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‘I Hate Him, But He’s a Genius’: How Mega-Dealers Really Feel About Their Colleagues, Artists, and the Cutthroat Game of the Art Market

Larry Gagosian, Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami, and Marianne Boesky all make appearances in this excerpt from Michael Shnayerson's new book, "Boom."

By Michael Shnayerson, May 28, 2019

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How War Photographer Julia Leeb Is Using Virtual Reality and Art to Let Comfortable People Experience the Terror of Conflict Zones

Can VR instill empathy for those suffering thousands of miles away?

By Sophie Neuendorf, May 27, 2019

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‘I View All Space as Public’: Sarah Morris Explains Why Nothing Is Off Limits in Her New Paintings and Films

The artist's current show at White Cube in London is her first UK exhibition in six years.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 23, 2019

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Banksy Got Thrown Out of the Most Famous Piazza in Venice for Illegally Selling His Art—and You Can Watch a Video of It Happening Here

It appears the artist was in town for the Venice Biennale.

By Caroline Goldstein, May 22, 2019

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Nomura, the Company Behind the Biggest Monetary Prize in Contemporary Art, Just Awarded Two Grants to Emerging Artists

Cameron Rowland and Cheng Ran were each awarded $100,000.

By Kenneth Baker, May 21, 2019

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‘We Are Always Speaking to a Mass Audience’: MoMA Curator Thomas Lax on the Advantages—and Challenges—of Art in the Digital Age

The curator also tells us about how formative early experiences shaped his understanding of the world.

By Terence Trouillot, May 21, 2019

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At 31, the Painter Avery Singer Is a Bona Fide Art Star. She’s Trying Very Hard Not to Let That Get in Her Way

Singer is included in this year's Venice Biennale—the latest in a steady stream of major institutional shows for the young artist.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 20, 2019

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Is It Time for a Land Art Renaissance? Jessica Morgan on Her Ambitious Vision for Dia in New York and Far, Far Beyond

We spoke to the Dia Art Foundation director about the possibilities she is most energized about for the future.

By Andrew Goldstein, May 17, 2019

People

Architect I.M. Pei, Who Designed Some of the World’s Most Mesmerizing Museums, Has Died at 102

Pei, known for the Louvre Pyramid and the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, is recognized as one of the most influential architects of all time.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 16, 2019

People

Lutz Bacher, the Elusive Conceptual Artist Who Never Revealed Her Real Name or Age, Has Died

The mysterious, pseudonymous artist died of a heart attack on May 14, leaving behind precious few details of her life.

By Sarah Cascone, May 16, 2019

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‘There Were Women Working Then, Too’: How Dia Director Jessica Morgan Is Breaking Open the (Male) Canon of Postwar Art

We spoke to the dynamic visionary about how she is leading the Dia Art Foundation into a more diverse future.

By Andrew Goldstein, May 15, 2019

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This Artist Documented Her Journey Through Breast Cancer for an Unflinching New Film Produced by Angelina Jolie and Darren Aronofsky

Artist Prune Nourry treated her work as “a way to come back to being a sculptor, and not being a sculpture.”

By Sarah Cascone, May 15, 2019

A Young New York Artist’s Death Devastated a Community. Now Friends Say It Was All a Cruel Performance—and She’s Still Alive

For more than two weeks, a young New York artist has been missing. What's really going on?

By Eileen Kinsella, May 14, 2019

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‘I Didn’t Want My Art to Come Out While I Was an Actress’: At the Venice Biennale, Rose McGowan Reflects on Her New Life as an Artist

We toured the art of Venice with the actress-turned-artist.

By Sarah Cascone, May 14, 2019

‘I Hate Him, But He’s a Genius’: How Mega-Dealers Really Feel About Their Colleagues, Artists, and the Cutthroat Game of the Art Market

How War Photographer Julia Leeb Is Using Virtual Reality and Art to Let Comfortable People Experience the Terror of Conflict Zones

‘I View All Space as Public’: Sarah Morris Explains Why Nothing Is Off Limits in Her New Paintings and Films

Banksy Got Thrown Out of the Most Famous Piazza in Venice for Illegally Selling His Art—and You Can Watch a Video of It Happening Here

Nomura, the Company Behind the Biggest Monetary Prize in Contemporary Art, Just Awarded Two Grants to Emerging Artists

‘We Are Always Speaking to a Mass Audience’: MoMA Curator Thomas Lax on the Advantages—and Challenges—of Art in the Digital Age

At 31, the Painter Avery Singer Is a Bona Fide Art Star. She’s Trying Very Hard Not to Let That Get in Her Way

Is It Time for a Land Art Renaissance? Jessica Morgan on Her Ambitious Vision for Dia in New York and Far, Far Beyond

Architect I.M. Pei, Who Designed Some of the World’s Most Mesmerizing Museums, Has Died at 102

Lutz Bacher, the Elusive Conceptual Artist Who Never Revealed Her Real Name or Age, Has Died

‘There Were Women Working Then, Too’: How Dia Director Jessica Morgan Is Breaking Open the (Male) Canon of Postwar Art

This Artist Documented Her Journey Through Breast Cancer for an Unflinching New Film Produced by Angelina Jolie and Darren Aronofsky

Artist Kehinde Wiley’s Latest Paintings Are a Progressive Riposte to Paul Gauguin’s Primitivist Portraits of Tahitians

A Young New York Artist’s Death Devastated a Community. Now Friends Say It Was All a Cruel Performance—and She’s Still Alive

‘I Didn’t Want My Art to Come Out While I Was an Actress’: At the Venice Biennale, Rose McGowan Reflects on Her New Life as an Artist

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