People In Case You Missed ‘Shoot,’ an Actor Is Now Re-Staging Chris Burden’s Most Shocking Performances in New York The play looks at the artist's conflicted relationships and the preparations that went into his performances. By Janelle Zara, Jan 2, 2019
People A Museum Director Planned a Show About Art and Oil. Just One Problem: His Institution Is Funded by Volkswagen Many wonder if Ralf Beil's fossil fuel-focused exhibition was a problem for the museum's sole sponsor, Volkswagen. By Kate Brown, Dec 21, 2018
People Superstar Smithsonian Leader David Skorton Resigns After Less Than Four Years The secretary's departure to lead a medical organization came as a surprise. By Tanner West, Dec 20, 2018
People Artist Subodh Gupta Steps Down as Co-Curator of the Goa Arts Festival Amid Allegations of Sexual Harassment The accusations are the latest from an anonymous Instagram account targeting prominent figures in the Indian art world. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 19, 2018
People Artist Vanessa German Needed Money to Repair Her Steps in Pittsburgh. Then She Won $200,000 From the Crystal Bridges Museum She plans to use the money to open a Museum of Resilience to honor the neighborhood's large population of black single mothers. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 18, 2018
People ‘People Often Get Hung Up on the Search for Meaning’: Artist Seth Price on Why You Probably Don’t Understand His Work Price’s new show—his first in New York in six years—is on view now at the Petzel Gallery . By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 17, 2018
People After Making Market History With da Vinci and David Hockney, Dealmaker Loïc Gouzer Is Leaving Christie’s for Parts Unknown The rainmaker says he will focus on environmental conservation before returning to the art world. By Henri Neuendorf, Dec 17, 2018
People How Barbara and Aaron Levine Became Two of America’s Most Committed Collectors of Conceptual Art The Washington, D.C.-based couple, who just donated a trove of works by Marcel Duchamp to the Hirshhorn, trace their evolution as collectors. By Menachem Wecker, Dec 13, 2018
People Here Are the 10 Female Artists Over 40 Who Have Won the $250,000 Anonymous Was a Woman Awards The awards' founder, Susan Unterberg, only revealed her identity earlier this year. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 11, 2018
People Kaywin Feldman Becomes the First Woman to Direct the National Gallery of Art in Washington Feldman is the fifth director to lead the venerable 77-year old institution. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 11, 2018
People A Danish Photographer Shot Himself Having Sex With a Model Atop Egypt’s Great Pyramid. Here’s Why He Did It The photo was "the dumbest idea I could get on," explains Danish daredevil Andreas Hvid. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 11, 2018
People What Did the Art World Wear to Art Basel Miami Beach? We Buttonholed 15 Fashionable Fairgoers We talked with fairgoers, including artists, collectors, and designers, about what they wore to Art Basel Miami Beach. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 7, 2018
People 6 Buzz-Worthy Artists on Their Personal Fashion and the Designers Who Influence Their Practice Some unexpected studio accessories, from a Moschino Couture Trash-Can Bag to a vintage Muhammad Ali Sweatshirt. By Caroline Goldstein, Dec 5, 2018
People 6 Emerging Artists to Seek Out During Art Basel Miami Beach This Week You may not have seen their work yet, but you'll be seeing it everywhere soon. By Artnet News, Dec 4, 2018
People The Brooklyn Museum’s Anne Pasternak on Why ‘Protest Is Here to Stay,’ and How Data (and David Bowie) Show the Way Forward The oft-embattled Brooklyn Museum director spoke to artnet News's Andrew Goldstein about her friction with the left. By Andrew Goldstein, Dec 3, 2018