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MoMA PS1’s Klaus Biesenbach, a Champion of the Avant-Garde and Celebrities Alike, Will Now Lead MOCA LA

In a double loss for MoMA, its curator Laura Hoptman has also been named director of the Drawing Center.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 31, 2018

People

Meet Tyler Mitchell, the 23-Year-Old Who Will Be the First Black Photographer to Shoot a ‘Vogue’ Cover—Thanks to Beyoncé

The artist currently has work on view at the Aperture Foundation in New York.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 31, 2018

People

‘Oksana Shachko Invented a Grammar of Activism’: How the Co-Founder of FEMEN Used Art as a Powerful Feminist Statement

In recent years Shachko was working as a full-time artist painting transgressive religious icons.

By Naomi Rea, Jul 26, 2018

People

Will Jennifer Lawrence Play Anna Delvey? As the Art-World Scammer’s Riveting Saga Heads to Netflix, New Details Emerge

The "Hunger Games" actress is whispered to be in the running to play the scammer in a possible film, even as Shonda Rhimes's Netflix series gets the go-ahead.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 25, 2018

People

UK Museums Pledge $20 Million to Save Thousands of Titanic Artifacts—and James Cameron Is on Board, Too

A group of British museums is hoping to keep the collection from being broken up and sold off.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2018

People

‘The Reaction Has Been Overwhelming’: Susan Unterberg Comes Forward as a Major Anonymous Patron of Female Artists

The artist and philanthropist's organization has given out $5.5 million in grants to artists aged over 40.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 25, 2018

People

Did Juergen Teller’s Vogue Photo Shoot of Rihanna Rip Off Mickalene Thomas? Twitter Certainly Thinks So

To make matters worse, Lehmann Maupin gallery represents both artists.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 24, 2018

People

Nelson Mandela Was an Artist, Too, and Now His Family Has Revealed Never-Before-Seen Artworks to Mark His 100th Birthday

Nelson Mandela turned to art after retiring from politics, but these works have never been seen before.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2018

People

White Cube Poaches Warhol Expert Eric Shiner From Sotheby’s to Lead Its American Operations

Despite the high-profile appointment, the British gallery insists it has no plans to open a gallery in New York.

By Henri Neuendorf, Jul 17, 2018

People

‘This Could Really Be Art for All’: Why Daniel Birnbaum Is Leaving His Job as a Museum Director for a Career in VR

The esteemed director of the Moderna Museet is moving on to become the artistic director of the VR production company Acute Art.

By Kate Brown, Jul 10, 2018

People

Cheim & Read Partner Adam Sheffer to Join Pace as Vice President

The nearly 30-year gallery veteran and former ADAA president will begin his new artist-centric role in August.

By Tim Schneider, Jul 9, 2018

People

Rising-Star Curators From Opposite Coasts Are Chosen to Organize the Fifth New Museum Triennial

The New Museum's own Margot Norton and Jamillah James of the ICA LA will organize the show in 2021.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 9, 2018

People

‘The Art World Mechanism Really Wants to Define You’: Onetime Bad-Boy Artist Dan Colen on Achieving Maturity in His Work

On the heels of a show at New York's Lévy Gorvy Gallery, Colen talks about his latest work—and a surprise foray into performance art.

By Henri Neuendorf, Jul 6, 2018

People

‘It’s All a Surprise’: Luchita Hurtado Is Enjoying a Star-Making Turn in the Hammer Biennial at the Age of 97

For decades, the inventive painter's career took a back seat to those of her more famous family members. Not anymore.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 5, 2018

People

Meet the Man Who Made a Living Selling North Korean Art to the West—Until UN Sanctions Got in the Way

Pier Luigi Cecioni talks about the art world of Pyongyang, what the country's artists think about contemporary art, and why North Korean art matters.

By Kate Brown, Jul 5, 2018

MoMA PS1’s Klaus Biesenbach, a Champion of the Avant-Garde and Celebrities Alike, Will Now Lead MOCA LA

Meet Tyler Mitchell, the 23-Year-Old Who Will Be the First Black Photographer to Shoot a ‘Vogue’ Cover—Thanks to Beyoncé

‘Oksana Shachko Invented a Grammar of Activism’: How the Co-Founder of FEMEN Used Art as a Powerful Feminist Statement

Will Jennifer Lawrence Play Anna Delvey? As the Art-World Scammer’s Riveting Saga Heads to Netflix, New Details Emerge

UK Museums Pledge $20 Million to Save Thousands of Titanic Artifacts—and James Cameron Is on Board, Too

‘The Reaction Has Been Overwhelming’: Susan Unterberg Comes Forward as a Major Anonymous Patron of Female Artists

Did Juergen Teller’s Vogue Photo Shoot of Rihanna Rip Off Mickalene Thomas? Twitter Certainly Thinks So

Nelson Mandela Was an Artist, Too, and Now His Family Has Revealed Never-Before-Seen Artworks to Mark His 100th Birthday

White Cube Poaches Warhol Expert Eric Shiner From Sotheby’s to Lead Its American Operations

‘This Could Really Be Art for All’: Why Daniel Birnbaum Is Leaving His Job as a Museum Director for a Career in VR

Cheim & Read Partner Adam Sheffer to Join Pace as Vice President

Rising-Star Curators From Opposite Coasts Are Chosen to Organize the Fifth New Museum Triennial

‘The Art World Mechanism Really Wants to Define You’: Onetime Bad-Boy Artist Dan Colen on Achieving Maturity in His Work

‘It’s All a Surprise’: Luchita Hurtado Is Enjoying a Star-Making Turn in the Hammer Biennial at the Age of 97

Meet the Man Who Made a Living Selling North Korean Art to the West—Until UN Sanctions Got in the Way

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