‘The Word ‘Collection’ Kind of Bothers Me’: Brad Pitt Dishes on Buying and Making Art With Leonardo DiCaprio and Marc Maron

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‘The Word ‘Collection’ Kind of Bothers Me’: Brad Pitt Dishes on Buying and Making Art With Leonardo DiCaprio and Marc Maron

The actors recently appeared on Maron’s podcast.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 9, 2020

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‘You Can Slow Down Time in Virtual Reality’: Why This Artist Is Using VR to Recreate Lost Ecosystems in the Era of Climate Change

Last year, Jakob Kudsk Steensen led participants through the imagined world of an extinct Hawaiian bird.

By Jiayin Chen, Jan 8, 2020

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Meet the Woman Who Beat Out Hundreds of Applicants to Manage the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Commanding Social Media Presence

Claire L. Lanier joined the museum from the New-York Historical Society.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 8, 2020

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Why Was the Late Artist John Baldessari So Important? Just Watch This Video Narrated by Tom Waits

A short documentary on the artist from 2012 has been making the rounds on social media.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 6, 2020

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How a Dutch Artist and Engineer Created an Otherworldly New Holocaust Memorial Using 104,000 Glowing Stones

Each of the Dutch designer and engineer's glowing stones represents a World War II Dutch-Jewish victim.

By Nina Siegal, Jan 6, 2020

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John Baldessari, the Wry Teacher Who Became a Path-Breaking Pioneer of Conceptual Art, Has Died at 88

John Baldessari was a towering figure in the West Coast art scene who inspired a generation of students.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 5, 2020

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Lawrence Abu Hamdan, One of the Four 2019 Turner Prize Winners, Will Explore Reincarnation With a Coveted New Commission

The artist has won the 2022 Future Fields Commission.

By Caroline Elbaor & Naomi Rea, Jan 3, 2020

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Who Was the Most Influential Curator of the Decade? Dozens of Art-World Experts Told Us Their Judgment, and Why

Okwui Enwezor was by far the most influential curator of the 2010s, according to our survey.

By Artnet News, Dec 24, 2019

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The Philadelphia DA’s Office Has Just Hired Its First Artist in Residence. He Previously Spent 27 Years in Prison for Murder

The first-of-its-kind initiative, funded by Art for Justice, aims to help bring creative thinking into the criminal justice system.

By Daniel Grant, Dec 23, 2019

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Who Was the Most Influential Artist of the Decade? We Surveyed Dozens of Art-World Experts to Find Out

Industry leaders weigh in on which artists define the era.

By Artnet News, Dec 22, 2019

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Which Emerging Artist Dominated 2019? 12 Art-World Players Share Their Thoughts

Which artists commanded the spotlight in 2019?

By Artnet News, Dec 20, 2019

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Rapper and Actor Donald Glover Has Officially Signed on as Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang’s Creative Consultant

The jury is out as to whether his designs will reach the iconic status of Shepard Fairey’s ‘Hope’ poster.

By Caroline Elbaor, Dec 20, 2019

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9 Leading Advisors, Dealers, and Art-World Insiders Tell Us Which Artists They Think Are Poised to Break Out in 2020

Keep your eye on these rising stars.

By Artnet News, Dec 19, 2019

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‘You Risk Falling on Your Face, But That’s a Risk You Have to Take’: Watch How Comic Artist Chris Ware Invents Characters Totally Unlike Himself

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

By Caroline Goldstein, Dec 19, 2019

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The Millennial Art Star Julie Curtiss’s Paintings Now Sell for Half a Million Dollars. It’s Kind of Freaking Her Out

Prices for works by the young artist are up 10,000 percent in just two years. But some see a bubble that could burst.

By Nate Freeman, Dec 19, 2019