Art World MOCA Fires Chief Curator Helen Molesworth for ‘Undermining the Museum,’ According to Report The reasons behind the firing comes via artist and MOCA trustee Catherine Opie. By Julia Halperin, Mar 13, 2018
Market Young Blood in Old Masters: How a New Wave of Innovative Dealers Is Shaking Up Business as Usual At TEFAF Maastricht, dealers under 40 are doing business differently—and have ambitious plans to reinvigorate the Old Master market. By Julia Halperin, Mar 12, 2018
Art Fairs New Adventures in Old Masters: How Art Historical Detective Work Gives Dealers at TEFAF an Edge Contemporary art dealers aren't the only ones who make new—and lucrative—discoveries. See how three TEFAF dealers found Canova's "fake" self-portrait of Giorgione and a Munch better than MoMA's. By Julia Halperin, Mar 9, 2018
Art World How the Dana Schutz Controversy—and a Year of Reckoning—Have Changed Museums Forever Glenn Lowry, Adam Weinberg, and other museum leaders describe how a year of protest changed the way they view their institutions' roles By Julia Halperin, Mar 6, 2018
Art Fairs Frieze Will Officially Launch a New Art Fair in Los Angeles Next Year After months of rumors, it's confirmed. Frieze's LA fair will be directed by Bettina Korek and held in Hollywood's Paramount Studios. By Julia Halperin, Feb 22, 2018
People A Group of Art-World Power Players Is Demanding the Stedelijk Give Beatrix Ruf Her Job Back The newspaper advertisement and online petition have been backed by Richard Serra, Wade Guyton, and Rem Koolhaas. By Javier Pes & Julia Halperin, Feb 20, 2018
Law & Politics Is the Art World Rigged? One Artist Thinks So—and Is Suing New York’s Five Biggest Museums to Prove It Robert Cenedella claims that museums are part of a conspiracy to suppress prices for all but a small group of artists. By Julia Halperin, Feb 7, 2018
Art Fairs Frieze Art Fair Is Looking to Launch in LA Next Year, According to Report The arrival of the company on the West Coast would constitute a major shift in the international art-fair landscape. By Julia Halperin, Feb 1, 2018
Art World Leading Curators Pen an Open Letter in Support of Departing Queens Museum Director Signatories include Helen Molesworth, Jamillah James, and Mary Ceruti. By Julia Halperin, Feb 1, 2018
Art & Exhibitions DalĂ’s Melting Clock Will Head Down Under as MoMA Sends 200 Masterpieces to Melbourne See the lineup of works headed to Australia for a sprawling loan show. By Julia Halperin, Jan 30, 2018
Art World One Texas Woman’s Paradoxical and Controversial Quest to Prove She Rediscovered a Major Work of Conceptual Art Jonna Hitchcock is on a quest to uncover a Sol LeWitt wall drawing lurking behind her mother's wall. But some think she is just making trouble. By Julia Halperin, Jan 18, 2018
People Agnes Gund, Anne Umland and Others Remember Pioneering Curator Kynaston McShine We asked some of McShine's friends and colleagues to reflect on his influence, legacy, and legendarily gruff exterior. By Julia Halperin, Jan 12, 2018
People Remembering Kynaston McShine, the Visionary MoMA Curator Who Defined Some of Contemporary Art’s Most Radical Movements He organized some of the 20th century's most consequential exhibitions and was the first curator of color to work at a major American museum. By Julia Halperin, Jan 9, 2018
Art World Damien Hirst Created a Fake Documentary About His Fake Venice Show—and Now You Can See It on Netflix The film, financed by the artist himself, seeks to re-enact the fictional backstory behind the divisive show. By Julia Halperin, Jan 5, 2018
Art World Here Are the 15 Biggest Art-World Controversies of the Year From Dana Schutz's notorious painting to divisive animal art at the Guggenheim, 2017 was chock full of debate, discussion, and protest. By Julia Halperin & Javier Pes, Dec 29, 2017