People ‘Sculpture Is Dying, If Not Dead’: Artist Thomas Houseago on the Struggle to Make Big, Edgy, Public Art With shows in Paris and London, the Los Angeles-based artist talks Trump, Brad Pitt, and the "brutal economics" of the art market. By Javier Pes, Jun 18, 2019
People Robert Therrien, the LA Artist Who Gained Fame for His Giant-Sized Sculptures of Chairs and Other Everyday Objects, Has Died at 71 The Los Angeles artist's monumental works inspired a sense of childhood wonder and whimsy. By Kate Brown, Jun 18, 2019
People ‘I’m Obsessed With Creating Icons’: The Design Visionary Behind Mercedes-Benz on the Art of Car Design Gorden Wagener talks going from professional surfer to car designer, rendering ideas in oil on canvas, and the future of the auto industry. By Chris Shott, Jun 14, 2019
People Art Dealer Bill Powers’s Company Defaulted on $19,000 in Payments to a Small Art Handling Company—Until a TV News Team Paid Him a Visit A news team stepped in to help a mom-and-pop shop after Powers's company failed to pay a long-overdue invoice. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 14, 2019
People Barbados’s Prime Minister Wants to Open a Museum to Celebrate Rihanna and Her Work, Work, Work, Work, Work Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says talks to establish the museum are already underway. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 14, 2019
People Joyce Pensato, Painter of Warped Cartoons Who Went from Cult Icon to Celebrated Figure, Has Died at 78 With her characteristic grungy, in-your-face style, Pensato explored a sinister side of pop iconography. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 13, 2019
People The Family Business: Illustrious Art-World Fathers and Sons on How Art Has Transformed Their Relationships Larry and Adam Fields, Marc and Arne Glimcher, and Anton and Evgeny Svyatsky discuss how they engage with art as a family. By Noor Brara, Jun 13, 2019
People ‘Debunking This Picture Became Fashionable’: Leonardo da Vinci Scholar Martin Kemp on What the Public Doesn’t Get About ‘Salvator Mundi’ The art historian dishes on the art world's favorite saga ahead of the publication of his latest book, "Leonardo by Leonardo." By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2019
People After Decades of ‘Appalling’ Institutional Neglect, Museums Are Now Clamoring for Artist Frank Bowling’s Work The veteran artist's virtuoso paintings are currently on view at Tate Britain. By Javier Pes, Jun 11, 2019
People Artist Joe Overstreet, Whose Paintings Jumped Off the Stretcher and Into the Gallery Space, Has Died at 85 Overstreet supported under-recognized artists while tapping into a variety of major postwar American art movements. By Julia Halperin, Jun 5, 2019
People ‘Satire Has a Very Democratic Spirit’: Art Collective Slavs and Tatars on Curating Their First Biennial With the Help of Standup Comedians The artists-turned-curators have included as many non-artists and activists as possible in Ljubljana's biennial of graphic art. By Emily McDermott, Jun 5, 2019
People ‘I Can See Empty Space as a Three-Dimensional Solid’: Artist Jenny Holzer on How She Fuses Architecture With Language What makes a good Truism? It has to do with both where it's seen and what it says. By Randy Kennedy, Jun 3, 2019
People Carrie Mae Weems, Amy Sherald, and These Other Artists Have Cameos in Spike Lee’s New Netflix Series ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ The all-star cast appears in a second-season episode of the show. By Caroline Goldstein, May 30, 2019
People A Former War Photographer Is Now Taking Extreme Measures to Document the Plight of the Panda. Very, Very Extreme Measures. You may not believe how extreme the measures are that Ami Vitale is taking. By Taylor Dafoe, May 29, 2019
People The Smithsonian Names Lonnie Bunch as Its New Secretary, the First African American and First Historian to Hold the Post Bunch realized the long-held dream of a national African American museum in the nation's capital. By Sarah Cascone, May 28, 2019
