Politics New York City Mayor Eric Adams Appoints Laurie Cumbo as Culture Czar, Despite Pushback From Community Leaders Cumbo is the founder of Brooklyn’s Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 18, 2022
People ‘I’ve Always Tried to Understand the Meaning of War’: Watch Artist An-My LĂŞ Photograph Military Exercises at a Marine Camp As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 17, 2022
Archaeology & History In Pictures: A Remarkable Spanish Shipwreck Is Yielding New Insights Into How the Ancient Romans Lived The boat contains over 300 ancient amphorae, many in pristine condition. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 16, 2022
On View A Jumbo Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen Gardening Tool Will Be Their First Public Artwork in New York in 20 Years Another edition of the sculpture was on view at the Met in 2002. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 15, 2022
Art & Exhibitions In Pictures: A Luscious Floral Art Show Is Blooming at the Mauritshuis Museum, Inside and Out To celebrate its bicentenary, the Netherlands museum looks back on the floral still life. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 11, 2022
People ‘It’s Beyond Imitation’: Watch Artist Tommy Kha Explore the Contours of Identity by Photographing Elvis Impersonators in Memphis As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 10, 2022
Auctions The Met Has Confirmed Plans to Sell a $30 Million Bronze Picasso Sculpture at Auction to Boost Its Acquisition Fund The museum currently owns two versions of the bronze cast. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 9, 2022
Archaeology & History Researchers Say They’ve Discovered Stonehenge’s Real Purpose: To Serve as a Solar Calendar (It Even Factored in Leap Days!) Each of the stones, and its formation, denotes a specific aspect of the calendar. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 4, 2022
Art World ‘Mixing It Together Allowed Me to Hit the Right Note’: Watch Meriem Bennani Meld TV, Sculpture, and Film Into Her Own Artistic Language As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 3, 2022
Auctions It Turns Out Richard Gere Is an Extremely Savvy Photography Collector—and He’s Selling His Star-Studded Holdings at Christie’s Gere's collection will be on view at Christie's Beverly Hills gallery March 23–26. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 3, 2022
Archaeology & History Digging in the Shadows of London’s Shard, Archaeologists Discovered a ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Find’: a Shockingly Intact Roman Mosaic The site is being redeveloped by an arm of Landsec, one of the largest real estate developers in the United Kingdom. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 24, 2022
Art World ‘Sometimes the Ephemeral Helps You Remember’: Watch Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Build a Machine to Memorialize Pandemic Victims As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 24, 2022
Art World San Francisco’s Immersive Picasso Exhibit Transforms the Anti-War Masterpiece ‘Guernica’ Into a Banal Instagram Backdrop Olivier Widmaier Picasso says his grantfather would have appreciated the show, as he was "a man of freedom.” By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 23, 2022
Artnet News Pro Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Frieze Los Angeles 2022 Here's what gallerists say they sold. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 22, 2022
Politics London’s National Portrait Gallery Ends Its Partnership With Oil Giant BP, Following Years of Pressure From Artists and Environmentalists The news comes just one day after an activist group railed against the British Museum's partnership with the oil giant. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 22, 2022