People Curator and Museum Trustee Isolde Brielmaier Has Been Named Deputy Director at the New Museum The appointment comes at a critical time when museum leaders have been under fire for unfair management. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 22, 2021
People ‘We Want Art With All Its Contradictions’: Massimiliano Gioni on How Curators Can Help Keep Radical Art Alive We spoke with the artistic director of the Beatrice Trussardi Foundation and the New Museum about pandemic-era curating. By Kate Brown, Jul 21, 2021
People Art Dealer Inge Baecker, Who Championed Fluxus and Action Artists, Is Among the Dead in Germany’s Devastating Floods The veteran art dealer was caught in her home without a respirator by a flash flood. By Kate Brown, Jul 20, 2021
People Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Has Been Killed While Covering a Battle in Afghanistan Siddiqui was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team for feature photography in 2018. By Artnet News, Jul 16, 2021
People Documentarian Sophie Chahinian Is Making a Film About Robert Longo and Spending Time by the Pool We caught up with the filmmaker at her home. By Artnet News, Jul 15, 2021
People ‘A Spilled Bag of Cheetos on the Sidewalk Is a Stunning Composition’: Watch Artist Adam Milner Make Art From… Well, Anything As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 15, 2021
People French Artist Christian Boltanski, Whose Personal Life Informed His Explorations of Memory and Mortality, Has Died at 76 A self-trained artist, Boltanski was known for his installations and sculptures made from found objects. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 14, 2021
People Pulitzer Prize-Winning Art Critic Jerry Saltz Turned Down a $250,000 Salary to Write for Substack Because He Needs Editors What does a direct-to-consumer product like Substack mean for the future of journalism? By Sarah Cascone, Jul 13, 2021
People ‘I Felt in Between Places’: Iranian Artist Arghavan Khosravi on Studying Art in the U.S., and Why She Paints Preoccupied Women Khosravi recently debuted her first solo show at Rachel Uffner gallery. By Noor Brara, Jul 7, 2021
People The Art World at Home: Smithsonian Institution Oral Historian Ben Gillespie Is Listening to Bach and Watching ‘Star Trek’ We caught up with Gillespie to hear about what he's reading these days and how he de-stresses. By Artnet News, Jul 4, 2021
People The Art World at Home: Amani Lewis Is Painting Portraits of Family and Reflecting on Artist Charles White’s Wise Words The artist checked in from Miami while preparing for their next solo show and opening an exhibition featuring their creative circle. By Artnet News, Jul 2, 2021
People ‘I Got to Be the Artist I Wanted to Be’: Sculptor Maren Hassinger on What Success Looks Like for a Black Artist in America We spoke with the artist on the occasion of a landmark exhibition at Dia in Bridgehampton. By Jessica Lynne, Jul 1, 2021
People Artist Catherine Opie, the New Chair of UCLA’s Art Department, on How She Hopes to Make Her Students Debt-Free The artist and educator plans to raise $10 million for the program over the next three years. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 1, 2021
People Italian Entrepreneur Beatrice Trussardi Is Launching a Nomadic Art Foundation With a Dramatic Installation Atop the Swiss Alps The first project is accessible only by foot or horse-drawn carriage. By Kate Brown, Jul 1, 2021
People ‘Museums Belong to Everyone’: Curator Clare Barlow on the Tate’s Groundbreaking Queer Art Show, and the Work Institutions Still Need to Do In 2017, Barlow curated the Tate's first show celebrating queer art. By Naomi Rea, Jun 29, 2021
