People Actress Lucy Liu Is Also an Artist—and She’s Having Her First Museum Show in Singapore Liu's practice involves plucking trash off the street and giving it a new home in books. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 16, 2019
People Meet Kris Lemsalu, the Eccentrically Costumed Artist Who Will ‘Give Birth to a World of Shamanic Force’ at the Venice Biennale Lemsalu will team up with friends, including the artist Sarah Lucas, to create her own world on a Venetian island. By Kate Brown, Jan 16, 2019
People Kanye West Donates $10 Million to Help Fund James Turrell’s Volcanic Land Art Project ‘Roden Crater’ The rapper predicts "we all will live in Turrell spaces" one day. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 14, 2019
People Collector Jorge M. Pérez Is Offering Lucky Artists a Total of $75,000 to Spend on Anything They Want The real estate giant hopes his two new awards will become Miami's answer to the Turner Prize. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 14, 2019
People The New Museum’s Staff Is Pushing to Unionize—and Top Leadership Is Not at All Happy About It The museum has hired the union-busting firm Adams Nash Haskell & Sheridan. By Ben Davis & Sarah Cascone, Jan 10, 2019
People Metal Detectorist Strikes Gold, Finding a Ring Belonging to 15th-Century British Courtier Wrongly Executed For Treason Edward Colman was falsely accused of plotting to kill King Charles II, and was executed in 1678. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 10, 2019
People ‘I Feel Robbed’: Adrian Piper Speaks Out After the Haus Der Kunst Cancels Her Retrospective A show by German painter Markus Lüpertz replaces planned exhibitions by Piper and Joan Jonas. By Kate Brown, Jan 9, 2019
People ‘She Changed My Life for the Better’: Read the Letters Ai Weiwei and Other Art Figures Wrote to Advocate Leniency for Mary Boone Prominent members of the art world have written letters testifying to the art dealer's character after she pleaded guilty to tax fraud last year. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 9, 2019
People After Pleading Guilty to Tax Fraud, Mary Boone’s Lawyers Cite Childhood Trauma and Mental Instability in a Bid to Avert Jail Time Industry heavyweights including Jerry Saltz, Ai Weiwei, and Julian Schnabel have also written letters supporting Boone. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 8, 2019
People In a Bizarre Statement to Press, the Stedelijk Museum and Former Director Beatrix Ruf Vow to Let Bygones Be Bygones The embattled former director says her time at the museum can now become “a happy memory.” By Naomi Rea, Jan 7, 2019
People Nicola L., an Overlooked Female Pioneer of the Pop Art Movement, Has Died at 81 The artist's advocates remember her as a steely, determined force of nature. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 3, 2019
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
