People Condo Founder Vanessa Carlos Thought Collaboration Could Save Small Galleries. It Hasn’t Been That Simple We sit down with Condo founder Vanessa Carlos to reflect on the ups and downs of her gallery-share initiative Condo. By Naomi Rea, Mar 16, 2020
People What I Buy & Why: Art Collector and Dentist Kenneth Montague on His Patients’ Reactions to Seeing a Kehinde Wiley in the Waiting Room Top collectors share their strategies (and obsessions). By Tim Schneider, Mar 15, 2020
People Charlize Theron Convinced Sean Penn to Get Rid of His Gun Collection—So He Asked Jeff Koons to Turn Them All Into a Sculpture CNN anchor Anderson Cooper placed the winning $1.4 million bid for the sculpture at a charity auction. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 11, 2020
People A Veteran Leader in the New York LGBTQ Art Scene Has Been Appointed by the Mayor as the City’s New Cultural Affairs Commissioner Gonzalo Casals is currently head of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. By Nan Stewert, Mar 11, 2020
People Singer Willow Smith Is a Performance Artist Now—and She’s Locking Herself Inside a Box at MOCA Los Angeles for 24 Hours Smith is collaborating with creative partner Tyler Cole for the performance, which is intended to raise awareness about mental health. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 11, 2020
People ‘Record-Keeping Is Never Neutral’: Wolfgang Tillmans on How Photography Can Be Used as a Potent Political Tool for Change Tillmans has been actively campaigning in defense of the European Union and the inclusiveness it represents. By Kate Brown, Mar 10, 2020
People Narrowing Its Deficit, the Metropolitan Museum Gives Big Raises to Top Executives—But Ends One of the Director’s Cushiest Perks The museum sold a Fifth Avenue apartment once occupied by director Thomas Campbell for $5.6 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 10, 2020
People How Far Would You Go for Your Art? Julian Charrière Went to the North Pole (and Got in Trouble With the Law) The French-Swiss artist discusses his ambitious new exhibition at Sean Kelly Gallery—and why he bristles at the label "climate change artist." By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 9, 2020
People ‘You Know the Bird That Does That Crazy Mating Dance? That Was Me’: Artists Petra Cortright and Marc Horowitz on Their Zany Courtship In Artnet News's Portraits of Love series, young creative couples offer insights into their partnerships. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 3, 2020
People Ulay, the Performance Art Pioneer and Fabled Former Partner of Marina Abramović, Has Died at Age 76 "He was an exceptional artist and human being," Abramovic recalls of her former partner. By Kate Brown, Mar 2, 2020
People Hunter Biden Has Left Lobbying to Become a Fine Artist. So What Does the Art World Think of Joe Biden’s Son’s Work? Biden says his practice of making blown ink abstractions on paper helped him in his struggle with addiction. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 28, 2020
People ‘Becoming a Director Was About Getting Power’: Ja’Tovia Gary on How She Went From Art-School Outcast to Sought-After Experimental Filmmaker On the occasion of her first show at Paula Cooper in New York, we spoke with the artist about her path through the art world. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 27, 2020
People ‘It Was Like Relationship Bootcamp’: Artists Julie Curtiss and Clinton King on Going Broke to Chase Love, and the Struggles Before Success In Artnet News's Portraits of Love series, young creative couples offer insights into their partnerships. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 27, 2020
People How Two Laid-Back Dealers Turned $25,000, a Bunch of Unknown Artists, and Sheer Bravado Into the Global Powerhouse Blum & Poe “It was a hard run, we were $#@%ing broke forever," says Tim Blum. Here's how they pulled it off. By Nate Freeman, Feb 24, 2020
People ‘We’re Partners, But We’re Also Best Friends’: Painter Tschabalala Self and Curator Mike Mosby on the Rewards of Artistic Love In Artnet News's Portraits of Love series, young creative couples offer insights into their partnerships. By Noor Brara, Feb 24, 2020