What I Buy and Why: Manufacturing Tycoon Heiner Wemhöner on the Emotional Value of Collecting and Why He’s Unafraid of Impractical Art

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What I Buy and Why: Manufacturing Tycoon Heiner Wemhöner on the Emotional Value of Collecting and Why He’s Unafraid of Impractical Art

Wemhöner's 1,300-work collection has more recently pivoted to Chinese contemporary art.

By Kate Brown, Nov 8, 2020

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The Founding Curator of the Nelson-Atkins Photography Department Has Resigned in Protest of Layoffs at the Museum

Keith Davis founded the museum's photography department in 2005.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 6, 2020

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‘I Re-Evaluate Nearly Everything in My Life’: In a Topsy-Turvy Year, Artist Austyn Weiner Is Focused on Finding Her Painterly Rhythm

Get to know a member of the next generation of emerging artists.

By Maria Vogel, Nov 5, 2020

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What I Buy and Why: The Cultivist’s Laura de Gunzburg on Art, Style, and the Most Impractical Work in Her Collection

We spoke to de Gunzburg about what's on her walls.

By Artnet News, Nov 4, 2020

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This 21-Year-Old Photographer Just Shot Beyoncé and Became British Vogue’s Youngest Cover Artist Ever

Kennedi Carter is a student at the University of North Carolina earning a degree in African American studies.

By Brian Boucher, Nov 4, 2020

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Patricia Marroquin Norby Is the Met’s First Curator of Native American Art. Here’s How She Navigates the Field’s Thorniest Issues

The curator is in charge of the museum's new Indigenous art program.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 3, 2020

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‘At Three in the Morning, I Do the Math’: William Kentridge on Obsessing Over COVID Data and the Benefits of Lockdown

The artist recently debuted "City Deep," the 11th animated film in his "Drawings for Projection" series, at Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg.

By Katie White, Nov 3, 2020

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What I Buy and Why: Actress and Model Nichole Galicia on the Stroke of Luck That Got Her Hooked on Collecting Art—as a Teenager

The actress and model shares how she first caught the collecting bug, and what's got her attention now.

By Artnet News, Nov 3, 2020

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Gagosian Fires a Top Director Following an Investigation Into Allegations of ‘Unacceptable and Repugnant’ Behavior

The executive joined the gallery in 2001.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 3, 2020

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Studio Visit: Artist Nick Cave Is Unveiling an Enormous Election Day Banner and Ending His Days With Gospel Music

We caught up with the artist about what's on his mind.

By Artnet News, Nov 2, 2020

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What I Buy and Why: TV Producer Mfundi Vundla on His Fateful First Purchase, and Missing His Chance to Collect Jack Whitten

Vundla is best known for his work on the long-running South African soap opera "Generations."

By Naomi Rea, Nov 1, 2020

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Billionaire Congolese Art Collector Sindika Dokolo, Who Championed the Restitution of African Art, Has Died at Age 48

The collector's legacy has been overshadowed by serious corruption charges in Angola.

By Kate Brown, Oct 30, 2020

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‘I Don’t Mind Being Repulsive’: Swiss Painter Louise Bonnet on the Lure of Ugliness and How Horror Films Inspire Her Work

We spoke with the artist about Iron Maiden, voyeurism, and the trickery of Alfred Hitchcock.

By Pac Pobric, Oct 28, 2020

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What I Buy and Why: Fashion Consultant Kristen Cole on the Joys of Decorating With Great Artworks—and the Ones That Got Away

Cole shared what’s on her walls, how fashion differs from style, and the art she hopes to acquire next.

By Noor Brara, Oct 28, 2020

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Tate Has Suspended Curator Mark Godfrey for Openly Criticizing Its Decision to Postpone the Philip Guston Show He Co-Organized

Godfrey took to social media shortly after the show was postponed to blast the decision as "extremely patronizing to viewers."

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 28, 2020