Art World 5 Things to Know About the Inspiring Outsider Art Documentary That Just Won an Oscar “Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” about the LA artist Mindy Alper, was honored with the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. By Naomi Rea, Mar 5, 2018
Art World A New Rem Koolhaas-Designed Art Center in Paris Aims to Supercharge the City With Maximum Creativity Lafayette Anticipations will feature new works made by artists, performers, and fashion designers working in high-tech spaces. By Naomi Rea, Mar 5, 2018
Art and Law Picasso’s Electrician Was Convicted of Stealing His Art—But Now a Court Says There’s Insufficient Proof Pierre Le Guennec's lawyer says a retrial will offer the chance to "finally establish the truth.” By Naomi Rea, Mar 2, 2018
Exhibitions That Stolen Degas Painting Found on a Paris Bus? Now It’s Going to Hang in the Musee d’Orsay. The exhibition “Degas at the Opera” is due to travel to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. By Naomi Rea, Feb 27, 2018
Art World Strong Sales Flourish at the First Marrakech Edition of 1-54 Art Fair, But Don’t Talk About ‘African’ Art MoMA's Glenn Lowry and international collectors check out the inaugural African edition of the contemporary African art fair. By Naomi Rea, Feb 26, 2018
Art World A Year Ago, Parker Bright Protested Dana Schutz at the Whitney. Now His Fans Are Flying Him to Paris to Protest Again Curator's apology does not satisfy the US artist-activist who objected to Dana Schutz’s Emmett Till painting at the Whitney Biennial. By Naomi Rea, Feb 21, 2018
Art World Rihanna Is Getting This Basquiat-Inspired Sculpture as a Surprise Birthday Gift Edgar Askelovic is giving RiRi the silicone doppelgänger to celebrate her 30th birthday. By Naomi Rea, Feb 20, 2018
Market More Than an Alternative Art Fair, Condo Wants to Revive Gallery-Going Worldwide. Is It Working? The co-hab event for international galleries spiced up the New Year in London and is headed next to Mexico City. By Naomi Rea & Javier Pes, Feb 15, 2018
On View See In-Demand Painter Glenn Brown’s Psychedelic New Spin on the Old Masters Show of the Day: "Come to Dust" at Gagosian, London. By Naomi Rea, Feb 13, 2018
Exhibitions John Lennon Encouraged Yoko Ono’s Sister to Become An Artist. Now, She’s Finally Getting Attention for Her Work Setsuko Ono talks to artnet News about her artwork, the process of making her steel sculptures, and her aesthetic philosophy's eerie connection to John Cage. By Naomi Rea, Feb 12, 2018
On View This Artist’s Counterfeits of Blue-Chip Icons Blend Fake News With Satire of the Art World Show of the Day: “CB Hoyo: Keeping It Real” at Imitate Modern, London. By Naomi Rea, Feb 9, 2018
Art World Picasso’s Stepdaughter Is Opening a Museum That Will House the Largest-Ever Collection of the Artist’s Works The museum will be built in a former convent in the South of France and is expected to open in 2021. By Naomi Rea, Feb 7, 2018
Art World French Art Dealers Demand That Paris Relocate Jeff Koons’s Controversial Flower Sculpture The saga continues for Jeff Koons's disputed memorial to victims of the Paris attacks. By Naomi Rea, Feb 5, 2018
Art and Law Art or Porn? A French Schoolteacher and Facebook Square Off in Court Over an X-Rated Courbet Painting The verdict in the "Origin of the World" trial will be handed down in March. By Naomi Rea, Feb 2, 2018
Art World Scientists Have Uncovered the Ruins of a Massive Mayan Civilization on Par With Ancient China Using lasers, archaeologists have discovered the remnants of the settlement beneath the lush jungle in Guatemala. By Naomi Rea, Feb 2, 2018
