Politics Why Isn’t Michelle Obama Smiling? What’s Barack’s Fashion Sense Like? The Artists Behind the New White House Portraits Reveal All Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung on what went into their long awaited, newly unveiled work By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 9, 2022
Politics 18 Revelatory, Behind-the-Scenes Facts About the Newly Unveiled White House Portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama Painters Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung are behind the official images. By Artnet News, Sep 7, 2022
Politics Barack and Michelle Obama Have Returned to the White House to Unveil Their Official Presidential Portraits—See Them Here This is the first portrait unveiling ceremony in more than ten years. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 7, 2022
Crime A Golden Baby Sculpture by Grayson Perry Was Stolen From a Bristol Gallery in Broad Daylight The limited-edition ceramic was made in honor of the nurses and families the artist met in a neonatal unit. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 7, 2022
Politics What Can the U.K.’s Arts Sector Expect From the New Prime Minister Liz Truss? Here’s What We Know Truss has promised to cut taxes and bring higher-paid jobs to the country—but it remains to be seen if this will help struggling cultural organizations. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Sep 6, 2022
Know Your Rights Can an A.I. That Makes Its Own Unique Works Be Granted Copyright? + More Artists-Rights’ Questions, Answered Plus, why aren’t the creators of the Unofficial Bridgerton Musical protected by parody laws? And can I create a silkscreen of YouTube’s LoFi Girl? By Katarina Feder, Sep 4, 2022
Opinion Culture Seems Stagnant Because Everyone Is Exhausted, Not ‘Because of the Internet’ What’s to blame for the feeling that we live in a time of “cultural stasis”? By Ben Davis, Sep 4, 2022
Crime A Sculpture Residency in Upstate New York Was Ransacked. Police Charged the Culprits: Children as Young as 8 The group destroyed artworks, overturned furniture, shattered windows, and sprayed graffiti on the building’s walls. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 31, 2022
Politics An Israeli Artist Put on a Renegade Exhibition in Kassel to Protest Antisemitism at Documenta The artist sent out official-looking invitations to the show, branded with Documenta's marketing imagery. By Hili Perlson, Aug 31, 2022
Crime After an Artwork Critical of Xi Jinping Mysteriously Burned to the Ground in California, the U.S. Blames a Covert Chinese Operation China appears to have sent operatives to spy on artist Chen Weiming. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 29, 2022
Politics Can the Climate Protesters Gluing Themselves to Frames of Masterpieces Damage Irreplaceable Art? We Asked the Experts While some art professionals fear damage to artworks, the American Institute of Conservation is sympathetic to climate organizers. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 28, 2022
Politics Call It a Selfie? Donald Trump’s Own PAC Is Paying for His Official Presidential Portrait With a Donation to the Smithsonian Two unidentified artists have been commissioned to paint the likenesses of Donald and Melania Trump. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 23, 2022
Crime The Orlando Museum of Art Has Created a ‘Task Force’ to Help Recover Trust After the FBI’s Raid of a Contested Basquiat Show The embattled museum is trying to recover and gain back the support of its patrons and public. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 23, 2022
Politics Museum Professionals Accuse Russia of Cultural ‘Genocide’ and Ethics Violations in Ukraine at a Major Industry Conference in Prague Anastasiia Cherednychenko, the vice-chair of ICOM Ukraine, called for the expulsion of ICOM Russia from the organization. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 22, 2022
Politics Saatchi Gallery Has Canceled an Upcoming Benefit Exhibition for Ukraine That Was Organized in Part by Russian Collectors After news of “The Ukrainian Way” was announced, artists took to social media to speak out against the Russian involvement. By Artnet News, Aug 18, 2022
