Art and Law The New York Academy of Art Commissioned a Report That Purports to Discredit Claims That the School Enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s Abuses Despite Maria Farmer's allegations, the academy's board of trustees has asked its embattled chair, Eileen Guggenheim, to remain in her position. By Rachel Corbett, Jun 30, 2020
People How Years of Seclusion on a Mountaintop Trained Artist Terence Koh to Thrive in a World of Virtual Exhibitions and Lockdown Living What the former partyboy can teach us about thriving in isolation. By Rachel Corbett, Jun 15, 2020
Art World Artists Are More Anxious Than People in Other Professions—But They Are Also Better at Coping With Challenges, a New Study Finds Researchers at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence found that creativity is higher among people with certain psychological traits. By Rachel Corbett, May 4, 2020
People ‘I’m Frightened, Dismayed, Disgusted’: Jenny Holzer on How Artists Can Use Outrage to Expose the Hypocrisies of Our Time The artist is debuting a new project to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. By Rachel Corbett, Apr 22, 2020
Art World Artists Are Rallying to Donate Their Masks and Other Protective Gear to Hospitals Facing Shortages Around the US The Mask Crusaders began as a listserv suggestion from artist Camille Henrot. By Rachel Corbett, Mar 23, 2020
Art World As an Older Generation of Major Museum Philanthropists Recedes From View, Will Younger Patrons Step in to Fill Their Enormous Shoes? Younger philanthropists have very different agendas than their predecessors did. By Rachel Corbett, Mar 9, 2020
Politics ‘It Was a Question of ‘How Far Will They Go?”: Former Art Students Remember How Jeffrey Epstein Tested Their Boundaries Graduates from the New York Academy of Art detail a day on Epstein's Zorro Ranch, where he promised to give one of them a lucrative commission. By Rachel Corbett, Jan 27, 2020
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
