David Goldblatt, Photographer of South African Apartheid’s Brutality, Dies at 87

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David Goldblatt, Photographer of South African Apartheid’s Brutality, Dies at 87

"I’m interested in the conditions that give rise to events," Goldblatt once said.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 25, 2018

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‘Make Your Bed’: Curator Helen Molesworth Offered These 5 Pieces of Advice in Her UCLA Commencement Address

The curator discussed the special skills of listening that artists develop, and their importance for a world in crisis.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 21, 2018

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Meet Hao Liang, the Young Chinese Artist Whose Reboot of Ancient Ink Painting Has Become a Bona Fide Market Sensation

The up-and-coming artist's dense, referential paintings have already sold out at Gagosian.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 19, 2018

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‘There Is So Much You Go Through Just Trying to Make It’: Amy Sherald on How She Went From Obscurity to a Museum Survey (and the White House)

The artist on the strange side effects of fame, new directions in her work, and the aspirations she's almost afraid to articulate.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 19, 2018

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Veteran New York Curator Deborah Cullen-Morales Has Been Appointed Director of the Bronx Museum

The veteran of the Wallach Art Gallery and El Museo del Barrio replaces the museum's late director Holly Block.

By Henri Neuendorf, Jun 19, 2018

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‘I May Need to Lie Down’: The Art World Goes Nuts Over Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Louvre Takeover on Social Media

The megastar couple took over the Louvre to shoot the music video for their new joint album's lead single.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 19, 2018

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A Poignant Documentary Examines the Tension Between Photographer Joel-Peter Witkin and His Identical Twin, Painter Jerome Witkin

Directed by Trisha Ziff, the film is featured in the 2018 AFI DOCS Film Festival at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

By Rachel Gould, Jun 15, 2018

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Art Basel’s Marc Spiegler on Why Art Fairs Aren’t to Blame for the Current Gallery Crisis

We spoke to the fair empire's global director in advance of Art Basel's opening.

By Andrew Goldstein, Jun 10, 2018

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Anthony Bourdain Bought This John Lurie Painting Days Before He Died

The artist mourned the chef's passing on social media.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 8, 2018

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‘The Whole Way of Collecting Has Changed’: Christie’s Loïc Gouzer on the Regrettable Rise of the ADD Art Collector

artnet News's Andrew Goldstein spoke to the auction-house rainmaker about why no one wants to learn about art anymore.

By Andrew Goldstein, Jun 6, 2018

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Artists Eric Fischl and April Gornik Are Launching a Residency Program in an Old Hamptons Church

A former Methodist Church in Sag Harbor will house a new residency program and art center.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 6, 2018

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See Takashi Murakami’s Trippy Cover Art for Kanye West and Kid Cudi’s New Album

Murakami previously did the cover art for West's 2007 album "Graduation."

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 6, 2018

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Is Loïc Gouzer the Federer of the Art Market? A Q&A With the Irrepressible Christie’s Maverick Who Sold ‘Salvator Mundi’

We speak to the man behind the record-shattering $450 million sale about his unique approach to the auction game.

By Andrew Goldstein, Jun 5, 2018

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Irving Sandler, the Zelig-Like Art Critic Who Immortalized His Famous Friends in Art History, Has Died

Sandler chronicled the rise of Abstract Expressionism in New York with unrivaled intimacy.

By Javier Pes, Jun 4, 2018

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‘This Part of the World Is Now in the Spotlight’: Katerina Gregos on Curating the Inaugural Riga Biennial Under Putin’s Shadow

The debut edition of the Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA) opens on June 2.

By Kate Brown, May 30, 2018