Art & Exhibitions Frank Stella, Whose Last Name Means Star, Is Unamused by the Fact That His Next Museum Show Is Dedicated to Stars in His Work The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut will mount “Frank Stella’s Stars” next May. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 29, 2019
Galleries Chicago’s Shane Campbell Gallery Has Closed, Claiming the Art Industry Has Been ‘Muddled by Unbridled Capital’ The gallery made the surprise announcement on Instagram this weekend. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 28, 2019
Art World Want to Look More Attractive in Photos? Take a Cue From the Renaissance and Stand Contrapposto, a New Study Says Artists intuited this a long time ago, the scientist behind the study explains. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 25, 2019
Art & Exhibitions Amy Sherald’s Rise to Fame Began With the National Portrait Gallery’s Triannual Portrait Award. Now, Meet the Next Winner The San Diego-based artist Hugo Crosthwaite takes home the top $25,000 prize. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 25, 2019
Art World We Revisited the Scenes of 8 Iconic Photographs on Google Street View to Capture What Has—and Hasn’t—Changed While some places look much the same, others are quite different. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 25, 2019
Politics Hundreds of Artists, Academics, and Writers Have Signed a Petition Calling for a Boycott of Cultural Institutions in Turkey The petition comes on the heels of Turkey's invasion of Kurdish regions in Syria. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 23, 2019
Art World Researchers Tested a 500-Year-Old Bridge Concept by Leonardo to See If His Revolutionary Design Would Work. It Did Had it been built, the Renaissance master’s design would have been the longest bridge in the world ten times over. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 22, 2019
Politics Arts Organizations in Beirut Are Closing in Solidarity with the Millions of Lebanese Protesting the Government Museums, galleries, and arts foundations have halted business indefinitely. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 22, 2019
People ‘A Master of the Gestural Brushstroke’: Admirers Reflect on the Legacy of Ed Clark, the Late Innovator of Abstract Painting An exhibition of the late artist’s work is on view now at Hauser and Wirth in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 21, 2019
Art World Kiki Smith Wrote Pat Steir a Fan Letter 30 Years Ago. Today, the Artists Reflect on Their Enduring—and Inspiring—Friendship On the occasion of "Color Wheel" at the Hirshhorn, artnet sat down with the two artists to discuss what made Steir's work so inspiring. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 18, 2019
Art World The Centre Pompidou Is Opening an ‘Art Factory’ in the Suburbs of Paris as a Hub for Conservation and Community Partnerships The new center will become the museum’s fourth external branch. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 17, 2019
Art World Ruby City, a Jewel-Box Museum Dedicated to the Collection of the Late San Antonio Heiress Linda Pace, Sparkles With Personality The David Adjaye-designed art center, more than a decade in the making, is now open in San Antonio. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 16, 2019
Auctions The Brooklyn Museum Is Selling This Rare Francis Bacon Pope Painting at Sotheby’s to Raise Money for Other Acquisitions The painting, estimated to fetch as much as $8 million, is one of only six surviving canvases from the artist's turbulent time in Tangier. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 16, 2019
Art World Dalà and Dash: A Thief Walked Into a San Francisco Gallery and Ran Off With a $20,000 Etching by the Spanish Surrealist The thief was in and out of the gallery in 30 seconds. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 15, 2019
Art World After Students of Color Were Harassed at the MFA Boston Earlier This Year, the Museum Is Now Hiring a New ‘Director of Inclusion’ It’s the latest effort by the museum to make itself more welcoming to diverse audiences. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 8, 2019