Dominated by Female Voices and Queer Perspectives, the Berlin Biennial Amplifies the Plights and Triumphs of Marginalized Communities

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Dominated by Female Voices and Queer Perspectives, the Berlin Biennial Amplifies the Plights and Triumphs of Marginalized Communities

The 11th edition of the Berlin Biennale, "The Crack Begins Within" is open across various locations in the German capital.

By Hili Perlson, Sep 8, 2020

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Defying the Odds, Marina Abramović Presents the World Premiere of Her First-Ever Opera in Munich—Here’s What It’s Like

The artist takes to the stage to die seven times in highly anticipated performance about celebrity, love, and inner crisis.

By Dorian Batycka, Sep 1, 2020

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The Staff of a Tiny Locked-Down Dutch Museum Is Offering to Talk to Anyone Who Wants to Chat About Art. So I Gave Them a Call.

The LAM Museum is keeping the public engaged by offering one-on-one phone calls with its employees.

By Kate Brown, Apr 20, 2020

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Rem Koolhaas’s Frequently Obnoxious ‘Countryside’ Exhibition at the Guggenheim Prizes Navel-Gazing Over Relevance

The most lauded architect of our lifetimes delivers literal and figurative wallpaper.

By Janelle Zara, Mar 15, 2020

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Agnes Pelton Went to the Desert in Search of Solace. Her Paintings at the Whitney Show She Found Something Magical There

A survey of the spiritual-abstractionist painter's oracular art brings an offbeat brand of enlightenment to New York.

By Ben Davis, Mar 13, 2020

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The Mexican Muralists Had a Vital Influence on US Art. Can Their Revolutionary Approach Offer Lessons for the Present?

"Vida Americana" at the Whitney tells a tale that should provoke some self-reflection in the present.

By Barbara Calderón, Feb 25, 2020

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Here Are the 11 Best Works of Art We Saw in 2019, as Chosen by the Artnet News Staff

Here's the very best of what we saw around the world.

By Artnet News, Dec 29, 2019

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How Yvette Mayorga’s Luscious Artworks Use ‘Rasquache Aesthetics’ to Address the Dark Side of the American Dream

The first-generation Mexican-American artist is rising fast based on her colorful style and themes that address the Latinx experience.

By Barbara Calderón, Nov 27, 2019

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Lubaina Himid Was the Oldest Artist to Win the Turner Prize. With a New Show, She Is Trying to Bring Attention to (Much) Older Old Masters

An exhibition by the Turner Prize-winning artist Lubaina Himid reshuffles the strict lines along which we observe the past.

By Nina Siegal, Nov 26, 2019

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What One Mysterious, Easily Overlooked German Painting Taught Me About How to Visit a Museum in the Age of Blockbusters

Untangling why a little-known painting by Christoph Paudiß feels so prescient today.

By Ben Davis, Nov 25, 2019

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Rembrandt and Velázquez Lived in Warring Nations and Never Met. Incredibly, They Painted Like Brothers, a New Show Reveals

Such is the argument of a new Baroque blockbuster show at the Rijksmuseum.

By Nina Siegal, Nov 17, 2019

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Julie Mehretu’s New LACMA Survey Reveals an Artist at the Peak of Her Power—But Also One Unusually Eager to Share the Credit

The artist remaps strategies of power both on and off the canvas.

By Catherine Wagley, Nov 10, 2019

Artist Meriem Bennani’s Latest Work Is All About Imagining a Future in Which We Are Able to Cope With Our Disjointed Reality

The artist's new film combines quirky personal symbolism, sci-fi tropes, and scenes from everyday life in a bizarre new world.

By Ben Davis, Sep 26, 2019

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