People ‘They Had No One in Their Corner’: Meet the Lawyer Who Is Battling Big Corporations on Behalf of Street Artists Corporations want to be associated with street art—but they don't want to pay artists for their work. That's where lawyer Jeff Gluck steps in. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 6, 2019
People Finally, Strokes Drummer Fabrizio Moretti and Art Dealer Fabrizio Moretti Are Teaming Up—on an Old Masters Show at Sotheby’s The two Morettis partnered to stage a show of 20 Old Master works. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 6, 2019
People Who Exactly Is Keanu Reeves’s Rumored Artist Girlfriend? We Did Some Digging to Find Out Alexandra Grant has been part of the art world for years. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 5, 2019
People The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow Has Hired Former Stedelijk Director Beatrix Ruf Ruf, who left her previous job amid controversy in 2017, will work in a "senior capacity on strategy and development." By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 5, 2019
People Banksy’s Former Dealer Is Releasing a Book of Never-Before-Seen Photos of the Street Artist in Action. See Highlights Here The first 50 buyers of the book are entered for the chance to win the rights to a rare Banksy work. By Naomi Rea, Nov 4, 2019
People The Clyfford Still Museum Uncovered a Trove of the Artist’s Tapes. Here Is What They Teach Us About One of History’s Most Private Painters The previously unknown recordings are the subject of “Lifeline: Clyfford Still,” a documentary that debuts in New York next week. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 3, 2019
People Former Tate Director Chris Dercon Urges Saudi Arabia to Lend the Vanished ‘Salvator Mundi’ to the Louvre Dercon says it’s not too late for the owners of the Salvator Mundi to lend it to the Louve’s Leonardo da Vinci blockbuster. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 1, 2019
People An Emmy-Winning Actress Will Play Anna Delvey in Netflix’s Too-Good-to-Be-True Movie About the Infamous Art-World Scammer The Netflix series will star Emmy-winner Julia Garner alongside other veteran actors. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 1, 2019
People Doris Salcedo, Whose Haunting Work Bears Witness to Dark Histories, Is the First Winner of a New $1 Million Japanese Art Prize Salcedo will use the $1 million Nomura Art Award to create a new work. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 31, 2019
People George Lucas’s Museum of Narrative Art Hires the Met’s Education Department Whiz as Its New Director Sandra Jackson-Dumont will lead the new museum, which is set to open in late 2021. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 30, 2019
People Botticelli Is Buried at the Feet of His Muse—and 9 Other Unusual Stories Behind Famous Artists’ Final Resting Places Can you guess which artist's ashes were surreptitiously buried under the cloak of night? By Katie White, Oct 30, 2019
People Artist Phillip K. Smith III Wants You to Slow Down and Bask in the Meditative Power of Beautiful, Glowing Light The artist, who recently debuted a new installation in Los Angeles, was celebrated this past weekend by Hennessy Paradis Imperial. By In Partnership with Hennessy Paradis Imperial, Oct 29, 2019
People Artist Hervé Télémaque, 81, Is One of the Previously Overlooked Stars of MoMA’s Rehang. Here’s What He Thinks About It We caught up with the artist while he was in town for the museum's opening celebrations. By Katie White, Oct 23, 2019
People K11 Musea Is the Culmination of Billionaire Collector Adrian Cheng’s Vision for a Hybrid Art-and-Luxury Empire. But He’s Not Done Yet We spoke to K11 Musea founder about his sweeping plans for a new kind of culture-meets-commerce hub. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 23, 2019
People Munich’s Troubled Haus der Kunst Names Andrea Lissoni, Formerly of Tate Modern, as Its New Artistic Director Lissoni fills the longstanding gap left by the museum's former director, the late Okwui Enwezor. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2019