The Art World Works From Home: Laurie Simmons Is Now Photographing Props Instead of People and Taking Dog-Training Lessons on Zoom

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The Art World Works From Home: Laurie Simmons Is Now Photographing Props Instead of People and Taking Dog-Training Lessons on Zoom

The art world may be working remotely, but it certainly does not stop. We're checking in with art-world professionals to see how they work from home.

By Artnet News, May 21, 2020

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‘I Try to Recover Her for a Moment in the Painting’: Watch the Late Artist Susan Rothenberg Memorialize Her Beloved Dog on Canvas

As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words.

By Caroline Goldstein, May 21, 2020

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‘I’m Always in a Recession’: A Day in the Life of Collector-Provocateur Stefan Simchowitz, Who Feels Just Fine Doing Business During Lockdown

Simco takes Artnet News along for the ride as he wheels and deals from home in LA.

By Naomi Rea, May 21, 2020

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Artist Susan Rothenberg, Who Painted Free-Roaming Horses in Defiance of Her Era’s Prohibition on Figurative Art, Has Died at 75

President Barack Obama had a work by Rothenberg on view in the White House.

By Sarah Cascone, May 19, 2020

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Expert Picks: Sportscaster and Former Sotheby’s Staffer Corey Robinson Shares His Favorite Works on Artnet Galleries

The NBC Sports reporter also tells us how he plans to spend his time after lockdown is over.

By Artnet Galleries Team, May 19, 2020

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Lonely Days Can Make for Great Art. Here’s How 10 Artists Found Inspiration in Isolation, From a Bedridden Frida Kahlo to a Jailed Egon Schiele

Whether in imprisonment or exile, these artists channeled their isolation into creative fuel.

By Katie White, May 18, 2020

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Letter From Vienna: Kunsthistorisches Director Sabine Haag on How to Reopen Museums With Safety Rules That Are Smart, Not Draconian

The museum director tells us about reopening responsibly to meet the needs of a new world.

By Sabine Haag, May 18, 2020

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‘Creativity Has to Drive Every Decision’: Chloé Creative Director Natacha Ramsay-Levi on How the Values of Art Guide Her Design Philosophy

"We are an industry of luxury, but also art—you’ve never seen a painting go on sale after six months, right?"

By Noor Brara, May 18, 2020

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‘Art Doesn’t Need Glamour, Glamour Needs Art’: Designer Duro Olowu on What Fashion Brands Must Do to Collaborate Successfully With the Art World

Olowu's sprawling show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago is now online.

By Noor Brara, May 13, 2020

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‘It Was a Long Day’: We Spent 18 Frenzied Hours With Art Dealer Johann König as He Raced to Reopen His Berlin Gallery Post-Lockdown

A day in the life of a prominent Berlin gallerist in a socially distanced art world.

By Nate Freeman, May 11, 2020

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‘Politicians Always Profit From Fear’: Ai Weiwei on How the Coronavirus Pandemic Will Heighten Political Turmoil, and the Role Artists Should Play

The artist spoke to Artnet News from Cambridge, England, where he has self-isolated with his son and girlfriend.

By Andrew Goldstein, May 5, 2020

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LA Times Art Critic Christopher Knight Wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for His Blistering Appraisal of LACMA’s $750 Million Expansion

The veteran art critic has been nominated for the honor three times before.

By Artnet News, May 4, 2020

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Reese Witherspoon Is the Latest Celebrity Learning to Paint in Lockdown. Surprise, Surprise… She’s Pretty Great at That, Too

The actress shared her first watercolor efforts on social media this weekend.

By Tanner West, May 4, 2020

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Massimiliano Gioni on What He Learned From Germano Celant, the Troublemaking Curator With a Maniacally Precise Mind

The artistic director of the New Museum reflects on the revered Italian curator and critic.

By Massimiliano Gioni, May 3, 2020

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‘He Was a Great Intellectual Force’: Christo, Miuccia Prada, and Other Art-World Figures Remember the Late Curator Germano Celant

Friends and colleagues of the widely influential writer and curator tell us about his influence on their lives.

By Naomi Rea, May 1, 2020