Art World Artist Yinka Shonibare Will Sculpt a New Memorial in Leeds to a Black Immigrant Whose Death Sparked a Reckoning With UK Police The sculpture pays tribute to David Oluwale, a Nigerian immigrant who drowned in 1969. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 5, 2021
Art World The Extraordinary Discovery of a 1,000-Year-Old Chinese Coin in the UK May Give Proof of a Global Medieval Trade Route Two medieval Chinese coins have now been discovered in the UK. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 5, 2021
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 10 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From an Online Art Therapy Class to a Show of Mira Schor’s Polemical Works Plus, take a virtual tour of the Morgan Library and Museum's gems and see works by the Studio Museum in Harlem's latest artists in residence. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 5, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Millennial Buyers Were Absolutely Critical to the Art Market’s Survival in 2020 + Other Stories Plus, Philadelphia museums jointly announce their reopening and a Korean singer is in hot water for allegedly plagiarizing Jeff Koons. By Artnet News, Jan 5, 2021
Politics Right-Wing Brazilians Are Up in Arms Over This ‘Obscene’ Sculpture of a Vulva at a Botanical Art Park in Brazil A political controversy has erupted over the crimson art installation. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 4, 2021
People The Reclusive Designer Martin Margiela Left Fashion to Focus on Art. A Decade Later, He’s Having His First Solo Show in Paris Details of the show remain mysterious. By Kate Brown, Jan 4, 2021
Art World Freed From the Shackles of Copyright, These Dazzling Artworks From 1925 Are Finally in the Public Domain See a selection of images that now belong, in effect, to everyone. By Brian Boucher, Jan 4, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Nashville Art Dealer Emerges Unscathed After Her Home and Gallery Were Hit by the Christmas Day Bombing + Other Stories Plus, the US government slaps the antiquities trade with new oversight regulations and a fast food counter is uncovered at Pompeii. By Artnet News, Jan 4, 2021
People What I Buy & Why: Arthur de Villepin on Starting a Gallery ‘by Collectors, for Collectors’ and Why Some Art Is Love at First Sight Top collectors share their strategies (and obsessions). By Naomi Rea, Jan 4, 2021
Art World ‘We’d Love to Work With Netflix Again’: Cash-Strapped Museums Looking for New Audiences Are Increasingly Doing Exhibits-for-Hire After a challenging year, museums are opening themselves up to creative revenue streams—including sponsored content. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 4, 2021
People ‘My Practice Looks Very Different Today’: 15 Artist-Mothers on Balancing Work and Family After a Year Like No Other We spoke with artists from around the US and the world. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 4, 2021
Art World Get a Glimpse Inside the Homes of Some of Art History’s Greatest Creative Minds, From Peter Paul Rubens to Eileen Gray 'Life Meets Art' from Phaidon offers a look at 250 artists' homes. Here's a sample. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 1, 2021
Art World What Is the Future of Museums? 7 Predictions From Max Hollein, Koyo Kouoh, Anne Pasternak, and Other Top Curators and Directors In his new book, András Szántó speaks with museum leaders from around the world. Read an excerpt here. By Andras Szanto, Jan 1, 2021
Art World Street Artists Around the World Captured a Turbulent Year in Real Time—See the Beautiful and Unforgettable Works of 2020 Here See these incredible street art works capturing the 2020 zeitgeist from around the globe. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 31, 2020
Art World Here Are the 12 Biggest Controversies That Rocked the Art World in 2020—and Why They Won’t Disappear Next Year From turmoil inside museums to extremely bad public sculptures of women, here are a dozen issues that got the art world talking in 2020. By Eileen Kinsella & Julia Halperin, Dec 31, 2020
