Art and Law California’s Legislature Just Passed a Bill to Make It Easier for Native American Tribes to Reclaim Remains and Artifacts From Museums A California state bill that would expand repatriation rights for Native American tribes is heading to the governor's desk. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 1, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: Is the Era of the ‘Art Boy’ Over? Beloved Couple Sienna Miller and Lucas Zwirner Call It Quits + Other Stories Plus, Western museums come under fire for their partnerships with China and another Matthew Wong shatters expectations at auction. By Artnet News, Sep 1, 2020
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 9 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Tony Cokes Video Commission to Frieze Sculpture at Rockefeller Center Art to see in New York—and online—as we head into Labor Day Weekend. By Artnet News, Aug 31, 2020
People ‘I Love Trying to Make the Viewer Self-Conscious’: How Rising Star Jenna Gribbon Paints the Feelings of Seeing and Being Seen Gribbon is among a generation of figurative painters who traffic in personal imagery shaped by years of sharing their lives online. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 31, 2020
People Studio Visit: Zimbabwean Artist Portia Zvavahera on Why She Had to Escape to the Mountains to Create Her New Show at David Zwirner We spoke to the artist about her current projects and how a mountain retreat helped her find her way out of an artistic jam. By Naomi Rea, Aug 31, 2020
Art World Art Schools Have Historically Been Inhospitable to Black Students. Two California Philanthropists Are Trying to Change That Mei-Lee Ney and Eileen Norton have donated towards supporting diversity initiatives and hiring from underrepresented groups. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 31, 2020
Politics Bansky Accuses European Officials of ‘Deliberately Ignoring Distress Calls’ After a Migrant Boat He Financed Was Stranded in the Mediterranean The ship ended up in distress after taking on more passengers than it could handle. By Kate Brown, Aug 31, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: In a Leaked Letter, the UK Culture Minister Tells Museums to Become ‘as Commercially-Minded as Possible’ + Other Stories Plus, Toyin Ojih Odutola paints a portrait of Chadwick Boseman and Keith Haring’s personal art collection heads to auction. By Artnet News, Aug 31, 2020
Art World From Artist-Designed Magazine Covers to (Yet Another) Controversy at the Whitney: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news, fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 28, 2020
Art World Berthe Morisot’s Scene of Summer Tranquility Was Unusual for Its Time. Here Are 3 Facts You Might Not Know About the Impressionist Masterpiece The seemingly idyllic scene of leisure tells a story of social, artistic, and political evolution. By Katie White, Aug 28, 2020
People Iranian-American Artist Siah Armajani, Who Reimagined Public Spaces in Cities Around the World, Has Died at 81 The artist, who was born in Tehran, moved to the US in 1960. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 28, 2020
People Frank Dunphy, the Bullish Business Manager Who Helped Damien Hirst Amass Millions, Has Died Dunphy negotiated high percentages of gallery sales for Hirst and encouraged him to sell work through auction houses. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 28, 2020
Politics Theaster Gates, Laci Jordan, and Other Artists Have Teamed Up With Snapchat to Make Selfie Filters for the 2020 March on Washington Users can wear artist-designed, augmented-reality face masks, or purchase actual versions to wear in the real world. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 28, 2020
Art World ‘I Haven’t Felt This Optimistic for Quite Some Time’: Galleries Are Fleeing Manhattan for Upstate New York. Is It for Good? The inaugural Upstate Art Weekend is kicking off tomorrow in the Hudson Valley. By Julie Baumgardner, Aug 28, 2020
People ‘I’m Offering It to Anyone Who’s Suffering’: Nina Chanel Abney on How Her First AR Artwork Is a Talisman for Those in Need of Hope The artist's latest project will be unveiled to mark the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. By Naomi Rea, Aug 28, 2020
