Reviews The Big-Budget Sharjah Biennial Tackles Postcolonial Fallout With Beauty, Sentimentality, and Nuance The exhibition is a homage to the late curator Okwui Enwezor who began planning it before his untimely death. By Janelle Zara, Feb 23, 2023
Innovators List The Innovators: Lucas Museum Director Sandra Jackson-Dumont on Why Art Institutions Need to Lean Into Tough Conversations (and FOMO) to Stay Relevant Jackson-Dumont discusses visual storytelling, making museums into social spaces, and her personal journey into art. By Janelle Zara, Dec 12, 2022
Art Fairs Tens of Thousands of Artworks Have Debuted at Art Basel Miami Beach Over the Past 20 Years. Here Are 11 of the Most Memorable We said memorable—we didn’t say good. By Janelle Zara, Nov 25, 2022
Art World Why Is It So Hard to Find ‘Ethical’ Cardboard? A Monopoly in Art-World Shipping Leaves Some Galleries at a Loss Cutting the art-shipper Uline out of the equation has proven more difficult than it sounds. By Janelle Zara, Aug 25, 2022
Galleries Olfactory Art Dealer Andreas Keller Already Knows How to Sell to Clients Looking for Rare Perfumes. But Art Collectors? That’s New Territory The dealer's new gallery isn't just about the rosy side of scent experience. By Janelle Zara, Aug 17, 2022
Art World Want to See an Art Fair in One Hour or Less? Here Are 5 Ruthlessly Tactical Tips From Veteran Viewers Prepare to be ruthless. By Janelle Zara, May 17, 2022
Artnet News Pro There’s Plenty of Business Done at Biennales. Here’s How the Art Market Does a Delicate Dance in Venice Sure, it’s not all about sales—but it’s at least a little about sales. By Janelle Zara, Apr 19, 2022
Art World Bring a Jacket, Embrace the Taco Truck, and Don’t Be Early: Art-Worlders Offer Their Best Tips for Navigating L.A. Like a Pro Ahead of Frieze Los Angeles, local experts offered their best advice for tackling the City of Angels. By Janelle Zara, Feb 15, 2022
People Remembering bell hooks, Whose Approachable Yet Pointed Writings Laid the Ground for Intersectional Art Criticism The writer and theorist, who died this week, was instrumental in cracking open the white, western canon for Black artists. By Janelle Zara, Dec 17, 2021
Art Fairs Are Elbow Taps Acceptable? Should We Make Small Talk in a Mask? Here Are the New Rules of Art-Fair Etiquette in 2021 Don't panic, we've got you. By Janelle Zara, Nov 29, 2021
Museums After Nearly a Decade of Planning, the Academy Museum of Moving Pictures Is Ready for Its Close Up—and It’s Not Hiding Its Flaws The $482 million, 300,000-square-foot facility aims to move away from a singular story of American cinema. Will the public buy it? By Janelle Zara, Sep 22, 2021
Artnet News Pro The Outsider’s Insider: How an Art Dealer With No Experience Became One of the Most Influential Advocates for Overlooked Talent Adam Shopkorn of Fort Gansevoort has taken the road less traveled to art-world success. Knowing the right people helped him find his way. By Janelle Zara, Aug 23, 2021
Pop Culture Britney Spears, Allegory of the 20th Century? How the Misunderstood Pop Star Has Inspired Visual Artists as an Avatar of the Early Aughts Long before the culture at large began to re-evaluate Britney Spears, artists were incorporating her likeness into their work. By Janelle Zara, Jul 12, 2021
People Meet Artist Kandis Williams, Whose Poetic Work Has a Sharp, Cerebral, and Radically Political Edge Williams weaves through histories and unearths long ignored narratives. By Janelle Zara, Mar 5, 2021
People Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Mourns Ahmaud Arbery in Her Latest Performance—and Offers Some Activist Advice for the Art World The artist and activist debuted her new performance in Los Angeles. By Janelle Zara, Jun 18, 2020
