Art & Exhibitions Attention Art World Insiders: Prospect New Orleans Isn’t Just for You Anymore A new public work by Kara Walker and a streetcar performance by Derrick Adams are among 30 site-specific projects that aim to bring the art out into the city. By Julia Halperin, May 23, 2017
Art World When Art Stars Lose Their Shine: 6 Forgotten Art Darlings From the Gilded-Age Market Boom Artists that appear utterly prosaic to us now were once the toast of the art world. By Julia Halperin, May 19, 2017
Art World The Curators of documenta and the Venice Biennale Both Put Their Lovers in Their Shows. Should We Care? The coincidence illustrates the extent to which the art world is built on close personal relationships—but some question the curators' decision. By Hili Perlson & Julia Halperin, May 18, 2017
Art & Exhibitions Anatomy of a Blockbuster: How the Hirshhorn Museum Hit the Jackpot With Its Yayoi Kusama Show The institution broke attendance records and increased its membership by a staggering 6,566 percent. (Thanks, Kusama.) By Julia Halperin, May 15, 2017
Art World Rauschenberg’s Musical Machine: The Story Behind the 8,000 Pounds of Mud Inside MoMA There’s a lot of mud-slinging going on inside New York’s Museum of Modern Art this week. By Julia Halperin, May 12, 2017
Art Fairs Frieze New York and TEFAF Force Dealers to Double Up—But Is it Sustainable? Fourteen dealers participated in both fairs simultaneously; 10 of those already have a permanent gallery space in New York. By Eileen Kinsella & Julia Halperin, May 8, 2017
Art Fairs In Uncertain Times, Galleries at Frieze New York Dig for Market Gold in Recent Art History Amid an unsteady market, dealers and collectors turn to under-recognized names from the 1960s and '70s. By Julia Halperin, May 5, 2017
People Vito Acconci’s Estate Plans Center for Performance Art Pioneer’s Archive and Work Acconci's wife says his work will "keep living like a Mobius strip—a future only Vito could have visualized.” By Julia Halperin, Apr 28, 2017
People On Earth Day, One Artist Launches a Secret Project to Show What New York Will Look Like Underwater After seeing the polar ice caps up close on a NASA flight, Justin Guariglia is bringing climate change research to the streets. By Julia Halperin, Apr 22, 2017
People Museum Veteran Joins Sean Kelly Gallery in Latest Nonprofit-Commercial Crossover Jeffrey Grove will handle publications and museum outreach for the New York gallery. By Julia Halperin, Apr 20, 2017