a Giant of Art History. But as a Person, He May Have Actually Been Quite Short

After studying the Renaissance artist’s shoes, researchers in Italy were able to estimate his height.

By Artnet News, Sep 3, 2021

Art World

Art Industry News: The L.A. Times Reveals How Art P.R. Sausage Is Made in a Gutsy Column on MOCA’s New Appointment + Other Stories

Plus, the Queen of Denmark has a double life as a set designer and artist Max Liebermann's heirs reach a settlement over disputed paintings.

By Artnet News, Sep 3, 2021

The Art Angle

The Art Angle Podcast: Genesis Tramaine on How Faith Inspires Her Art

This week, galleries editor Katie White speaks to artist Genesis Tremaine about how her faith informs her colorful paintings.

By Artnet News, Sep 3, 2021

Art World

‘It’s a Symbol System’: Watch Experimental Comics Artist Chris Ware Explain the Unique Artistic Rhythms of His Medium

As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words.

By Artnet News, Sep 2, 2021

Art Fairs

Here’s Your Go-To Guide to All the In-Person Art Fairs Taking Place in New York During Armory Week 2021

Here's what you need to know going into a very different year of the Armory Show.

By Artnet News, Sep 2, 2021

Art World

Art Industry News: Gladstone Will Open a Gallery in Seoul, Cementing the City’s Hold as Asia’s Fastest-Growing Art Hub + Other Stories

Plus, a beloved London gallery launches an art-rental scheme, and Larry Gagosian has some thoughts about Basquiat's Tiffany Blue.

By Artnet News, Sep 2, 2021

Museums

Conservators at the Met Have Discovered a Hidden Composition Under Jacques Louis David’s Portrait of a Famed Chemist

David’s original painting of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier and his wife depicted the couple as self-indulged nobles rather than liberal leaders of science.

By Artnet News, Sep 1, 2021

Art World

Art Industry News: Brand New Travel Requirements for Switzerland Will Make Entry to Art Basel… Very Complicated + Other Stories

Plus, the creators of CryptoPunks are now represented by United Talent Agency, and that much-hated public art mound in the U.K. goes free.

By Artnet News, Sep 1, 2021

Art World

Art Industry News: 101 NFTs of Bored Apes, the Latest Craze in Digital Collectables, Could Make $18 Million at Sotheby’s + Other Stories

Plus, Maurizio Cattelan shoots the cast of "Succession," and the UAE wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.

By Artnet News, Aug 31, 2021

Art World

Editors’ Picks: 10 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Panel on Michelle Obama’s Style to a Show of Frog-Themed Art

Plus, the latest at the Met Cloisters and Sara Cwynar's new work at Foxy Production.

By Artnet News, Aug 30, 2021

Artnet News

British Art Duo Gilbert and George Are Drinking Champagne in the Studio and Signing Posters for Their Next Gallery Show

Editors’ Picks: 10 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Judy Chicago Chat With Dior’s Creative Director to a New Beauford Delaney Show

Art Industry News: The Ugandan Government Is Suing a Manhattan Art Dealer for $800,000 in Unpaid Rent + Other Stories

Mega-Collector Aby Rosen Fined for Contempt, Rachel Dolezal’s Art Looks, Um, a Lot Like Glenn Ligon’s + More Art-World Gossip

From a Sudden New Super-Gallery to Drake and Damien Hirst’s Odd Album Art: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

Michelangelo Is a Giant of Art History. But as a Person, He May Have Actually Been Quite Short

Art Industry News: The L.A. Times Reveals How Art P.R. Sausage Is Made in a Gutsy Column on MOCA’s New Appointment + Other Stories

The Art Angle Podcast: Genesis Tramaine on How Faith Inspires Her Art

‘It’s a Symbol System’: Watch Experimental Comics Artist Chris Ware Explain the Unique Artistic Rhythms of His Medium

Here’s Your Go-To Guide to All the In-Person Art Fairs Taking Place in New York During Armory Week 2021

Art Industry News: Gladstone Will Open a Gallery in Seoul, Cementing the City’s Hold as Asia’s Fastest-Growing Art Hub + Other Stories

Conservators at the Met Have Discovered a Hidden Composition Under Jacques Louis David’s Portrait of a Famed Chemist

Art Industry News: Brand New Travel Requirements for Switzerland Will Make Entry to Art Basel… Very Complicated + Other Stories

Art Industry News: 101 NFTs of Bored Apes, the Latest Craze in Digital Collectables, Could Make $18 Million at Sotheby’s + Other Stories

Editors’ Picks: 10 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Panel on Michelle Obama’s Style to a Show of Frog-Themed Art

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