Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Melrose Place’: Mel Chin’s Guerilla Art Project Conceptual artist Mel Chin was looking the perfect gallery space. He found it on "Melrose Place." By Tim Brinkhof, May 16, 2024
Art World Surrealist Fantasy Sets $28.5 Million Record for Leonora Carrington at Sotheby’s The winning bidder was beaten out by another collector when the work was offered at the house 30 years ago. That time, it sold for just $475,500. By Katya Kazakina, May 15, 2024
Studio Visit Eamon Ore-Giron Is a Creative Omnivore. Here’s What Keeps the L.A. Artist Inspired The artist's work is currently on view in the 2024 Whitney Biennial. By Katie White, May 15, 2024
Art World A Man Was Ordered to Build a Fence to Hide His Boat. He Asked an Artist to Paint the Boat on the Fence Hilarity—and virality—ensued. By Brian Boucher, May 15, 2024
Artists Artist Mina Alikhani’s ‘Confrontational’ Works Address the Unseen Realities of Life in Iran The exhibit follows a previous show in response to the death of Mahsa Amini and the Women Life Freedom movement. By Adam Schrader, May 15, 2024
Art World Is the Art World Finally Ready to Embrace Craft? The Loewe Foundation Craft Prize was awarded this week. The exhibition asks big questions. By Naomi Rea, May 15, 2024
Gallery Network Spotlight: Venezuelan American Artist Loriel Beltrán Makes London Debut in New Solo Show Presented by Lehmann Maupin, "Loriel Beltrán: To Name the Light" is on view through June 22. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 15, 2024
Up Next Artist Guglielmo Castelli’s Poetic and Kafkaesque Childhood Reveries In his exhibition at Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa in Venice, the Italian artist channels the complex feelings and foreboding that are part of childhood. By Katie White, May 15, 2024
Studio Visit At the Neuendorf Residency in Mallorca, William Monk Embraces the Slowness of Painting The artist set up a temporary studio at the minimalist retreat. By Louisa Elderton, May 15, 2024
Art World New King Charles Portrait Sparks Backlash for ‘Blood-Red’ Palette The painting by Jonathan Yeo has split public opinion. By Holly Black, May 15, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A First-of-Its-Kind Show Decodes the Mythical Motifs of the Chinese Bronze Age San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum is showcasing artifacts adorned with phoenixes, raptors, and dragons. By Tim Brinkhof, May 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Permanent Collection: Charles Gaines Ponders the Weight of History SFMoMA contemporary art curator Eungie Joo discusses the poignant artworks. By Zack Hatfield, May 15, 2024
Archaeology & History Could the Mysterious Voynich Manuscript Actually Be About Sex? A new study posits that the ancient work encodes "women's secrets." By Vittoria Benzine, May 15, 2024
Art & Tech French Collective Obvious Has Created an A.I. Art Generator That Can Read Your Mind The trio's new project explores how A.I., coupled with MRI, can visually reconstruct what's in the mind's eye. By Min Chen, May 14, 2024
Gallery Network Waddington’s May Auctions Feature First Nations Highlights and International Gems—Explore the Sales Here The dual spring sales feature a diverse range of works by leading Canadian artists. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 14, 2024