Shows & Exhibitions ‘Risks Come With the Concept’: Documenta 15’s Curators Reflect on a Controversial, History-Making Show Ruangrupa reflected on the turbulent show as it comes to a close. By Kate Brown, Sep 22, 2022
Law Can Tattoos Be Reproduced in Video Games Without an Artist’s Permission? An Ohio Jury Will Soon Decide A similar case was dismissed by a Manhattan judge, while another will go to trail in Illinois, raising questions about fair use. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 22, 2022
Museums The Louvre’s Pyramid Goes Dark Early as Museums Across Europe Ramp Up Plans to Cut Energy Costs Cultural institutions are even considering closing their doors to the public, at least part of the time. By Devorah Lauter, Sep 22, 2022
People Not Only Is the Singer Seal a Photographer, He Just Designed a Custom Leica for His New Gallery Show in L.A. The camera comes with a Rag & Bone scarf and a strap featuring “Kiss from a Rose” lyrics on it. By Artnet News, Sep 21, 2022
Travel See How a Colombian Collector Turned Pablo Escobar’s Former Mexican Hideout Into an Art-Filled Hotel Lio Malca's vast collection is spread across his homes, a hotel, and a foundation in Spain. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 21, 2022
Museums A Berlin Museum’s Interactive ‘Nosferatu’ Show Will Give Visitors the Chance to Donate Blood on Site The show celebrates the 100th anniversary of the legendary German silent film. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 21, 2022
Museums Graffiti Art Gets a Permanent Home in L.A. With the Opening of Beyond the Streets Gallery The first show is a celebration of graffiti and its transition from the streets to the gallery. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 21, 2022
Museums See You Later, Darth Vader? George Lucas’s Narrative Art Museum Is Delayed to 2025, But the Collection Continues to Grow The museum's 2022 acquisitions include contemporary works by Chitra Ganesh, Laura Aguilar, and Jaime Hernandez. By Artnet News, Sep 21, 2022
People ‘It’s About Me as a Blind Person and Painter’: How Artist Manuel Solano Conjures Vivid Canvasses From Memory The works are filled with memories from the artist's childhood growing up in Mexico. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 21, 2022
Archaeology A Palestinian Farmer Planting an Olive Tree Accidentally Unearthed an Exquisite Byzantine Tile Floor The mosaic may be just the first in a whole series of discoveries at the site. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 21, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Jonathan Jones Penned a Rave Review of Brad Pitt’s Art Debut Without Actually Seeing It + Other Stories Plus, the Lucas Museum's opening is pushed back to 2025 and Almine Rech plans a 10,000-square-foot Tribeca gallery. By Artnet News, Sep 21, 2022
Pop Culture ‘One Piece’ Is the World’s Most Popular Manga. Now an Artist Has Transformed It Into an Epic Book That’s Impossible to Read It's the world's longest book. It's also a conceptual art comment on fame and internet culture. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 20, 2022
Law Artist Kahlil Robert Irving Filed a Human Rights Complaint Against a New York Hotel After It Allegedly Accused Him of Squatting Two white employees broke into the artist’s hotel room and demanded that he leave. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 20, 2022
Museums The Met Has Tapped Whitney Curator David Breslin to Lead Its Modern and Contemporary Art Department Through a Massive Expansion Breslin co-curated the 2022 Whitney Biennial. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 20, 2022
Science & Tech ‘A.I. Should Exclude Living Artists From Its Database,’ Says One Painter Whose Works Were Used to Fuel Image Generators The digital artist Greg Rutkowski has seen his style copied in thousands of images created using artificial intelligence. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 20, 2022
