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Art Fairs

Independent Brussels Aims to Cure Fair Fatigue With a Mega-Dose of Performance Art

The fair, guest curated by Vincent Honoré, features 16 performance commissions.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 5, 2018

Art World

See the Biggest, Weirdest, Most Radical Art From Burning Man 2018

The theme of this year’s event, “I, Robot,” asked artists to look at how the “many forms of artificial intelligence that permeate our lives."

By Tanner West, Sep 4, 2018

Auctions

The Auction House Bonhams Has Been Purchased by a London-Based Private Equity Firm

Are the new owners prepared to invest enough to compete with its larger rivals?

By Henri Neuendorf, Sep 4, 2018

Art World

‘It Spans the Breadth and Depth of Western Art’: Phillips Will Sell Late Film Exec Howard Karshan’s Collection This Fall

The collection includes blue-chip works by Gerhard Richter, Georg Baselitz, and Cy Twombly.

By Henri Neuendorf, Sep 4, 2018

Art Fairs

‘We All Make Each Other Stronger’: Art Berlin Director Maike Cruse on How Collaboration Could Change Art Fairs as We Know Them

The art fair veteran shares her insights on Berlin's rapidly changing collector scene, and how art fairs can help galleries through some of the market's current tribulations.

By Kate Brown, Sep 4, 2018

Art World

For the First Time in More Than Three Decades, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Will Host a Runway Fashion Show

Chanel will present its Métiers d’Art runway show there on December 4.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 4, 2018

Art World

Art Industry News: Brazil’s National Museum Fears 90 Percent of Its Collection Has Been Destroyed + Other Stories

Plus, artist Deana Lawson shoots Rihanna for the cover of Garage magazine and the Ullens Center is expanding to China’s “gold coast.”

By artnet News, Sep 4, 2018

Art World

Nude Performance Artist Deborah De Robertis Strips Off at Lourdes, Causing Upset at the Catholic Pilgrimage Site

The artist faces a charge of sexual exhibitionism after posing as the Virgin Mary at France's most popular shrine.

By Naomi Rea, Sep 4, 2018

Art and Law

Brazil’s Inhotim Rolls Out an Ambitious Fall Program Despite Criminal Charges Against Billionaire Founder Bernardo Paz

The museum says that charges against Paz and his sister will not impact programming.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 4, 2018

People

‘Direct Action Is Our Only Hope’: Opioid Crisis Activist Nan Goldin on Why People Need to Go Offline to Fight for Their Beliefs

For eight months, Goldin has dedicated herself to speaking out againt the Sackler family's influence in art museums.

By Kate Brown, Sep 4, 2018

Exhibitions

Lavinia Fontana Was the First Professional Female Artist. Now a Prado Show Will (Finally) Celebrate the Renaissance Pioneer

The Madrid museum will mark its bicentenary with a show of her work together with that of fellow female Renaissance artist Sofonisba Anguissola.

By Javier Pes, Sep 4, 2018

Art Fairs

Independent Brussels Aims to Cure Fair Fatigue With a Mega-Dose of Performance Art

Art World

See the Biggest, Weirdest, Most Radical Art From Burning Man 2018

Auctions

The Auction House Bonhams Has Been Purchased by a London-Based Private Equity Firm

Art World

‘It Spans the Breadth and Depth of Western Art’: Phillips Will Sell Late Film Exec Howard Karshan’s Collection This Fall

Art Fairs

‘We All Make Each Other Stronger’: Art Berlin Director Maike Cruse on How Collaboration Could Change Art Fairs as We Know Them

Art World

For the First Time in More Than Three Decades, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Will Host a Runway Fashion Show

Art World

Art Industry News: Brazil’s National Museum Fears 90 Percent of Its Collection Has Been Destroyed + Other Stories

Art World

Nude Performance Artist Deborah De Robertis Strips Off at Lourdes, Causing Upset at the Catholic Pilgrimage Site

Art and Law

Brazil’s Inhotim Rolls Out an Ambitious Fall Program Despite Criminal Charges Against Billionaire Founder Bernardo Paz

People

‘Direct Action Is Our Only Hope’: Opioid Crisis Activist Nan Goldin on Why People Need to Go Offline to Fight for Their Beliefs

Exhibitions

Lavinia Fontana Was the First Professional Female Artist. Now a Prado Show Will (Finally) Celebrate the Renaissance Pioneer

Politics

Anish Kapoor, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Other Leading UK Art Figures Join Outcry Over Jailed Photographer Shahidul Alam

Art World

Art Industry News: Art Critic Peter Schjeldahl Mourns the Loss of Village Voice + Other Stories

Art World

In a Shock Move, the Louvre Abu Dhabi Postpones the Display of ‘Salvator Mundi’

Events and Parties

Editors’ Picks: 17 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week

Independent Brussels Aims to Cure Fair Fatigue With a Mega-Dose of Performance Art

See the Biggest, Weirdest, Most Radical Art From Burning Man 2018

The Auction House Bonhams Has Been Purchased by a London-Based Private Equity Firm

‘It Spans the Breadth and Depth of Western Art’: Phillips Will Sell Late Film Exec Howard Karshan’s Collection This Fall

‘We All Make Each Other Stronger’: Art Berlin Director Maike Cruse on How Collaboration Could Change Art Fairs as We Know Them

For the First Time in More Than Three Decades, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Will Host a Runway Fashion Show

Art Industry News: Brazil’s National Museum Fears 90 Percent of Its Collection Has Been Destroyed + Other Stories

Nude Performance Artist Deborah De Robertis Strips Off at Lourdes, Causing Upset at the Catholic Pilgrimage Site

Brazil’s Inhotim Rolls Out an Ambitious Fall Program Despite Criminal Charges Against Billionaire Founder Bernardo Paz

‘Direct Action Is Our Only Hope’: Opioid Crisis Activist Nan Goldin on Why People Need to Go Offline to Fight for Their Beliefs

Lavinia Fontana Was the First Professional Female Artist. Now a Prado Show Will (Finally) Celebrate the Renaissance Pioneer

Anish Kapoor, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Other Leading UK Art Figures Join Outcry Over Jailed Photographer Shahidul Alam

Art Industry News: Art Critic Peter Schjeldahl Mourns the Loss of Village Voice + Other Stories

In a Shock Move, the Louvre Abu Dhabi Postpones the Display of ‘Salvator Mundi’

Editors’ Picks: 17 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week

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