Art World Is This Photo Proof That Greta Thunberg Is a Time-Traveling Gold Prospector Here to Save the World? We’ll Let You Decide An 1898 photo showing the climate activist’s uncanny doppelganger has spawned its own conspiracy theory. By Maxwell Williams, Nov 21, 2019
Art World Wet Paint: Zwirner Fires Back at Flipper, Art Basel Offers Coupons to Dealers Who Brave Hong Kong, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip Which top artist is also an avowed Brexiteer? Which museum plans to invite every living artist in its collection to a blowout birthday bash? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Nov 21, 2019
On View ‘The Painting Itself Has a Soul’: Watch Artist Tala Madani Explain How Her Acerbic and Witty Paintings Come to Life As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 21, 2019
People Tomás Saraceno, Brainy Spider-Man of the Art World, Talks Arachnids—and Denies He Is Trying ‘to Capture and Eat Berlin’s Art Scene’ The environmentally conscious artist's entire show at Esther Schipper in Berlin packs up into one box. By Kimberly Bradley, Nov 21, 2019
Art World A Ravishing Frida Kahlo Portrait of a Mysterious ‘Lady in White’ Sells for $5.8 Million at Christie’s, One of Her Biggest Auction Sales Ever Experts still debate whether the portrait’s subject is an ex-lover, a friend, or a former classmate. By Maxwell Williams, Nov 21, 2019
People A French Museum Says It Has Found Michel de Montaigne, Famed Humanist Philosopher of the Renaissance, in Its Basement It's probably his body, the museum's director says. "We need to check." By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 21, 2019
Exhibitions William Arnett Helped Bring Self-Taught Artists Into Elite Museums. Now, He’s Presenting His Own Collection at a Gallery for the First Time Artworks by Thornton Dial, Lonnie Holley, and Mary T. Smith are included the show at Marlborough in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 21, 2019
On View An Artist Asked 40 Complete Strangers to Take a Pregnancy Test at a London Gallery Opening—and Then Displayed the Results The performance piece, part of a group show about motherhood, challenged the line between what’s public and private. By Caroline Elbaor, Nov 21, 2019
Art World Award-Winning Chef Daniel Humm Selects His Favorite Works from Artnet Galleries We chatted with the chef about his favorite work at the Met, his ideal way to unwind after a long trip, and his personal style. By Artnet Galleries Inspired by TCS World Travel, Nov 21, 2019
Art World An Artist Completely Reconstructed the Body of a 7,000-Year-Old Female Shaman. Here’s How He Did It—and Why Reconstruction artist Oscar Nillson used cutting-edge techniques to resurrect the ancient figure. By Maxwell Williams, Nov 21, 2019
Politics Would Michael Bloomberg Be the Most Pro-Art President of All Time? We Took a Look at His Impressive Record From dissolving his New York predecessor’s 'decency commission' to a nationwide record of billions in support of the arts, Mayor Mike could be a new Medici in Washington. By Brian Boucher, Nov 21, 2019
Auctions Want an ‘Intimate Digital Experience’ With Marina Abramović? The Artist Is Selling Her First-Ever ‘Mixed Reality’ Work at Auction Has Abramović invented a new genre of art? By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 21, 2019
Art World Here Are the 10 Female Artists Over 40 Who Won This Year’s $25,000 ‘Anonymous Was A Woman’ Grants The buzzy award, with a ‘commitment to celebrating the voices of women,’ went to Diane Simpson, Torkwase Dyson, and others. By Caroline Elbaor, Nov 21, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Grimes, Pop Star and Neuroscience Fan, Warns That ‘We’re at the End of Human Art’ + Other Stories Plus, Prince Charles returns a Maori cloak to New Zealand and MOCA in Los Angeles prepares to go free on January 11. By Artnet News, Nov 21, 2019
Market ‘The Elephant in the Room Is the Mega-Galleries’: Dealer Stefania Bortolami on How the Art Business Changed in 2019, and Where It’s Headed Artnet News sat down with Bortolami to to dissect all that happened in the art world this year, and why now is the age of the mega-galleries. By Naomi Rea, Nov 21, 2019
