Art and Law Appeals Court Greenlights Ex-Artforum Employee Amanda Schmitt’s Lawsuit Against the Magazine—But Lets Knight Landesman Off the Hook The court said Schmitt could proceed with two of her four claims against the magazine. By Rachel Corbett, Dec 27, 2019
On View What Does Making Art Do for Prisoners? As the Curator of a Show by Incarcerated Artists Explains, It Can Change Everything Drawing Center executive director Laura Hoptman explains why she wanted to make this show her first at the New York museum. By Rachel Corbett, Nov 14, 2019
On View Hank Willis Thomas’s New Portland Art Museum Show Exposes the Manipulative Power of Advertising in the City Where Nike Was Born The artist hopes that Nike adverting executives will make time to visit the exhibition. By Rachel Corbett, Oct 28, 2019
People Art Dealer Hildegard Bachert, Who Championed Käthe Kollwitz and Grandma Moses, Has Died at Age 98 Bachert, who fled Nazi Germany at 19, was known for her passionate advocacy for the artists she loved at Galerie St. Etienne. By Rachel Corbett, Oct 18, 2019
Art and Law ‘Is That Your Strongest Argument?’: Judges Hear the Case for and Against Amanda Schmitt’s Appeal Against Knight Landesman and Artforum The panel of judges will now determine whether to allow Schmitt's lawsuit to proceed. By Rachel Corbett, Sep 24, 2019
Women's Place in the Art World The Art World Is Considered a Progressive Place, But It Has a Big Blind Spot: Supporting Working Mothers As the art world navigates new frontiers of progressive politics, many parents in the industry feel left behind. By Rachel Corbett, Sep 19, 2019
Market Judy Chicago, Inc.: How the Feminist Art Icon Is Building a Merchandise Empire Through Signature Soaps, Skateboards, and Wine The artist has installed a gift shop at Jeffrey Deitch for her new show. By Rachel Corbett, Sep 10, 2019
Art and Law Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Maria Farmer Says the New York Academy of Art Helped Enable the Disgraced Financier The school says it will now assemble a committee to formalize how art collectors can and should interact with students. By Rachel Corbett & Ben Davis, Aug 26, 2019
Politics ‘What Is Considered Evil?’: How US Museum Leaders Are Grappling With the Fallout of Warren Kanders’s Controversial Resignation From the Whitney Museum trustees and administrators are debating the new rules of ethical philanthropy. By Eileen Kinsella & Rachel Corbett, Aug 13, 2019
Art and Law London Art Dealer Joseph Nahmad, Scion of a Powerful Collecting Family, Pleads Guilty to Assaulting His Girlfriend The dealer comes from one of the world's most prominent art dynasties and runs Nahmad Projects in London. By Rachel Corbett, Jul 31, 2019
Art and Law Jeffrey Epstein’s Latest Accuser Is an Artist Who Claims the Billionaire Sex Offender Lured Her in With Promises to Help Her Career When Maria Farmer met Epstein at her art opening in 1995, he dangled his powerful connections—and asked for a discount. By Rachel Corbett, Jul 9, 2019
Art and Law An Artist Is Suing the Hole Gallery and Mamacha Cafe for Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Unpaid Fees and Lost Art The Hole's owner says the gallery had nothing to do with the debacle. By Rachel Corbett, Jun 10, 2019
Art World Crowdsourcing the Museum? The Baltimore Museum of Art Is Issuing a Citywide Survey to Ask Locals What They Want to See The museum says the questionnaire will help it plan future exhibitions and programming. By Rachel Corbett, May 29, 2019
Art World ‘I Wouldn’t Be Offended if You Described It as Decorative Art:’ Filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar on Why He’s a Floral Still-Life Photographer Now The director has also put a collection of Spanish art front-and-center in his forthcoming film, "Pain and Glory." By Rachel Corbett, May 7, 2019
Politics ‘We Want to Feel Free’: At These 4 Fringe Galleries in Moscow, Artists Are Avoiding Government Censors To avoid government restrictions, some artists are setting up their own fringe spaces. By Rachel Corbett, Apr 22, 2019
