Art World The Venice Biennale Is Awarding Posthumous Golden Lions to Germano Celant, Okwui Enwezor, and Two Other Eminent Figures The recently deceased artistic directors will be honored in a symbolic ceremony this September. By Kate Brown, Aug 26, 2020
People ‘To Make Anything Is an Act of Hope’: Author Raven Leilani on How Being a Frustrated Painter Inspired Her Breakout Novel ‘Luster’ Before the New York-born author behind the smash debut 'Luster' pursued a career in writing, she was set on making it as a painter. By Noor Brara, Aug 26, 2020
Art and Law Artist Frank Bowling Is Locked in a Bitter Legal Battle With His Longtime Gallery Hales Over Alleged Failure to Pay The artist and the gallery are suing each other in London's High Court By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 25, 2020
Art World Artists Kerry James Marshall and Jordan Casteel Created New Paintings for the Cover of Vogue’s September Issue The painters join a short list of contemporary artists asked to design covers for the magazine. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 25, 2020
Art World The British Museum Has Added a Label to a Bust of Its Founder to a Special Cabinet Where He’s Identified as a Slave Owner The institution is developing a guided tour of artifacts that it acquired through colonialism. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 25, 2020
Art World Two Teens Volunteering on an Archaeological Dig in Israel Uncovered Solid-Gold Treasure Buried More Than 1,000 Years Ago The coins date to the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled 1,100 years ago during the Golden Age of Islam. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 25, 2020
Art World The UK’s Richest Couple, Who Founded the Dyson Vacuum Cleaner Company, Are Opening a Museum for Their Private Collection The Dodington Art Gallery will be the first major modern art gallery in Gloucestershire. By Naomi Rea, Aug 25, 2020
People Studio Visit: Sculptor Arlene Shechet on How to Fight a Creative Block and the Studio Task She Loves Most The New York-based artist offers us a peek inside her studio as she unveils a series of 12 new sculptures at Pace. By Artnet News, Aug 25, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: Melania Trump Opened an Ironic Art Exhibition to Kick Off the Republican National Convention + Other News Plus, Vanity Fair examines what museums should look like in 2020 and the National Building Museum plans a show of protest art. By Artnet News, Aug 25, 2020
Art World Experience-Art Sensation teamLab Is Opening a Permanent Home for Its Immersive Light Installations in the Netherlands The exhibition will be on view in Utrecht’s Nowhere art space. By Naomi Rea, Aug 25, 2020
Art and Law What Happens to My Lease if My Gallery Goes Belly Up? + Other Questions About Bankruptcy in the COVID Era, Answered by Lawyers As the art world faces unprecedented challenges, two art lawyers offer a primer on bankruptcy filing and how the rules have changed. By Thomas Danziger & Charles Danziger, Aug 25, 2020
People The Art World at Home: Carolina Alvarez-Mathies Is Trying to Supercharge Her Museum While Settling Into Her New Dallas Townhouse Dallas Contemporary's new deputy director tells us about how she's taking on her new role. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 25, 2020
Art World Editors’ Picks: 8 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Digital São Paulo Art Fair to an Upstate New York Art Weekend Our picks of this week's art world online and IRL. By Artnet News, Aug 24, 2020
Art World A Cleveland Museum Canceled a Show of Shaun Leonardo’s Drawings of Police Violence. Now, Two Other Museums Are Stepping in to Display Them Two black squares will take the place of the artist's drawings of Tamir Rice, whose mother opposed the work. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 24, 2020
Art World Months After Turning the Hagia Sophia Back Into a Mosque, Turkey’s Government Is Converting the Chora Museum Too A Turkish court reversed a 1945 decision that had turned the Chora into a museum. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 24, 2020
