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What I Buy & Why: Collectors Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz on Why They Don’t Actually Have Any Art Hanging Above the Sofa

Top collectors share their strategies (and obsessions).

By Nate Freeman, Mar 19, 2020

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How Can You Make Art for ‘Trying Times’? For the Longtime Artist Couple Carrie Moyer and Sheila Pepe, It’s All About Teamwork

The pair collaborated on a joint show at the Portland Museum of Art in Maine.

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 17, 2020

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Being an Artist Is the Second Safest Profession Amid a Coronavirus Outbreak (Behind Loggers), Data Says

The solitary nature of the profession is its saving grace.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 16, 2020

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Genesis P-Orridge, Known for the Band Throbbing Gristle and Art That Transcended Gender, Has Died

The famed artist made her life and body a work of art.

By Kate Brown, Mar 16, 2020

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Condo Founder Vanessa Carlos Thought Collaboration Could Save Small Galleries. It Hasn’t Been That Simple

We sit down with Condo founder Vanessa Carlos to reflect on the ups and downs of her gallery-share initiative Condo.

By Naomi Rea, Mar 16, 2020

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What I Buy & Why: Art Collector and Dentist Kenneth Montague on His Patients’ Reactions to Seeing a Kehinde Wiley in the Waiting Room

Top collectors share their strategies (and obsessions).

By Tim Schneider, Mar 16, 2020

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Charlize Theron Convinced Sean Penn to Get Rid of His Gun Collection—So He Asked Jeff Koons to Turn Them All Into a Sculpture

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper placed the winning $1.4 million bid for the sculpture at a charity auction.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 11, 2020

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A Veteran Leader in the New York LGBTQ Art Scene Has Been Appointed by the Mayor as the City’s New Cultural Affairs Commissioner

Gonzalo Casals is currently head of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art.

By Nan Stewert, Mar 11, 2020

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Singer Willow Smith Is a Performance Artist Now—and She’s Locking Herself Inside a Box at MOCA Los Angeles for 24 Hours

Smith is collaborating with creative partner Tyler Cole for the performance, which is intended to raise awareness about mental health.

By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 11, 2020

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‘Record-Keeping Is Never Neutral’: Wolfgang Tillmans on How Photography Can Be Used as a Potent Political Tool for Change

Tillmans has been actively campaigning in defense of the European Union and the inclusiveness it represents.

By Kate Brown, Mar 11, 2020

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Narrowing Its Deficit, the Metropolitan Museum Gives Big Raises to Top Executives—But Ends One of the Director’s Cushiest Perks

The museum sold a Fifth Avenue apartment once occupied by director Thomas Campbell for $5.6 million.

By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 10, 2020

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How Far Would You Go for Your Art? Julian Charrière Went to the North Pole (and Got in Trouble With the Law)

The French-Swiss artist discusses his ambitious new exhibition at Sean Kelly Gallery—and why he bristles at the label "climate change artist."

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 10, 2020

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‘You Know the Bird That Does That Crazy Mating Dance? That Was Me’: Artists Petra Cortright and Marc Horowitz on Their Zany Courtship

In Artnet News's Portraits of Love series, young creative couples offer insights into their partnerships.

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 3, 2020

People

What I Buy & Why: Collectors Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz on Why They Don’t Actually Have Any Art Hanging Above the Sofa

People

How Can You Make Art for ‘Trying Times’? For the Longtime Artist Couple Carrie Moyer and Sheila Pepe, It’s All About Teamwork

People

Being an Artist Is the Second Safest Profession Amid a Coronavirus Outbreak (Behind Loggers), Data Says

People

Genesis P-Orridge, Known for the Band Throbbing Gristle and Art That Transcended Gender, Has Died

People

Condo Founder Vanessa Carlos Thought Collaboration Could Save Small Galleries. It Hasn’t Been That Simple

People

What I Buy & Why: Art Collector and Dentist Kenneth Montague on His Patients’ Reactions to Seeing a Kehinde Wiley in the Waiting Room

People

Charlize Theron Convinced Sean Penn to Get Rid of His Gun Collection—So He Asked Jeff Koons to Turn Them All Into a Sculpture

People

A Veteran Leader in the New York LGBTQ Art Scene Has Been Appointed by the Mayor as the City’s New Cultural Affairs Commissioner

People

Singer Willow Smith Is a Performance Artist Now—and She’s Locking Herself Inside a Box at MOCA Los Angeles for 24 Hours

People

‘Record-Keeping Is Never Neutral’: Wolfgang Tillmans on How Photography Can Be Used as a Potent Political Tool for Change

People

Narrowing Its Deficit, the Metropolitan Museum Gives Big Raises to Top Executives—But Ends One of the Director’s Cushiest Perks

People

How Far Would You Go for Your Art? Julian Charrière Went to the North Pole (and Got in Trouble With the Law)

People

‘You Know the Bird That Does That Crazy Mating Dance? That Was Me’: Artists Petra Cortright and Marc Horowitz on Their Zany Courtship

People

Ulay, the Performance Art Pioneer and Fabled Former Partner of Marina Abramović, Has Died at Age 76

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Hunter Biden Has Left Lobbying to Become a Fine Artist. So What Does the Art World Think of Joe Biden’s Son’s Work?

What I Buy & Why: Collectors Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz on Why They Don’t Actually Have Any Art Hanging Above the Sofa

How Can You Make Art for ‘Trying Times’? For the Longtime Artist Couple Carrie Moyer and Sheila Pepe, It’s All About Teamwork

Being an Artist Is the Second Safest Profession Amid a Coronavirus Outbreak (Behind Loggers), Data Says

Genesis P-Orridge, Known for the Band Throbbing Gristle and Art That Transcended Gender, Has Died

Condo Founder Vanessa Carlos Thought Collaboration Could Save Small Galleries. It Hasn’t Been That Simple

What I Buy & Why: Art Collector and Dentist Kenneth Montague on His Patients’ Reactions to Seeing a Kehinde Wiley in the Waiting Room

Charlize Theron Convinced Sean Penn to Get Rid of His Gun Collection—So He Asked Jeff Koons to Turn Them All Into a Sculpture

A Veteran Leader in the New York LGBTQ Art Scene Has Been Appointed by the Mayor as the City’s New Cultural Affairs Commissioner

Singer Willow Smith Is a Performance Artist Now—and She’s Locking Herself Inside a Box at MOCA Los Angeles for 24 Hours

‘Record-Keeping Is Never Neutral’: Wolfgang Tillmans on How Photography Can Be Used as a Potent Political Tool for Change

Narrowing Its Deficit, the Metropolitan Museum Gives Big Raises to Top Executives—But Ends One of the Director’s Cushiest Perks

How Far Would You Go for Your Art? Julian Charrière Went to the North Pole (and Got in Trouble With the Law)

‘You Know the Bird That Does That Crazy Mating Dance? That Was Me’: Artists Petra Cortright and Marc Horowitz on Their Zany Courtship

Ulay, the Performance Art Pioneer and Fabled Former Partner of Marina Abramović, Has Died at Age 76

Hunter Biden Has Left Lobbying to Become a Fine Artist. So What Does the Art World Think of Joe Biden’s Son’s Work?

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