People Joyce Pensato, Painter of Warped Cartoons Who Went from Cult Icon to Celebrated Figure, Has Died at 78 With her characteristic grungy, in-your-face style, Pensato explored a sinister side of pop iconography. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 13, 2019
Art World Hauser & Wirth Is Launching an Art Center Off the Coast of Spain, Cornering the Market for Destination Mega-Galleries The center will be established in a disused 18th-century naval hospital. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 13, 2019
Exhibitions In a Fractious Brazil, the Next Bienal de São Paulo Aims to Heal Divisions by Bringing Challenging Art to the People Aiming to demonstrate the importance of cultural connections, next year's edition will integrate institutions throughout the city. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 13, 2019
Galleries Gagosian Will Open a Permanent Outpost in Basel—the 17th Location in the Gallery’s Growing Global Empire The new branch will be located in the same space where the gallery is holding an Art Basel-adjacent pop-up show. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 11, 2019
Art World Actor and Noted Pothead Seth Rogen Is Now Making His Own Ceramic Ashtrays (and Vases, Too). See His ‘On-Trend’ Art Here There is obviously no better art form for the stoner-actor. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 11, 2019
Art World Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia Cathedral Has Operated Without Permission for 137 Years, Paying Millions in Fines. Now, It Finally Has a Permit A nightmarish story of bureaucratic red tape, the Catalan architect first applied for a license in 1885. The city never responded. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 10, 2019
Art World An Ancient Roman Gold Coin Found in a Field Just Sold for $700,000 at Auction, Making One Very Happy Metal Detectorist The coin sold for five times its estimate. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 7, 2019
Art World The Cleveland Museum Studied How to Best Engage Visitors in the Age of Netflix. Here’s What They Found ARTLENS, the CMA's interactive gallery, is a leader in the field. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 7, 2019
Art World The Nuclear Bomb Tests of the 1940s Can Help Identify Forged Paintings, a New Study Says Using radiocarbon dating, researchers can now determine the age of a painting from a sample smaller than a pin point. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 6, 2019
Art World After Criticism, Facebook Agrees to Meet With Artists and Curators to Discuss the Censorship of Art on Its Site The development follows a nude performance art demonstration held outside the company’s New York offices earlier this week. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 5, 2019
Art World For Decades a Museum Displayed a Painting of a Brutal Belgian King—Until a Helpful Visitor Pointed Out It’s Actually Auguste Rodin On a visit to the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid, a man saw something that generations of curators didn't. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 5, 2019
Art World Caribbean Communities in Toronto Helped the Art Gallery of Ontario Acquire a Historic Trove of Photographs From the Islands The $300,000 acquisition fills in a huge gap in the museum's collection. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 5, 2019
Market Gagosian Gallery Is Expanding Its Footprint in Basel With a Pop-Up Show on the History of Abstraction During This Summer’s Fair The ambitious exhibition is the latest example of the gallery growing its sales opportunities during the fair. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 4, 2019
Politics Italy’s Culture Ministry Quashes Steve Bannon’s Dream to Turn an 800-Year-Old Monastery Into a School for Far-Right Nationalists President Trump's former strategist vows to fight the Italian government's decision to evict the academy from the Monastery of Trisulti. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 4, 2019
Exhibitions High Art? Richard Prince Has Launched His Own Strain of Marijuana—and Treated a Few Lucky Gallery Goers to a Taste The artists's new strain, “Katz + Dogg," is available in both pre-rolled joints and vape pens. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 3, 2019
