People The Cooper Hewitt Director Who Was Ousted Over Her Wedding Fires Back, Claiming She Fell Victim to a ‘Discriminatory’ Investigation Six museum trustees have resigned in a show of support of Caroline Baumann. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 23, 2020
People The Street Artist Mr. Brainwash Is Opening Up a Museum Dedicated to Himself (and Other Artists He Admires) in Los Angeles The pop-up space will open at the former Paley Center for Media. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 21, 2020
People ‘We Each Bring to the Table What the Other Is Lacking’: Photographers Alana Celii and Daniel Dorsa on Their Classic New York Love Story In Artnet News's Portraits of Love series, young creative couples offer insights into their partnerships. By Katie White, Feb 20, 2020
People ‘When I See These Paintings, I See Myself’: Artist Jordan Casteel on How She Puts Herself Into Her Celebrated Portraits of Everyday People The painter says the real joy of her work is showing her portraits to her subjects. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 20, 2020
People This Remarkably Ordinary Woman Took Photos With Hundreds of Celebrities—and Her Scrapbook Is an Accidental Work of Art Maria Snoeys-Lagler posed with everyone from Bruce Willis to Angelina Jolie. The results are magical. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 19, 2020
People ‘I Could Integrate Both Worlds’: How Black Lives Matter Cofounder Patrisse Cullors Uses Dance to Bridge Art and Activism At Frieze Los Angeles last week, the artist had to cater to new audiences. By Catherine Wagley, Feb 18, 2020
People Auction Veteran Simon de Pury Is Quietly Returning to the Art Market as Artistic Director of a Gallery in the English Countryside Simon de Pury has traded fast-paced auction life for a quiet gallery in West Sussex. By Naomi Rea, Feb 18, 2020
People The Disturbing Paintings of Werner Büttner, Forgotten Bad Boy of German Art, Are Starting to Look Alarmingly Good. The Market Has Noticed The German painter recently opened a career-spanning solo exhibition in Berlin. By Kate Brown, Feb 17, 2020
People ‘I’m Constantly Learning’: How 85-Year-Old Sculptor Diane Simpson Kept Going Until the Art World Finally Caught Up With Her The artist's first European institutional show is on view now at Nottingham Contemporary. By Chloe Stead, Feb 16, 2020
People Who Went Shopping at Frieze Los Angeles? We Buttonholed J.Lo and A-Rod, Usher, Leonardo DiCaprio and Other Famous Names at the Fair A star-studded crowd could be found on the fair's preview day. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 14, 2020
People ‘We’re Not Working in an ER’: Dealer Esther Kim Varet on How to Run a Thriving Art Gallery Without Losing Your Mind The cofounder of the Various Small Fires gallery in Los Angeles says that old gallery business models are now broken. By Andrew Goldstein, Feb 11, 2020
People The Art World Crashes the Oscars: 9 Unexpected Cameos Made by Artists, Museums, and Art Memes at This Year’s Academy Awards We spotted all the unexpected art world moments at this year's awards show. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 10, 2020
People ‘It’s My Salvation’: At 80 Years Old, Ron Nagle Can’t Stop Making His Meticulously Weird, Ridiculously Beautiful Sculptures Step inside his wonderland of shape, color, and whimsy. By Brian Boucher, Feb 5, 2020
People Artist Beverly Pepper, Who Long Rejected Critics’ Attempts to Define Her Brawny Sculptures, Has Died at 97 The Brooklyn-born artist died in her adopted hometown of Todi, Italy. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 5, 2020
People Designer Agnès b. Is the Latest Fashion Tycoon to Open a Private Museum in Paris. But She Still Wants to Keep Her Distance From the Art World The museum's unlikely location inside a social housing complex is testament to designer's desire to reject elitism. By Devorah Lauter, Feb 2, 2020