People Lee Bontecou, the American Artist Who Sculpted the Void, Has Died at Age 91 The artist's dark, abstract constructions straddled sculpture and painting—and made her a star of the 1960s New York art scene. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 9, 2022
People Andrea Zittel Is Seeking a New Director for A-Z West, the Desert Compound She Has Run for More than 20 Years Zittel, who remains the artistic director, hopes to one day find an institution or collector to purchase the project. By Cristina Ruiz, Nov 8, 2022
People ‘We Paint Something Because We Want to Remember’: Watch Artist Song Dong Honor Impermanence With His Disappearing Artworks As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Artnet News, Nov 4, 2022
People Valuations: Artist Martine Gutierrez Tells Us About Her Island Dreams and Why Her New Favorite Dress Is Made of Toilet Paper We asked the visual and performance artist about the things she values most—in art and in life. By Artnet News, Nov 4, 2022
People New York Mayor Eric Adams Has Tapped a Team of Four Artists to Help Him Solve Gun Violence, Homelessness, and Other Problems The artists will create public art works about urban infrastructure, homelessness, hate crimes, and gun violence. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 4, 2022
People There Will Never Be Another Art Critic Like Peter Schjeldahl What the late 'New Yorker' art critic meant to me. By Ben Davis, Oct 31, 2022
People ‘Everything Is Psychological’: Alicia Adamerovich on Making Art Inspired by Nature and Her Weekly Therapy Sessions Alike Recalling the spiritual abstractions of Hilma af Klint and Agnes Pelton, the artist’s surreal paintings and sculptures have seen a string of sold-out shows. By Jennifer Piejko, Oct 31, 2022
People Valuations: Gallerist Phoebe Saatchi Yates on the Beauty of ‘Deeply Ugly’ Art, and Her ‘Delightfully Freaky’ Wedding Ring We asked the London-based gallerist about the things she values most—in art and in life. By Artnet News, Oct 28, 2022
People ‘Come Think With Me’: Watch Artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed Turn Cut and Collaged Texts Into Works of Collaborative Learning As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 28, 2022
People ‘More Is More’: How the Artist Known as Machine Dazzle Layers Theater, Design, and Dance for a New ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Cabaret’ The multi-hyphenate has just released his first album, 'Treasure,' based on a 2019 musical theater work. By Min Chen, Oct 27, 2022
People French Painter Pierre Soulages, Who Dedicated His Career to the Deepest Color Black, Has Died at Age 102 The artist was known for his "beyond black" works that took monochromatic painting to the next level. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 26, 2022
People Rishi Sunak, Britain’s New (and Richest) Prime Minister, Is Also an Art Collector. Here’s a Peek Inside His Quirky Holdings The former treasury secretary loves art made out of money. By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 26, 2022
People A Star Is Born? See the Artworks Sarah Sze, Kehinde Wiley, Dana Schutz, and Other Top Artists Made Before They Were Famous The artists were all winners of the Rema Hort Mann Foundation’s Emerging Artist Grant, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 25, 2022
People ‘Chicken Is Part of My DNA’: Celebrity Chef Jacques Pépin on How One of His Favorite Foods Inspired a New Series of Paintings The artworks appear in the chef's new book, 'Art of the Chicken.' By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 25, 2022
People ‘There’s This Illusion That It’s an Equalizer’: Artist Martine Syms on How Her New Film Explodes the Myth of the MFA Education As Syms's new film "The African Desperate" hits streaming, she discusses the animating forces behind the art-school satire. By Darla Migan, Oct 24, 2022
