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‘Museums Might in Fact Be Broken’: Cult Art Space Founder Lia Gangitano on Championing Queer Art Outside the Mainstream

The founder of the New York's Participant Inc. wonders why the art world praises shows as "museum-worthy."

By Osman Can Yerebakan, Jun 25, 2021

People

The Fearless Photographer Lee Miller’s Life Reads Like an Adventure Novel. A New Exhibition Fills in the Glamorous Details

A fashion model discovered by the publisher Condé Nast, Lee went on to become a World War II correspondent who documented the liberation of Dachau.

By Katie White, Jun 23, 2021

People

Chinese Artist Yu Ji Makes Sculptures Using Rubble, Dribbling Water, and ‘Wasted Mud.’ The World’s Top Curators Are Obsessed With Her

With her first solo museum show in London and a New Museum debut on the horizon, Yu Ji is becoming a favorite of the curatorial elite.

By Caroline Elbaor, Jun 22, 2021

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‘I Embrace Whatever Label Is Attached to Me’: Activist and Artist Gregg Bordowitz on Identity Politics and Why the AIDS Crisis Is Only Beginning

We spoke with the artist on the occasion of a 30-year retrospective of his work at MoMA PS1.

By Pac Pobric, Jun 16, 2021

People

‘My Whole Body Is Moving With It’: Rising Star Kennedy Yanko on the Performative Way She Makes Her Coveted Sculptures

The painter and sculptor is the Rubell Museum of Art's 2021 artist in residence.

By Katie White, Jun 15, 2021

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What I Buy and Why: Grażyna Kulczyk on the Importance of Humility in Art Collecting, and the Marxist Artwork in Her Bathroom

We spoke to the Polish collector about her wide-ranging collection of women artists.

By Kate Brown, Jun 14, 2021

People

We Spoke to Hunter Biden About His New Life as a Full-Time Artist, and His Personal Quest for ‘Universal Truth’ Through Painting

Ahead of his official debut as an exhibiting artist, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden tells us about what is driving his new career.

By Katya Kazakina, Jun 14, 2021

People

‘She’s Kind of Our David Hockney’: How Hilary Pecis Set the Art World Aflutter With Charming Paintings of Life in Los Angeles

With a sold-out show in London and works on view in New York and L.A., Pecis is the it post-lockdown painter.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 10, 2021

People

Artist Rachel Maclean’s First Permanent Installation, a Haunted Toy Store in the Scottish Forest, Captures the Horror of Being a Teen

The artist talks Scottish independence, teenage angst, and her first permanent public installation at Jupiter Artland.

By Naomi Rea, Jun 10, 2021

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‘The Future of the Art World Is Here’: Johannesburg-Based Curator Londi Modiko on Her Mission to Empower Black Women Creatives

Last year, Modiko co-founded INCCA, a non-profit focused on supporting independent curatorial projects.

By Katie White, Jun 8, 2021

People

Rising Star Curator Legacy Russell Has Been Named Director of the Kitchen, New York’s Influential Performance Art Space

Russell will replace Tim Griffin in September.

By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 8, 2021

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‘Everything Is Connected’: Collector and Curator Raquel Cayre on Why There’s No Point in Differentiating Between Art and Design

Cayre spoke to Artnet News about her mission to change the way we think about art and design.

By Noor Brara, Jun 7, 2021

Who Is the Louvre’s New Director? Colleagues Describe Laurence des Cars as a Keen Art Historian With the Savoir-Faire of a Diplomat

Former colleagues and friends of Des Cars describe her as an academic with an open mind, a knack for people, and nerves of steel.

