Art World The Man Who Attacked Marina Abramović Claims He Did It for His Art The performance artist was shaken but unharmed in the incident during her retrospective in Florence's Palazzo Strozzi. By Naomi Rea, 1 hour ago
Art World Performance Artists Get Kicked Out of the Prado for Making Naked Gender-Fluidity Statements in Front of Its Masterpieces Adrián Pino Olivera tells us why he added the Madrid museum to a growing list of institutions, including the Louvre, Uffizi, and Tate Britain. By Naomi Rea, Sep 14, 2018
Art World The Fondation Cartier Plans to Open a New, Enormous Contemporary Art Space in Paris Slated to open by 2024, the Jean Nouvel-designed space will be one of the largest contemporary art spaces in the city. By Naomi Rea, Sep 13, 2018
Art and Law Pussy Riot Member Pyotr Verzilov Is in a Critical Condition as Friends Fear He Has Been Poisoned The Russian-Canadian performance artist and activist fell ill after attending a court hearing of one of the group's other members. By Naomi Rea, Sep 13, 2018
Art World Gender Disparity at the Rencontres d’Arles Spurs a Debate About the Status of Women in Photography Just 34 percent of the photographers on view at the prestigious French festival are women. By Naomi Rea, Sep 12, 2018
Art World It Turns Out Cornelius Gurlitt’s Sister Hid Nazi-Looted Art, Too, as Four Drawings Are Returned to Jewish Heirs The works will be included in an upcoming exhibition of the Gurlitt hoard at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. By Naomi Rea, Sep 11, 2018
Art World How the Self-Deprecating Belgian Painter Harold Ancart Charmed the Art World After a failed attempt to become a diplomat, Ancart embraced his calling as an artist—and, with a new solo show at David Zwirner in London, his career is taking off. By Naomi Rea, Sep 10, 2018
Art World ‘The Workload is Indescribable’: Goldsmiths Justice for Cleaners Campaign Protest at the Opening of Its New Contemporary Art Center Artist Mika Rottenberg, whose show is opening at the center, has issued a statement of solidarity with the workers. By Naomi Rea, Sep 7, 2018
Art Fairs Fair Trade Agreement? More Top-Tier Fairs Are Changing Their Booth Costs to Accommodate Smaller Galleries In addition to Art Basel, Frieze Los Angeles and Gallery Weekend Berlin say they will also be introducing their own versions of tiered pricing systems. By Naomi Rea & Kate Brown, Sep 5, 2018
Art World Nude Performance Artist Deborah De Robertis Strips Off at Lourdes, Causing Upset at the Catholic Pilgrimage Site The artist faces a charge of sexual exhibitionism after posing as the Virgin Mary at France's most popular shrine. By Naomi Rea, Sep 4, 2018
Art World In a Shock Move, the Louvre Abu Dhabi Postpones the Display of ‘Salvator Mundi’ The city’s department of culture and tourism made the announcement on Twitter. By Naomi Rea, Sep 3, 2018
On View AI-Generated Art Just Got Its First Mainstream Gallery Show. See It Here—and Get Ready The show "Gradient Descent" at Nature Morte brings together works made by seven artists working with artificial intelligence. By Naomi Rea, Aug 29, 2018
Art World Former National Gallery Workers Are Selling Their Art to Fund an Employment Lawsuit Against the London Museum The group of 27 art educators say they were unfairly fired last October. By Naomi Rea, Aug 28, 2018
Art World In a Historic Deal, Hong Kong’s M+ Museum Buys All of a Digital Collective’s Existing and Future Work Internet trailblazers Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries will deliver new works to curators every six months. By Naomi Rea, Aug 22, 2018
Market Is the Art Market Ready to Embrace Work Made by Artificial Intelligence? Christie’s Will Test the Waters This Fall The auction house is selling an AI-produced work of art for the first time this fall. By Naomi Rea, Aug 20, 2018
