People Filmmaker Gus Van Sant First Saw the Mona Lisa When He Was 11. Sixty Years Later, She’s the Inspiration for His Paintings Van Sant is showing his new paintings at Vito Schnabel's gallery in Switzerland. By Osman Can Yerebakan, Jan 18, 2022
People Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch Broke the Mold With Their Redesign of the Met’s New British Galleries. Now, They’re Opening Their Own Space The co-founders of New York design firm Roman and Williams opened Guild Gallery last November. By Noor Brara, Jan 11, 2022
People Rachel Uffner’s Tastemaking Gallery Survived the Great Recession and the Pandemic. The Daily Grind Is Much Harder The gallerist opened her space the same month that Lehman Brothers crashed in 2008. Through the 2020s, she's had to pull out some old tricks she learned back then. By Annie Armstrong, Jan 10, 2022
People ‘Shame Is One of My Predominant Feelings’: Watch Artists Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg Summon Nightmares in Clay As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 6, 2022
People ‘Power in Society Is in the Machine’: Why Agnieszka Pilat Teamed Up With a Robo Dog Named Spot to Paint Our New Tech Overlords Agnieszka Pilat is an artist in residence at Boston Dynamics and other tech companies. By Julie Baumgardner, Jan 6, 2022
People Tracey Emin’s New Year’s Resolution Is to Found Her Own Art School in Margate (No Smoking or Loud Music Allowed) The artist is planning to make the seaside town into an "artist haven." By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 5, 2022
People ‘A Painting Is Never Finished’: Legendary Chef Jacques Pépin on His Secret Life as an Artist, and Why He’s Sharing It Now The French American chef has a solo museum exhibition showcasing 50 years of his art. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 3, 2022
People In Memoriam: Remembering the Curators, Artists, Writers, and Dealers We Lost in 2021 Kaari Upson and Virgil Abloh were among those we lost in 2021. By Artnet News, Dec 29, 2021
People The American Painter Wayne Thiebaud, Who Transformed Cakes Into Symbols of Joy and Longing, Has Died at 101 Thiebaud, who spent most of his life in California, was one of the country's most beloved and recognizable painters. By Julia Halperin, Dec 27, 2021
People Designers Mauricio Guerrero and Brian Butterfield on Giving Back to Mexico by Way of Art and Design This is part of a special series of Creative Conversations focused on Mexico’s contemporary art, design, and culture. By Artnet News in Partnership With Maestro Dobel Tequila, Dec 23, 2021
People ‘As an Artist, You Look at Everything’: Emerging Painter Patrick Alston on How His South Bronx Home Infuses His Abstract Art Alston explains how he found his style, and the mission he sees for his work today. By Folasade Ologundudu, Dec 23, 2021
People ‘My Imagination Ran Wild’: Alteronce Gumby on How His Expansive Style Draws Inspiration From Both Picasso and Music Sampling Gumby's unique synthesis has made him a fast-rising star. By Folasade Ologundudu, Dec 22, 2021
People Designers Héctor Esrawe and Brian Thoreen on Creative Partnership, the Importance of Process, and Mexico’s ‘Renaissance Moment’ This is part of a special series of Creative Conversations focused on Mexico’s contemporary art, design, and culture. By Artnet News in Partnership With Maestro Dobel Tequila, Dec 21, 2021
People ‘There Are Always More Questions’: Abstract Painter Mary Lovelace O’Neal on Creating Art That Refuses to Be Boxed In In a career that spans decades, O'Neal has drawn strength from a powerful creative community. By Folasade Ologundudu, Dec 21, 2021
People ‘You’re Going to Have to Deal With Me’: McArthur Binion on How He Kept the Faith in Abstract Painting, Even When It Wasn’t Fashionable Binion has created a career on his own terms, and is determined to pay it forward. By Folasade Ologundudu, Dec 20, 2021
