People Artist David Hockney Is Moving to France Because It’s Illegal to Smoke Practically Anywhere in America The venerable artist recently purchased a new home in Normandy, where he smokes and paints all day. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 11, 2019
People Robert Frank, the Godfather of Snapshot Photography and a Pioneer of Everyday Realism, Has Died at Age 94 Frank's 1959 book, "The Americans," is widely considered a masterpiece that ushered in a new era of photography. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 10, 2019
People ‘I Want to Create Awareness’: After a Terrifying Diagnosis, Artist Ugo Rondinone Is Organizing a High-Profile Auction to Benefit Cancer Research The benefit sale at Sotheby's New York will raise money for bladder cancer research. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 9, 2019
People The Picasso of Ponytails? Meet Laetitia Ky, an Ivory Coast-Based Artist Who Makes Unbelievably Inventive Sculptures With Her Hair Okay, she also uses some wire and thread. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 6, 2019
People What Alex Prager Is Looking At: The Photographer Shows Us 7 Cultural Touchstones That Inspired Her Latest Uncanny Body of Work The photographer and filmmaker tells us what's been inspiring her lately. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 5, 2019
People Artist Kehinde Wiley, Collector Pamela Joyner, and Other Art-World Power Players Make Vanity Fair’s 2019 Best-Dressed List See who else made the cut. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 5, 2019
People Artist Michael Rakowitz, Who Tackles Identity, Heritage, and History, Has Won the Prestigious Nasher Prize Rakowitz is the fifth winner of the coveted award, and will take home $100,000 to work on future projects. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 4, 2019
People This Photographer Painstakingly Recreates Scenes of Famous Artists at Work in the Studio—See Them Here The photos recreate life at home with Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 1, 2019
People Meet the Former Probation Officer Whose Viral Political Collages Have Become an International Symbol of Brexit As Boris Johnson suspends the UK Parliament, the civil servant turned satirical artist Cold War Steve responds with a new photocollage. By Javier Pes, Aug 29, 2019
People The Inexhaustible Gerhard Richter Will Design New Stained Glass Windows for Germany’s Oldest Monastery The artist will be collaborating with his friend, the composer Arvo Pärt, on the surprise commission for the Benedictine abbey. By Kate Brown, Aug 21, 2019
People After 12 Years in Charge of Berlin’s Top Art Museums, Power Director Udo Kittelmann Is Stepping Down The director has raised the international profile of the city's most prestigious museums while continuing to organize big exhibitions. By Kate Brown, Aug 21, 2019
People History’s First Female Filmmaker Has Been Rescued From Obscurity Thanks to an Enlightening New Jodie Foster-Narrated Documentary Alice Guy-Blaché, the director of nearly 1,000 early films, created what may be the world's first narrative movie. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 20, 2019
People Here’s the Story Behind That Bizarre Painting of Bill Clinton in a Blue Dress Seen at Jeffrey Epstein’s Home The painting has launched 1,000 conspiracy theories. But the artist says she had no idea Epstein owned it. By Ben Davis, Aug 16, 2019
People Lee Hadwin Never Dreamed of Being an Artist. To His Surprise, He Becomes One in His Sleep For nearly 40 years, Lee Hadwin has been making complex works of art while sleepwalking. He doesn't remember any of them. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 13, 2019
People Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Are Opening an Art and Music Center in Upstate New York to Build a ‘Global Creative Community’ The space will showcase the couple's art collection and teach emerging artists about the business side of the industry. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 13, 2019