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Innovators List

The Innovators: Avant Arte Founder Christian Luiten on How He Built an Art-Collecting Audience of Millions

"Our goal is to bring great art to as big an audience as possible," Luiten says.

Auctions

A German Foundation Is Selling a Lichtenstein, Christo, and More 1960s and ’70s Art From West Berlin in Two Major Sales

Pieces from the Schering Stiftung's collection, which are being offered at Grisebach, are being sold to fund new art projects.

By Hili Perlson, Nov 30, 2022

Shows & Exhibitions

Artist Marco Fusinato on What It’s Like to Play a Punk Gig at the Venice Biennale for 200 Days Straight

In Australia's pavilion, he played his metal guitar for eight hours a day in his multisensory installation that combined noise, music, and decayed imagery.

By Hili Perlson, Nov 28, 2022

Museums

Rome’s Newly Reopened Museum of Civilizations Is Decolonizing Its Collection. It Is a Rare Success Story

The institution, designed during the reign of totalitarian leader Benito Mussolini, carries heavy histories within its walls.

By Hili Perlson, Nov 8, 2022

Politics

Here’s What We Know About Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy’s New Culture Minister, and What the Country’s Art Scene Can Expect

The former journalist with degrees in law and economics is perhaps best know for writing political biographies.

By Hili Perlson, Oct 28, 2022

Museums

Art Collector Hasso Plattner Is Transforming a Defunct East German Restaurant Into a Resplendent Private Museum

The software magnate's second museum, which opens in September, will focus on art from the former German Democratic Republic.

By Hili Perlson, Sep 1, 2022

Politics

An Israeli Artist Put on a Renegade Exhibition in Kassel to Protest Antisemitism at Documenta

The artist sent out official-looking invitations to the show, branded with Documenta's marketing imagery.

By Hili Perlson, Aug 31, 2022

People

‘I Felt the Lightning Right Next to Me’: Artist Lu Yang on How a Harrowing Flight Experience Led to a Breakthrough Digital Artwork

We also spoke with the digital artist about what avatars can and cannot do.

By Hili Perlson, Jun 9, 2022

Museums

A Former Gas Station in Berlin Has Been Revamped Into a Museum Dedicated to the Celebrated Weimar Artist George Grosz

The German artist captured the harsh realities of life in Berlin in vivid color.

By Hili Perlson, May 11, 2022

People

‘I Was Angry and I Sewed’: Sterling Ruby on How Growing Up in Small-Town America Drove Him to Make Art—and Break the Rules

The artist has two major presentations on view in Europe.

By Hili Perlson, Apr 29, 2022

Art World

‘We Are More Desired at Certain Moments in History’: Indigenous Artists Will Gather to Confront a World in Crisis at the Venice Biennale

A landmark international gathering focused on Indigenous topics will take place in April in honor of the first-ever Sámi Pavilion.

By Hili Perlson, Apr 4, 2022

How the Great Recession Prompted Curator Mari Spirito to Found a Nonprofit to Showcase the Less ‘Shiny’ Side of the Art World

For 10 years, a sharp eye for context has been the hallmark of the nonprofit’s protean program.

By Hili Perlson, Aug 27, 2021

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Innovators List

The Innovators: Avant Arte Founder Christian Luiten on How He Built an Art-Collecting Audience of Millions

Auctions

A German Foundation Is Selling a Lichtenstein, Christo, and More 1960s and ’70s Art From West Berlin in Two Major Sales

Shows & Exhibitions

Artist Marco Fusinato on What It’s Like to Play a Punk Gig at the Venice Biennale for 200 Days Straight

Museums

Rome’s Newly Reopened Museum of Civilizations Is Decolonizing Its Collection. It Is a Rare Success Story

Politics

Here’s What We Know About Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy’s New Culture Minister, and What the Country’s Art Scene Can Expect

Museums

Art Collector Hasso Plattner Is Transforming a Defunct East German Restaurant Into a Resplendent Private Museum

Politics

An Israeli Artist Put on a Renegade Exhibition in Kassel to Protest Antisemitism at Documenta

People

‘I Felt the Lightning Right Next to Me’: Artist Lu Yang on How a Harrowing Flight Experience Led to a Breakthrough Digital Artwork

Museums

A Former Gas Station in Berlin Has Been Revamped Into a Museum Dedicated to the Celebrated Weimar Artist George Grosz

People

‘I Was Angry and I Sewed’: Sterling Ruby on How Growing Up in Small-Town America Drove Him to Make Art—and Break the Rules

Art World

‘We Are More Desired at Certain Moments in History’: Indigenous Artists Will Gather to Confront a World in Crisis at the Venice Biennale

Art World

‘I Don’t Think I Ever ‘Left’ China’: Why a Diverse Cohort of Chinese-Speaking Artists Is Finding Refuge in Berlin

On View

It’s on Us to Queer the Metaverse: A Digitally Savvy Athens Biennale Tackles the Promises and Pitfalls of Web 3.0

Artnet News Pro

Vienna Contemporary Has Relaunched Itself as a Boutique-Sized Art Fair in a Former Post Office

People

How the Great Recession Prompted Curator Mari Spirito to Found a Nonprofit to Showcase the Less ‘Shiny’ Side of the Art World

Hili Perlson

Contributor

The Innovators: Avant Arte Founder Christian Luiten on How He Built an Art-Collecting Audience of Millions

A German Foundation Is Selling a Lichtenstein, Christo, and More 1960s and ’70s Art From West Berlin in Two Major Sales

Artist Marco Fusinato on What It’s Like to Play a Punk Gig at the Venice Biennale for 200 Days Straight

Rome’s Newly Reopened Museum of Civilizations Is Decolonizing Its Collection. It Is a Rare Success Story

Here’s What We Know About Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy’s New Culture Minister, and What the Country’s Art Scene Can Expect

Art Collector Hasso Plattner Is Transforming a Defunct East German Restaurant Into a Resplendent Private Museum

An Israeli Artist Put on a Renegade Exhibition in Kassel to Protest Antisemitism at Documenta

‘I Felt the Lightning Right Next to Me’: Artist Lu Yang on How a Harrowing Flight Experience Led to a Breakthrough Digital Artwork

A Former Gas Station in Berlin Has Been Revamped Into a Museum Dedicated to the Celebrated Weimar Artist George Grosz

‘I Was Angry and I Sewed’: Sterling Ruby on How Growing Up in Small-Town America Drove Him to Make Art—and Break the Rules

‘We Are More Desired at Certain Moments in History’: Indigenous Artists Will Gather to Confront a World in Crisis at the Venice Biennale

‘I Don’t Think I Ever ‘Left’ China’: Why a Diverse Cohort of Chinese-Speaking Artists Is Finding Refuge in Berlin

It’s on Us to Queer the Metaverse: A Digitally Savvy Athens Biennale Tackles the Promises and Pitfalls of Web 3.0

Vienna Contemporary Has Relaunched Itself as a Boutique-Sized Art Fair in a Former Post Office

How the Great Recession Prompted Curator Mari Spirito to Found a Nonprofit to Showcase the Less ‘Shiny’ Side of the Art World

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