People Aww! New York’s New Cultural Commissioner Said Yes to a Surprise Marriage Proposal on the Met Gala’s Red Carpet Last Night The Met Gala is also where Donald Trump proposed to Melania. By Artnet News, May 3, 2022
People ‘I Was Angry and I Sewed’: Sterling Ruby on How Growing Up in Small-Town America Drove Him to Make Art—and Break the Rules The artist has two major presentations on view in Europe. By Hili Perlson, Apr 29, 2022
People Artist Wu Tsang Dives Into the Depths of ‘Moby Dick’ With Three Simultaneous Shows About Melville’s ‘Flamboyant, Queer’ Saga The works are on view at the Venice Biennale, the Whitney Biennial, and the Shed. By Osman Can Yerebakan, Apr 27, 2022
People ‘I Cold-Called Her’: Brooke Shields on Why She Rang Up an Emerging Artist and Volunteered to Model for Her Latest Work Shields most recently posed, with her daughters, for artist Tara Lewis. By Katie White, Apr 27, 2022
People ‘They’re All Made From Really Strong Relationships’: Watch Elle Pérez Discuss the Emotional Alchemy of Their Tender Photographs As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 21, 2022
People Hermann Nitsch, the Provocative Austrian Actionist Known For Using Blood and Animal Carcasses in His Work, Has Died at 83 One of the artist’s seminal “Actions” just went on view as part of the Venice Biennale. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 19, 2022
People Meet Vera Molnár, the 98-Year-Old Generative Art Pioneer Who Is Still Making Visionary Work in a Paris Nursing Home The artist, whose work is included in the Venice Biennale's main exhibition, is about to drop a series of NFTs from her nursing home in Paris. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 18, 2022
People How the Semi-Retired Model Known as FoundbyLouis Went From Social Media Prankster to Semi-Serious Artist The Instagram-famous anti-influencer Louis Bubko is making art world forays. By William Van Meter, Apr 15, 2022
People Japan’s Former Princess Mako Is Reported to Be Volunteering in the Met’s Asian Art Department She contributed an essay on a hanging scroll by Yamada Shinzan to the museum's website. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 13, 2022
People In Pictures: See a Curator’s Harrowing Journey From War-Torn Kyiv to Venice to Install the Art for Ukraine’s National Pavilion Artist Pavlo Makov's installation has now safely arrived to the Venice Biennale. By Katya Kazakina, Apr 12, 2022
People ‘We Are Told That This Is a Trend’: How Sandra Mujinga Navigates the Mixed Emotions of Being a Black Artist on the Rise The rising star will be among the younger generation of artists in the Venice Biennale this month. By Kate Brown, Apr 11, 2022
People ‘All Things Are Impermanent’: Tatsuo Miyajima Lets Go of the Illusion of Control With Latest Bodies of Work After a series of disasters have reordered the world, is time for humans to reflect, says the artist. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 8, 2022
People Why Is There Such a Hunger for Ivy Haldeman’s Paintings of Human-Like Hot Dogs and Hollow Suits? Lately, the artist has had sold-out shows, five-turned-six figure sales, and interest from New York to Shanghai. By Arden Fanning Andrews, Apr 7, 2022
People Donald Baechler, New York Artist Known for His Cerebral Approach to Simplistic Imagery, Has Died at 65 The cause was cardiac arrest, his gallery confirmed. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 6, 2022
People U.K. Venice Biennale Pavilion Artist Sonia Boyce on Why She’s Already Expecting Backlash Against the Show The artist sat down with Artnet News to discuss her work and its reception. By Melissa Smith, Mar 30, 2022
