‘A Lot of My Work Is Very Tough’: Watch Photographer Richard Misrach Mine His Archive to Find Beauty Hidden in Suffering

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‘A Lot of My Work Is Very Tough’: Watch Photographer Richard Misrach Mine His Archive to Find Beauty Hidden in Suffering

As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words.

By Caroline Goldstein, May 12, 2022

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So Much For Brotherly Love: Jake Chapman Splits From Brother Dinos to Forge a Solo Career With New London Show

Noel and Liam Gallagher have nothing on the YBA artists.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 12, 2022

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Two Visual Artists, Winfred Rembert and Raven Chacon, Have Been Awarded Pulitzer Prizes for Biography and Music

Rembert survived seven years on a chain gang and used his experiences in his art, and Navajo artist Chacon gives voice to the voiceless.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 10, 2022

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Audiences Can’t Get Enough of California Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong’s Paintings of Simple, Everyday Joys

The San Francisco artist has a string of strong recent shows.

By Jennifer Piejko, May 8, 2022

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‘If This Doesn’t Touch You, I Have Failed’: Watch Louise Bourgeois Demonstrate How She Sculpted Her Own Hands

As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words.

By Artnet News, May 5, 2022

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Artist Duo Jakob Lena Knebl and Ashley Hans Scheirl Make Instagram-Friendly Installations That They Hope Will Start a Social Revolution

The duo is representing Austria at the Venice Biennale.

By Naomi Rea, May 4, 2022

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Aww! New York’s New Cultural Commissioner Said Yes to a Surprise Marriage Proposal on the Met Gala’s Red Carpet Last Night

The Met Gala is also where Donald Trump proposed to Melania.

By Artnet News, May 3, 2022

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‘I Was Angry and I Sewed’: Sterling Ruby on How Growing Up in Small-Town America Drove Him to Make Art—and Break the Rules

The artist has two major presentations on view in Europe.

By Hili Perlson, Apr 29, 2022

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Artist Wu Tsang Dives Into the Depths of ‘Moby Dick’ With Three Simultaneous Shows About Melville’s ‘Flamboyant, Queer’ Saga

The works are on view at the Venice Biennale, the Whitney Biennial, and the Shed.

By Osman Can Yerebakan, Apr 27, 2022

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‘I Cold-Called Her’: Brooke Shields on Why She Rang Up an Emerging Artist and Volunteered to Model for Her Latest Work

Shields most recently posed, with her daughters, for artist Tara Lewis.

By Katie White, Apr 27, 2022

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‘They’re All Made From Really Strong Relationships’: Watch Elle Pérez Discuss the Emotional Alchemy of Their Tender Photographs

As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words.

By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 21, 2022

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Hermann Nitsch, the Provocative Austrian Actionist Known For Using Blood and Animal Carcasses in His Work, Has Died at 83

One of the artist’s seminal “Actions” just went on view as part of the Venice Biennale.

By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 19, 2022

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Meet Vera Molnár, the 98-Year-Old Generative Art Pioneer Who Is Still Making Visionary Work in a Paris Nursing Home

The artist, whose work is included in the Venice Biennale's main exhibition, is about to drop a series of NFTs from her nursing home in Paris.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 18, 2022

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How the Semi-Retired Model Known as FoundbyLouis Went From Social Media Prankster to Semi-Serious Artist

The Instagram-famous anti-influencer Louis Bubko is making art world forays.

By William Van Meter, Apr 15, 2022

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Japan’s Former Princess Mako Is Reported to Be Volunteering in the Met’s Asian Art Department

She contributed an essay on a hanging scroll by Yamada Shinzan to the museum's website.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 13, 2022