Shows & Exhibitions How Eileen Gray, the ‘Mother of Modernism,’ Navigated a Postwar World That Did Not Look Kindly Upon Women Architects A new show in New York tells her daring story through rarely seen architectural drawings, design works, and more. By Katie White, Mar 4, 2020
On View 9 Megawatt Gallery Shows to Check Out During Armory Week, From Kara Walker’s Drawings to Julian Schnabel’s Latest Works Here's a handy guide to keep on top of the most important shows opening this week. By Caroline Goldstein & Katie White, Mar 3, 2020
Art World The Louvre’s Leonardo da Vinci Extravaganza Brought in Nearly 1.1 Million Visitors, Shattering Previous Attendance Records The remarkable figure doubled the previous record of 540,000 visitors to an exhibition of works by Eugène Delacroix in 2018. By Katie White, Feb 25, 2020
People ‘We Each Bring to the Table What the Other Is Lacking’: Photographers Alana Celii and Daniel Dorsa on Their Classic New York Love Story In Artnet News's Portraits of Love series, young creative couples offer insights into their partnerships. By Katie White, Feb 20, 2020
Art World Celebrities From Brad Pitt to Seth Rogen Are Massively Into Pottery. Here’s a Primer on Bro-ramics (and Its Colorful, Fraught History) We set out to discover why ceramics are taking the world of A-list bros by storm. By Katie White, Feb 7, 2020
Events and Parties What Are the Biggest Challenges Facing Museums Today? Three Directors Commiserate on the ‘Culture of Meanness’ and Other Issues Three female arts leaders came together at the Brooklyn Museum for a frank discussion about the state of museums in 2020. By Katie White, Feb 5, 2020
Art World How Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Turned Their Love Affairs Into an Art Form (and 10 Other Wild Romances That Changed Art History) Daytime television could learn a thing or two from these epic love sagas. By Katie White, Feb 3, 2020
Auctions Looking for a Van Gogh for Under $1 Million? These 4 (Relatively) Affordable Works Are Headed to Auction Everything must Gogh! By Katie White, Jan 23, 2020
Art World What Art Defined the Civil Rights Era? We Asked 7 Museum Curators to Pick One Work That Crystallized the Moment Curators from across the country share the works that capture the ethos of the era. By Katie White, Jan 20, 2020
Galleries The Internet Is Abuzz With the News That Britney Spears Is Getting Her First Gallery Show. But It’s All a Lie A bald-faced lie! By Katie White, Jan 14, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s Launches a Line of Old Masters-Inspired Streetwear as Part of Its Endless Quest to Get Young People to Buy Old Art The project is a collaboration with the street style brand Highsnobiety. By Katie White, Jan 13, 2020
Art World Notre Dame’s Roof Might Be Reconstructed With the Same Wood Used Centuries Ago—Because It’s More Fire-Resistant Than You Think Eric Wirth, vice president of the Guild of French Architects, says wood is far superior to modern materials like concrete or steel. By Katie White, Jan 10, 2020
Art World The Riddles on a Mysterious Viking Monument Long Proved Baffling. Now Scholars Say They May Be Dire Warnings of Climate Change The scholars credit the discovery to their interdisciplinary approach. By Katie White, Jan 9, 2020
Politics LGBTQ Activists Blast Paris’s Palais de Tokyo for Hosting a Show From Qatar, Where Homosexuality Is a Crime The activists say the partnership legitimizes a nation that offers no legal protections for LGBTQ people. By Katie White, Jan 8, 2020
Art World 5 of the Most Notorious Art Thieves, Swindlers, and Forgers of the 21st Century—and How They Were Finally Caught These scammers of the art world concocted elaborate ruses that read like fiction, but all are true. By Katie White, Jan 1, 2020