People Vasilis Dimitriou, the Artist Who Carried on the Lost Art of Hand-Painted Movie Billboards, Has Died at 84 He painted original movie posters for Greek cinemas for nearly 70 years. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 15, 2020
People Studio Visit: Painter Robin F. Williams on Her Newfound Fascination With TikTok and How She Sustains a Sense of Wonder at Work The Brooklyn-based painter gives us a peek inside her studio and into her creative process. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 14, 2020
People Forrest Fenn, the Eccentric New Mexico Art Dealer Who Buried Treasure for Explorers in the Rocky Mountains, Has Died at 90 Fenn's $2 million treasure was reportedly found in June. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 11, 2020
People The Pinault Collection Takes Down a Photograph by Curator Rebeccah Blum’s Killer Following Art-World Calls to Erase His Legacy The art world is cutting ties with the photographer. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 9, 2020
People The Art World at Home: Curator Michi Jigarjian Is Helping Plan a Giant Mural in Rockaway and Growing Squash in Her Garden The president of the Baxter St camera club tells us about some of the causes to which she's most dedicated. By Artnet News, Sep 7, 2020
People Studio Visit: Painter Kenny Scharf on the Superfood That Fuels His Work, and Why He Can’t Stand Art About the Art World Kenny Scharf discusses life in the studio ahead of the opening of his new exhibition at Almine Rech Gallery in New York. By Artnet News, Sep 7, 2020
People What I Buy & Why: Bangladeshi Collector Durjoy Rahman on Why He Loves Impractical Art and How He’s Helping Local Creatives The art collector and textile businessman also wishes he bought a Banksy when he had the chance. By Artnet News, Sep 6, 2020
People Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates Pioneering Artist Jackie Ormes, the First Professional Black Woman Cartoonist in the US The artist's longest-running strip was first published in 1945. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 1, 2020
People ‘I Love Trying to Make the Viewer Self-Conscious’: How Rising Star Jenna Gribbon Paints the Feelings of Seeing and Being Seen Gribbon is among a generation of figurative painters who traffic in personal imagery shaped by years of sharing their lives online. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 31, 2020
People Studio Visit: Zimbabwean Artist Portia Zvavahera on Why She Had to Escape to the Mountains to Create Her New Show at David Zwirner We spoke to the artist about her current projects and how a mountain retreat helped her find her way out of an artistic jam. By Naomi Rea, Aug 31, 2020
People Iranian-American Artist Siah Armajani, Who Reimagined Public Spaces in Cities Around the World, Has Died at 81 The artist, who was born in Tehran, moved to the US in 1960. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 28, 2020
People Frank Dunphy, the Bullish Business Manager Who Helped Damien Hirst Amass Millions, Has Died Dunphy negotiated high percentages of gallery sales for Hirst and encouraged him to sell work through auction houses. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 28, 2020
People ‘I’m Offering It to Anyone Who’s Suffering’: Nina Chanel Abney on How Her First AR Artwork Is a Talisman for Those in Need of Hope The artist's latest project will be unveiled to mark the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. By Naomi Rea, Aug 28, 2020
People ‘Along the Way, Life Took Over’: Painter Shannon Cartier Lucy on Her Wayward Path to Art-Making and Personal Redemption The artist opens up about her complicated past, her winding career trajectory, and the strange imagery in her work. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 27, 2020
People ‘I Have Always Been in Awe of Nature’: Artist Rebecca Louise Law on the Preciousness and Power of Flowers The artist tells us about her practice, and explains why she left the floristry industry. By Maria Vogel, Aug 27, 2020
