Museums A Longtime Whitney Curator and a Former Los Angeles Museum Director Will Curate the 2024 Whitney Biennial Chrissie Iles and Meg Onli are teaming up for the museum's signature event. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 29, 2022
Politics London’s Newest Fourth Plinth Sculpture Is a Tribute to an Anti-Colonial Hero. Politicians Want to Replace It With a Statue of Queen Elizabeth II The site has hosted contemporary art commissions for more than 20 years. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 29, 2022
Museums Here’s What to Expect From Factory International, the Long-Awaited $205 Million Arts Venue in Manchester The venue is the U.K.'s largest cultural project since Tate Modern. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 29, 2022
Science & Tech Want to Make Some Mind-Blowing AI Art at Home? DALL-E Is Now Freely Available to All Humans OpenAI also announced that it is testing an API that would allow develops to build on top of the A.I. system. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 29, 2022
Archaeology Archaeologists Digging in an Ancient Greek City Uncovered a Monumental 2,000-Year-Old Statue of Hercules The excavation of the ancient city of Philippi continues. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Sep 29, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Florida’s Hordes of Mega-Collectors Are Hurrying Their Art to Safety of State Ahead of Hurricane Ian + Other Stories Plus, David Zwirner backs a hip literary magazine, and the deputy director of the Musée d’Orsay heads to a commercial gallery. By Artnet News, Sep 29, 2022
People Forrest Bess Was a Fisherman by Day and Painter of Wild Visions by Night. A New Show Explores His Legacy An exhibition at the Camden Art Centre argues that the world wasn't ready for Bess during his life—but it is now. By Wallace Ludel, Sep 29, 2022
Art World Did This Man Really Burn a $10 Million Frida Kahlo on Camera Just to Sell NFTs? We Did a Frame-by-Frame Analysis of the YouTube Video It may or may not be a real drawing. But the party thrown for the burning was very real, and it's documented on YouTube. By Ben Davis, Sep 28, 2022
Art World Hilma af Klint Fantasized About a Spiral Temple for Her Art. A New Virtual-Reality Experience Lets You Step Inside It The VR experience brings to life Hilma af Klint's "Temple" drawings during Frieze London. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 28, 2022
Law Homage or Copy? Deborah Roberts Is Suing a Fellow Artist for Allegedly Stealing Her Photocollage Style The legal clash revisits old disputes about whether artists with similar styles should be allowed to compete in the same market. By Zachary Small, Sep 28, 2022
Books How Do You Publish a Biography of Banksy Without Knowing Who He Is? A New Graphic Novel Takes on the Challenge The visual biography 'His Name Is Banksy' comes out in October. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 28, 2022
Museums In Pictures: See Inside the Anxious, Twisted World of Lucian Freud in a Major Retrospective at London’s National Gallery The show coincides with the 100th anniversary of the artist's birth. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 28, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions Watch Out, Coachella? Bentonville, Arkansas Just Launched a New Art-and-Tech Festival, So We Went to Check Out the Vibes There were concerts. There were barn dances. There were transmissions from outer space. By Rain Embuscado, Sep 28, 2022
Art World With a New $50 Million Endowment, Bard College Will Invest Big in the Study of Indigenous Culture, Art, and History The money will be used for faculty appointments, student scholarships, and the establishment of a new Center for Indigenous Studies. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 28, 2022
On View In Pictures: See the Visceral Pleasures of ‘Real Corporeal,’ a Show Debuting Arthur Jafa’s Latest Alongside Work by Rising Art Stars The show in Harlem is accompanied by a performance program featuring Joan Jonas. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 28, 2022
