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‘It Is a Culture of Fear’: Formerly Imprisoned Photographer Shahidul Alam on Art, Protest, and the Political Climate in Bangladesh

In November, after an international outcry, Alam was released from a Bangladeshi prison, but the case is still ongoing.

By Ben Davis, Apr 9, 2019

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UK Museums ‘Resume Contact’ With Donor Anthony d’Offay Following Sexual Harassment Allegations

Despite complaints from four women, Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland have resumed their relationships with the British art dealer and donor.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 8, 2019

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Art Advisor Maria Brito, Who Helps Shape Diddy and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Collections, on the Growing Alliance Between Hollywood and Art

"Hip-hop was born as protest," Brito says. "Many visual artists are quite similar in their ethos."

By Rachel Corbett, Apr 8, 2019

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Jimmie Durham Is This Year’s Winner of the Venice Biennale Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

The artist has appeared in five previous editions of the Venice Biennale.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 4, 2019

People

The Maverick French New Wave Filmmaker Agnès Varda Has Died

Known for her eternally youthful spirit, Varda was active as both an artist and a filmmaker into the last years of her life.

By Kate Brown, Mar 29, 2019

People

A Look Back Through Pictures at the Once-Forgotten Young Women of the Bauhaus

While the school was highly progressive for its time, its female students were at a disadvantage.

By Kate Brown, Mar 29, 2019

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Visiting the Studio of Gina Beavers, the Painter of Modern (Instagram) Life

“I don’t know how to talk about this existence without talking about consumption,” the artist explains.

By Tatiana Berg, Mar 29, 2019

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‘I Was So Afraid for Way Too Long’: Painter Jonas Wood on How Going It Alone Helped Him Survive His Immense Market Success

Wood's advice for young artists trying to make a living? Don't take money from dealers.

By Pac Pobric, Mar 28, 2019

‘He Saw the Spaces Between the Margins’: Adrian Piper, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Others Remember the Legendary Curator Okwui Enwezor

Artists whose careers he shaped and curators whose lives he changed discuss Enwezor's legacy.

By artnet News, Mar 19, 2019

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Artist and Filmmaker David Lynch on Why ‘Painting Will Never Die’—But Why Movies About Painters Are Boring

artnet News's Andrew Goldstein spoke with David Lynch about his background as an artist, and his failed quest to study with Oscar Kokoschka.

By Andrew Goldstein, Mar 19, 2019

People

‘It Is a Culture of Fear’: Formerly Imprisoned Photographer Shahidul Alam on Art, Protest, and the Political Climate in Bangladesh

People

UK Museums ‘Resume Contact’ With Donor Anthony d’Offay Following Sexual Harassment Allegations

People

Art Advisor Maria Brito, Who Helps Shape Diddy and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Collections, on the Growing Alliance Between Hollywood and Art

People

Jimmie Durham Is This Year’s Winner of the Venice Biennale Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

People

The Maverick French New Wave Filmmaker Agnès Varda Has Died

People

A Look Back Through Pictures at the Once-Forgotten Young Women of the Bauhaus

People

Visiting the Studio of Gina Beavers, the Painter of Modern (Instagram) Life

People

‘I Was So Afraid for Way Too Long’: Painter Jonas Wood on How Going It Alone Helped Him Survive His Immense Market Success

People

See Proposals by Mickalene Thomas, Firelei Báez, and Others for a Monument to the First Black Woman to Serve in Congress

People

Does the Holy See? Pope Francis Collaborated With Domingo Zapata and Mr. Brainwash on a Painting at the Vatican

People

Artist Sterling Ruby Is Launching His Own Fashion Collection to Explore the ‘Behavioral Power of Clothing’

People

Photographer Alec Soth Made His Name Photographing Middle America. But ‘Middle America’ Isn’t What It Used to Be

People

Want to Up Your Social Media Game? Here Are Some Tips From 5 Art-World Influencers to Perfect Your Online Presence

People

‘He Saw the Spaces Between the Margins’: Adrian Piper, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Others Remember the Legendary Curator Okwui Enwezor

People

Artist and Filmmaker David Lynch on Why ‘Painting Will Never Die’—But Why Movies About Painters Are Boring

‘It Is a Culture of Fear’: Formerly Imprisoned Photographer Shahidul Alam on Art, Protest, and the Political Climate in Bangladesh

UK Museums ‘Resume Contact’ With Donor Anthony d’Offay Following Sexual Harassment Allegations

Art Advisor Maria Brito, Who Helps Shape Diddy and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Collections, on the Growing Alliance Between Hollywood and Art

Jimmie Durham Is This Year’s Winner of the Venice Biennale Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

The Maverick French New Wave Filmmaker Agnès Varda Has Died

A Look Back Through Pictures at the Once-Forgotten Young Women of the Bauhaus

Visiting the Studio of Gina Beavers, the Painter of Modern (Instagram) Life

‘I Was So Afraid for Way Too Long’: Painter Jonas Wood on How Going It Alone Helped Him Survive His Immense Market Success

See Proposals by Mickalene Thomas, Firelei Báez, and Others for a Monument to the First Black Woman to Serve in Congress

Does the Holy See? Pope Francis Collaborated With Domingo Zapata and Mr. Brainwash on a Painting at the Vatican

Artist Sterling Ruby Is Launching His Own Fashion Collection to Explore the ‘Behavioral Power of Clothing’

Photographer Alec Soth Made His Name Photographing Middle America. But ‘Middle America’ Isn’t What It Used to Be

Want to Up Your Social Media Game? Here Are Some Tips From 5 Art-World Influencers to Perfect Your Online Presence

‘He Saw the Spaces Between the Margins’: Adrian Piper, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Others Remember the Legendary Curator Okwui Enwezor

Artist and Filmmaker David Lynch on Why ‘Painting Will Never Die’—But Why Movies About Painters Are Boring

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