People ‘You Can’t Separate Yourself From Where You Come From’: Artist and Collector Linyao Kiki Liu on How Her International Upbringing Informed Her Career In Artnet News's the Art of Collecting series, young collectors from art-loving families share their stories. By Noor Brara, Jul 28, 2020
People The Art World at Home: Valerie Cassel Oliver Is Curating a Show on Southern Hip Hop’s Influence on Art and Hanging Out With Her 9-Year-Old The curator tells us about her latest project and explains why organizing her home office has been a life-saver. By Artnet News, Jul 27, 2020
People ‘Life Just Continues to Go On’: Photographer Stephen Shore on Why It’s Okay to Take Normal Pictures During Abnormal Times See the photos that Shore has been dedicating himself to during the pandemic. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 26, 2020
People Studio Visit: Atlanta Artist Charly Palmer on Painting John Legend’s Portrait and What He ‘Has to’ Listen to While He Works We spoke with the Atlanta-based artist about what he's working on now and how he stays productive in the studio. By Artnet News, Jul 22, 2020
People Renowned Photographer Martin Parr Has Resigned as Artistic Director of the Bristol Photo Festival After Being Accused of Racial Insensitivity The row concerns images published in a book of photographs by Gian Butturini, to which Parr contributed an essay in 2017. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 22, 2020
People The Art World at Home: Becca Hoffman Is Organizing the Intersect Aspen Art Fair and Making Cheese to Relieve Stress Hoffman is the director of Intersect Aspen, which opens online on July 22. By Katie White, Jul 21, 2020
People German Curator Hella Mewis, an Ardent Supporter of Iraq’s Cultural Scene, Has Been Kidnapped in Baghdad Mewis is the head of the Tarkib art center. By Kate Brown, Jul 21, 2020
People At 86, British Artist Rose Wylie Doesn’t Really Know Why She’s Suddenly an Art Star. She’s Just Trying to Enjoy It Wylie’s US solo debut has just opened at the Aspen Art Museum. By Naomi Rea, Jul 20, 2020
People A New Study Suggests the Real Cause of Renaissance Master Raphael’s Death Was a Disease Similar to the Coronavirus It was long believed—wrongly—that the artist died of syphilis. By Artnet News, Jul 20, 2020
People A New Foundation Dedicated to the Late Artist John Giorno Will Transform His Bowery Home Into an Archive and Grant-Giving Hub Continuing in the Buddhist traditions espoused by the artist, the foundation will give out artists grants and mount public programs. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 20, 2020
People Sculptor Keith Sonnier, America’s Experimental Poet of Light and Neon, Has Died at Age 78 The Lousiana-born pioneer was known for his open-minded approach to materials. By Kate Brown, Jul 20, 2020
People The Explosive Firing of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Director Has Become a Messy International Affair. Here’s What Happened The Quebec Culture Ministry is now investigating the abrupt firing of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts director Nathalie Bondil. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 17, 2020
People The Art World at Home: Curator Dexter Wimberly Is Planning a Residency in Japan and Listening to Podcasts About Watches The Art World Conference founder details how he came up with the residency program after getting unexpectedly stranded in Japan. By Artnet News, Jul 15, 2020
People ‘It’s a Whole New World’: We Spent 20 Frenzied Hours With Christie’s Sara Friedlander as She Prepared for the Auction House’s First Hybrid Evening Sale We followed the deputy chairman of Post-War and Contemporary Art for a day to get a sense of what life is like in the lead up to a big sale. By Nate Freeman, Jul 12, 2020
People Gary Garrels, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s Longtime Chief Curator, Resigns Amid Staff Uproar Garrels, one of the country's most prominent curators, said that not collecting the work of white men would amount to "reverse discrimination." By Julia Halperin, Jul 11, 2020