SFMOMA Director Neal Benezra, Who Presided Over Its Major Expansion and Fell Under Scrutiny, Is Stepping Down

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SFMOMA Director Neal Benezra, Who Presided Over Its Major Expansion and Fell Under Scrutiny, Is Stepping Down

The director has been at SFMOMA for 19 years.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 9, 2021

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How a New England Retiree Who Calls Himself the ‘Ice Man’ Found a Second Career Photographing Winter Frost in Awe-Inspiring Detail

For Len Burgess, it's the ephemerality of ice that makes it so beautiful.

By Sarah Cascone, Feb 8, 2021

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‘Very Few People Work in Solitude’: Designer Dries Van Noten and Artist Adam Tullie on How Creatives Can Collaborate Across Disciplines

The pair recently worked together on an art project at the fashion designer’s new Los Angeles store.

By Noor Brara, Feb 8, 2021

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Designer Ron Rael’s Seesaws at the Border Captured the World’s Imagination. Now He’s Back in Mexico With an Ambitious New Project

Ronald Rael's latest project builds on hundreds of year of tradition to bring a sense of community to migrant shelters on the Mexican border.

By Sarah Cascone, Feb 5, 2021

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‘If I’m Going to Do This, I’ve Got to Do It Now’: Artist Mira Schor on Deciding to Tackle Monumental Artworks After Decades of Working Small

Now 70, Mira Schor is ready to take on new challenges.

By Sarah Cascone, Feb 3, 2021

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Studio Visit: Jonathan Horowitz on His Secret Instagram Art Project, and the Joys of Flinging Paint as a Creative Release

The paint throwing is also part of an ongoing series of abstract paintings.

By Artnet News, Feb 2, 2021

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The Art World at Home: The Holt-Smithson Foundation’s Lisa Le Feuvre Is Bird-Watching and Inviting Artists to Work on a Private Island

We caught up with the head of the Holt-Smithson Foundation.

By Artnet News, Feb 1, 2021

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Art Luminaries Pay Tribute to Richard Feigen, the ‘Collector in Dealer’s Clothes’ Revered for Championing Old and New Masters Alike

The late dealer placed masterpieces in more than 100 museums around the world

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 1, 2021

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What I Buy and Why: Beijing Collector Amber Yifei Wang on Why She Loves ’90s Artists, and the Tang Dynasty Scroll She Covets Most

Wang is the director of Gallery Weekend Beijing.

By Naomi Rea, Jan 31, 2021

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A Painting of Amanda Gorman, the Young Poet Who Performed at Joe Biden’s Inauguration, Is Now Part of Harvard’s Permanent Collection

Gorman is currently at work on two new books.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 28, 2021

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‘Bob Ross Was Wrong’: Indie Legend John Lurie Shares Brutal Truths and Art-Making Wisdom on His New HBO Show, ‘Painting With John’

The show's title is a spinoff from Lurie's satirical '90s nature show "Fishing With John."

By Naomi Rea, Jan 27, 2021

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What I Buy and Why: Art Dealer Edward Tyler Nahem on His Many Collecting Regrets, and the Painting He’d Nab from MoMA

The veteran art dealer also tells us about the Titus Kaphar diptych over his couch.

By Katie White, Jan 25, 2021

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Why Tourmaline, Chronicler of Queer and Trans Histories, Has Devoted Her Debut Solo Show to Self-Portraits of Fantastic Pleasure

For her debut exhibition at Chapter NY, Tourmaline places herself at the center of tableaux about pleasure.

By Jessica Lynne, Jan 21, 2021

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The Art World at Home: Curator Maya Allison Is Organizing the UAE’s Pavilion for the Next Venice Biennale and Making Sourdough

The curator is working on projects from her home on the campus of NYU Abu Dhabi.

By Artnet News, Jan 20, 2021

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Art Critic Robert Storr Has Never Been Afraid to Make Enemies. Now, as He Releases a New Book of Essays, He’s Calling Them Out by Name

To mark the publication of a new book of essays, the critic discusses the limits of art theory and the fallout from the Philip Guston controversy.

By Pac Pobric, Jan 20, 2021