People ‘A Master of the Gestural Brushstroke’: Admirers Reflect on the Legacy of Ed Clark, the Late Innovator of Abstract Painting An exhibition of the late artist’s work is on view now at Hauser and Wirth in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 21, 2019
People ‘He Was an Immense Artist’: The Chinese Artist Huang Yong Ping, Who Fused the Spirit of Duchamp with Zen Buddhism, Has Died The France-based Chinese artist fell foul of the censors in China and animal rights activists in North America. By Kate Brown, Oct 21, 2019
People Art Dealer Hildegard Bachert, Who Championed Käthe Kollwitz and Grandma Moses, Has Died at Age 98 Bachert, who fled Nazi Germany at 19, was known for her passionate advocacy for the artists she loved at Galerie St. Etienne. By Rachel Corbett, Oct 18, 2019
People The Van Gogh Museum Has Tapped the Longtime Director of the Mauritshuis to Lead the Venerated Amsterdam Institution The American academic joins the museum after 12 years at the Mauritshuis. By Kate Brown, Oct 16, 2019
People Stefan Edlis, Who Went From Refugee to Eminent Art Collector and Museum Patron, Has Died at Age 94 Edlis was a major donor to Chicago art institutions. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 16, 2019
People Under a New Anti-Fascist Culture Minister, Eike Schmidt’s Contract at the Uffizi Is Renewed for Another Four Years The French art historian Sylvain Bellenger will also stay on at the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples. By Naomi Rea, Oct 14, 2019
People The Beloved New York Artist, Beat Poet, and Warhol Film Star John Giorno Has Died Over five decades, the New York artist and activist, who famously snoozed for Andy Warhol on film, expanded the definition of poetry. By Javier Pes, Oct 14, 2019
People Paul McCartney Has Donated a Remarkable Trove of Pictures Taken by His Late Wife to the Glasgow Museums—See Them Here Linda McCartney is remembered for her intimate portraits of rock superstars. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 11, 2019
People A Former Museum Director Stole $31,000—and Faked a Burglary—All to Buy Wood Pellets and Tickets to Six Flags, a New Lawsuit Alleges The former museum head allegedly tried to cover her tracks by filing false documents. By Artnet News, Oct 10, 2019
People The Art Establishment Thinks Alec Monopoly Is a Joke—But He’s Laughing All the Way to the Bank Street artist Alec Monopoly has managed to build a successful art career without the typical art-world trajectory. By Naomi Rea, Oct 9, 2019
People ‘The Colonial Effect on Us Is Huge’: Why Congolese Collector Sindika Dokolo Sees Restitution as a Way to Remake African Identity The Congolese mega-collector is on a quest to help return illegally looted art to Africa. By Kate Brown, Oct 7, 2019
People The Art World Remembers Matthew Wong, Self-Taught Painter of Vibrant Landscapes, Who Has Died at 35 Jonas Wood, Matthew Higgs, and others share memories of the artist. By Nate Freeman, Oct 7, 2019
People After Two Controversy-Plagued Editions, the Whitney Museum Appoints Two ‘Acutely Attuned’ Curators to Organize Its 2021 Biennial The museum has once again tapped its own in-house curators for the job. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 7, 2019
People High-Profile Curator Tim Marlow Is Leaving the Royal Academy to Run London’s Design Museum The curator and broadcaster takes the helm at the Design Museum in the aftermath of a controversy over its funding. By Javier Pes, Oct 7, 2019
People ‘Even If You Don’t Get All the Details, You Can Still Follow Along’: How Charles Gaines Taught a Generation of Artists Gaines is currently offering a free lecture series at Hauser & Wirth in conjunction with his first show at the gallery. By Janelle Zara, Oct 6, 2019