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Artist Paul McCarthy Has Spent His Entire Career Shocking Audiences. His Latest Provocation: Dressing Up as Hitler

The artist is presenting his newest work in a solo show at KODE Museum in Bergen, Norway.

By Kate Brown, Nov 25, 2021

People

What I Buy and Why: John Dodelande on His Passion for Chinese Contemporary Art and Forging Links Between East and West

We spoke to the entrepreneur operating between the fields of art and technology about his collecting journey.

By Artnet News, Nov 23, 2021

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‘The Beauty Is Really in the Fragrance’: The Cloisters’ Head Horticulturist Tells Us What It Takes to Make a Medieval Garden Magical

Carly Still, the woman in charge of the museum's bounty of plants and herbs, shares how she merged her loves of art and gardening.

By Noor Brara, Nov 23, 2021

People

Art Critic Dave Hickey, Whose Caustic Wit and High-Meets-Low Style Made Him Essential Reading for a Generation, Has Died at Age 82

The author of landmark books such as "Air Guitar" and "Invisible Dragon" died of heart disease.

By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 22, 2021

People

What I Buy and Why: Olusanya Ojikutu on Building a Stellar African Art Collection, and Why He Acquired a Double-Sided Painting

The Nigerian artist and collector breaks down his thoughtful collecting ethos.

By Artnet News, Nov 22, 2021

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‘No One Who Hears Them Is Left Unaffected’: Musician and Ecologist Bernie Krause on Turning the Sounds of Nature Into Art

The soundscape ecologist is behind 'The Great Animal Orchestra,' an audio-visual experience from the Cartier Foundation in Paris, now opening in the U.S.

By Christine Ajudua, Nov 19, 2021

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What’s On Your Walls: How Curator Roya Sachs Likes to Spark ‘Sudden, Intimate Conversations’ With Her Dining-Room Art

Sachs spoke to Artnet about what she likes to collect, how she displays it, and her take on the relationship between art and style.

By Artnet News, Nov 18, 2021

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‘Artists Imagine That Museums Are Brave—They’re Not’: Glenn Ligon on His New Show, Philip Guston, and How Institutions Can Do Better

The artist's "It's Always a Little Bit Not Yet" is on view through December 23 at Hauser and Wirth in New York.

By Kate Brown, Nov 18, 2021

People

Jimmie Durham, Whose Trenchant Art Needled American Identity and Colonialism, Has Died at 81

The artist's work about the role of Native identity in American culture gained him wide acclaim and pointed scrutiny.

By Julia Halperin, Nov 17, 2021

People

Meet Amar Singh, the Activist Art Gallerist Who Went From Dealing in Abstract Expressionism to $300 Million Worth of NFTs

A member of the erstwhile Kapurthala Royal Family, the London-based dealer and collector supports underrepresented artists through his gallery and philanthropic efforts.

By Maya Asha McDonald, Nov 17, 2021

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‘She Gave Us Confidence’: Gallerists, Curators, and Friends Remember the Trailblazing Artist and Poet Etel Adnan, Who Has Died at 96

The Lebanese-American artist was also an acclaimed author.

By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Nov 15, 2021

People

This Artist and Master Stone Carver Was Isamu Noguchi’s Collaborator for Decades. Why Do So Few People Know Who Masatoshi Izumi Is?

The under-recognized artist died this past September.

By Noor Brara, Nov 11, 2021

People

‘I Always Leave It to the Viewer to Figure Out’: Artist Leilah Babirye on Sculpting Enigmatic Faces, and Her First Commission for Celine

The Brooklyn-based, Ugandan-born artist spoke to us about the challenges of realizing a made-to-order sculpture.

By Noor Brara, Nov 11, 2021

People

The Anonymous Was a Woman Grant Has Selected Its Largest-Ever Cohort of Female Artists Over 40—See Work by the Winners Here

The award will give out an additional $300,000 over the next three years thanks to an anonymous donation.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 9, 2021

People

‘Failure Was Around the Corner’: Why Joan Jonas, at Age 85, is Still Looking For New Ways to Perform and Spaces to Inhabit

With a MoMA retrospective on the horizon, the 85-year-old performance and video artist is finally claiming center stage.

By Rachel Corbett, Nov 8, 2021

Artist Paul McCarthy Has Spent His Entire Career Shocking Audiences. His Latest Provocation: Dressing Up as Hitler

What I Buy and Why: John Dodelande on His Passion for Chinese Contemporary Art and Forging Links Between East and West

‘The Beauty Is Really in the Fragrance’: The Cloisters’ Head Horticulturist Tells Us What It Takes to Make a Medieval Garden Magical

Art Critic Dave Hickey, Whose Caustic Wit and High-Meets-Low Style Made Him Essential Reading for a Generation, Has Died at Age 82

What I Buy and Why: Olusanya Ojikutu on Building a Stellar African Art Collection, and Why He Acquired a Double-Sided Painting

‘No One Who Hears Them Is Left Unaffected’: Musician and Ecologist Bernie Krause on Turning the Sounds of Nature Into Art

What’s On Your Walls: How Curator Roya Sachs Likes to Spark ‘Sudden, Intimate Conversations’ With Her Dining-Room Art

‘Artists Imagine That Museums Are Brave—They’re Not’: Glenn Ligon on His New Show, Philip Guston, and How Institutions Can Do Better

Jimmie Durham, Whose Trenchant Art Needled American Identity and Colonialism, Has Died at 81

Meet Amar Singh, the Activist Art Gallerist Who Went From Dealing in Abstract Expressionism to $300 Million Worth of NFTs

‘She Gave Us Confidence’: Gallerists, Curators, and Friends Remember the Trailblazing Artist and Poet Etel Adnan, Who Has Died at 96

This Artist and Master Stone Carver Was Isamu Noguchi’s Collaborator for Decades. Why Do So Few People Know Who Masatoshi Izumi Is?

‘I Always Leave It to the Viewer to Figure Out’: Artist Leilah Babirye on Sculpting Enigmatic Faces, and Her First Commission for Celine

The Anonymous Was a Woman Grant Has Selected Its Largest-Ever Cohort of Female Artists Over 40—See Work by the Winners Here

‘Failure Was Around the Corner’: Why Joan Jonas, at Age 85, is Still Looking For New Ways to Perform and Spaces to Inhabit

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