By Devorah Lauter, Jun 4, 2021

People

‘Museums Might in Fact Be Broken’: Cult Art Space Founder Lia Gangitano on Championing Queer Art Outside the Mainstream

People

The Fearless Photographer Lee Miller’s Life Reads Like an Adventure Novel. A New Exhibition Fills in the Glamorous Details

People

Chinese Artist Yu Ji Makes Sculptures Using Rubble, Dribbling Water, and ‘Wasted Mud.’ The World’s Top Curators Are Obsessed With Her

People

‘I Embrace Whatever Label Is Attached to Me’: Activist and Artist Gregg Bordowitz on Identity Politics and Why the AIDS Crisis Is Only Beginning

People

‘My Whole Body Is Moving With It’: Rising Star Kennedy Yanko on the Performative Way She Makes Her Coveted Sculptures

People

What I Buy and Why: Grażyna Kulczyk on the Importance of Humility in Art Collecting, and the Marxist Artwork in Her Bathroom

People

We Spoke to Hunter Biden About His New Life as a Full-Time Artist, and His Personal Quest for ‘Universal Truth’ Through Painting

People

‘She’s Kind of Our David Hockney’: How Hilary Pecis Set the Art World Aflutter With Charming Paintings of Life in Los Angeles

People

Artist Rachel Maclean’s First Permanent Installation, a Haunted Toy Store in the Scottish Forest, Captures the Horror of Being a Teen

People

‘The Future of the Art World Is Here’: Johannesburg-Based Curator Londi Modiko on Her Mission to Empower Black Women Creatives

People

Rising Star Curator Legacy Russell Has Been Named Director of the Kitchen, New York’s Influential Performance Art Space

People

‘Everything Is Connected’: Collector and Curator Raquel Cayre on Why There’s No Point in Differentiating Between Art and Design

People

What I Buy and Why: Millennial Art Advisor Lawrence Van Hagen on How He Collects the Artists of His Generation

People

‘I Have Always Liked to Discover Artists’: Bianca Jagger Takes Us on a Whirlwind Tour Through the London Gallery Scene

People

Who Is the Louvre’s New Director? Colleagues Describe Laurence des Cars as a Keen Art Historian With the Savoir-Faire of a Diplomat

‘Museums Might in Fact Be Broken’: Cult Art Space Founder Lia Gangitano on Championing Queer Art Outside the Mainstream

The Fearless Photographer Lee Miller’s Life Reads Like an Adventure Novel. A New Exhibition Fills in the Glamorous Details

Chinese Artist Yu Ji Makes Sculptures Using Rubble, Dribbling Water, and ‘Wasted Mud.’ The World’s Top Curators Are Obsessed With Her

‘I Embrace Whatever Label Is Attached to Me’: Activist and Artist Gregg Bordowitz on Identity Politics and Why the AIDS Crisis Is Only Beginning

‘My Whole Body Is Moving With It’: Rising Star Kennedy Yanko on the Performative Way She Makes Her Coveted Sculptures

What I Buy and Why: Grażyna Kulczyk on the Importance of Humility in Art Collecting, and the Marxist Artwork in Her Bathroom

We Spoke to Hunter Biden About His New Life as a Full-Time Artist, and His Personal Quest for ‘Universal Truth’ Through Painting

‘She’s Kind of Our David Hockney’: How Hilary Pecis Set the Art World Aflutter With Charming Paintings of Life in Los Angeles

Artist Rachel Maclean’s First Permanent Installation, a Haunted Toy Store in the Scottish Forest, Captures the Horror of Being a Teen

‘The Future of the Art World Is Here’: Johannesburg-Based Curator Londi Modiko on Her Mission to Empower Black Women Creatives

Rising Star Curator Legacy Russell Has Been Named Director of the Kitchen, New York’s Influential Performance Art Space

‘Everything Is Connected’: Collector and Curator Raquel Cayre on Why There’s No Point in Differentiating Between Art and Design

What I Buy and Why: Millennial Art Advisor Lawrence Van Hagen on How He Collects the Artists of His Generation

‘I Have Always Liked to Discover Artists’: Bianca Jagger Takes Us on a Whirlwind Tour Through the London Gallery Scene

Who Is the Louvre’s New Director? Colleagues Describe Laurence des Cars as a Keen Art Historian With the Savoir-Faire of a Diplomat

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