Art World How Sculptor Rachel Whiteread Transformed a World War I Military Shelter Into Her Latest Public Artwork The Turner Prize-winning artist has cast a Nissen hut as a memorial to the war that divided her grandfathers. By Javier Pes, Oct 10, 2018
Opinion Can We Just Admit That Banksy’s Art-Shredding Stunt Is Actually Really Good? It is OK to let yourself like this confounding bit of auction theater. By Ben Davis, Oct 10, 2018
Exhibitions The Met Costume Institute’s Next Show Looks at Camp Fashion and, Appropriately, Lady Gaga Will Host Its Gala The show is inspired by Susan Sontag's famous essay "Notes on Camp." By Sarah Cascone, Oct 10, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: John Waters Issues a Grave Warning to the Art Market + Other Stories Plus, MOCA elects a new board chair and Louis Vuitton designs a bespoke travel case for a Vermeer. By artnet News, Oct 10, 2018
Art World Who Bought That Record-Breaking Jenny Saville? Kenny Schachter Eavesdropped at the Auctions—and Braved Frieze—to Bring You the Scoop Our columnist tries not to fall asleep at Frieze, overhears a juicy lead at the auctions, and even finds time to curate his own show. By Kenny Schachter, Oct 10, 2018
Analysis Wondering How Instagram’s New Tap-to-Buy Features Might Work for Selling Art? Here Are the Answers Instagram's new Shopping features now allow users to buy artwork from approved sellers with a few taps. But will it work for the art world? By Tim Schneider, Oct 10, 2018
People ‘It’s Just Exploding’: Jim Carrey on His New Career as an Artist and Political Cartoonist The comedic actor-turned-artist spoke about his painting, his political cartoons, and the Trump administration at the New Yorker Festival. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 9, 2018
People Collector Peggy Cooper Cafritz Bequeaths More Than 600 Works to the Studio Museum and Duke Ellington School of the Arts The bequest has been called the largest-ever donation of contemporary artworks by artists of African descent. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 9, 2018
Art World The Shed Is Funding 52 Emerging New York Artists to Make New Work—Here They Are A sweeping call for proposals garnered more than 900 applications. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 9, 2018
People Architect Richard Meier 'Steps Back' From His Firm Following Misconduct Allegations In March, Richard Meier took a six-month leave of absence from his architecture firm. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 9, 2018
Art World Here Are the 150 Artists Making Billboards for Every US State as Part of Hank Willis Thomas’s Midterm Election Project Marilyn Minter, Rashid Johnson, Tania Bruguera, and Theaster Gates are among the participants. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 9, 2018
Art Fairs Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2018 Here's what art dealers say they sold at the London fairs (though watch out for number-fudging and other kinds of general sneakiness). By artnet News, Oct 9, 2018
Art World Almost All of San Francisco’s Statues Are of Men, So the City Is Setting a Quota for Statues of Women The first new statue under the ordinance—only San Francisco's fourth of a non-fictional woman—will be of poet Maya Angelou. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 9, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Why Julian Schnabel Almost Turned His Back on the Musée d’Orsay + Other Stories Plus, dealer Paula Cooper reflects on her 50 years in business and artist Laurie Simmons gets pranked on late-night television. By artnet News, Oct 9, 2018
Analysis With His Viral Shredding Performance, Did Banksy Just Change the Market for Performance Art Forever? Banksy's move actually has a lot to say about how the market—and the public's relationship to it—has changed in recent years. By Elizabeth Dee, Oct 9, 2018
