People Doris Salcedo, Whose Haunting Work Bears Witness to Dark Histories, Is the First Winner of a New $1 Million Japanese Art Prize Salcedo will use the $1 million Nomura Art Award to create a new work. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 31, 2019
People George Lucas’s Museum of Narrative Art Hires the Met’s Education Department Whiz as Its New Director Sandra Jackson-Dumont will lead the new museum, which is set to open in late 2021. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 30, 2019
People Botticelli Is Buried at the Feet of His Muse—and 9 Other Unusual Stories Behind Famous Artists’ Final Resting Places Can you guess which artist's ashes were surreptitiously buried under the cloak of night? By Katie White, Oct 30, 2019
People Artist Phillip K. Smith III Wants You to Slow Down and Bask in the Meditative Power of Beautiful, Glowing Light The artist, who recently debuted a new installation in Los Angeles, was celebrated this past weekend by Hennessy Paradis Imperial. By In Partnership with Hennessy Paradis Imperial, Oct 29, 2019
People Artist Hervé Télémaque, 81, Is One of the Previously Overlooked Stars of MoMA’s Rehang. Here’s What He Thinks About It We caught up with the artist while he was in town for the museum's opening celebrations. By Katie White, Oct 23, 2019
People K11 Musea Is the Culmination of Billionaire Collector Adrian Cheng’s Vision for a Hybrid Art-and-Luxury Empire. But He’s Not Done Yet We spoke to K11 Musea founder about his sweeping plans for a new kind of culture-meets-commerce hub. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 23, 2019
People Munich’s Troubled Haus der Kunst Names Andrea Lissoni, Formerly of Tate Modern, as Its New Artistic Director Lissoni fills the longstanding gap left by the museum's former director, the late Okwui Enwezor. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2019
People ‘A Master of the Gestural Brushstroke’: Admirers Reflect on the Legacy of Ed Clark, the Late Innovator of Abstract Painting An exhibition of the late artist’s work is on view now at Hauser and Wirth in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 21, 2019
People ‘He Was an Immense Artist’: The Chinese Artist Huang Yong Ping, Who Fused the Spirit of Duchamp with Zen Buddhism, Has Died The France-based Chinese artist fell foul of the censors in China and animal rights activists in North America. By Kate Brown, Oct 21, 2019
People Art Dealer Hildegard Bachert, Who Championed Käthe Kollwitz and Grandma Moses, Has Died at Age 98 Bachert, who fled Nazi Germany at 19, was known for her passionate advocacy for the artists she loved at Galerie St. Etienne. By Rachel Corbett, Oct 18, 2019
People The Van Gogh Museum Has Tapped the Longtime Director of the Mauritshuis to Lead the Venerated Amsterdam Institution The American academic joins the museum after 12 years at the Mauritshuis. By Kate Brown, Oct 16, 2019
People Stefan Edlis, Who Went From Refugee to Eminent Art Collector and Museum Patron, Has Died at Age 94 Edlis was a major donor to Chicago art institutions. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 16, 2019
People Under a New Anti-Fascist Culture Minister, Eike Schmidt’s Contract at the Uffizi Is Renewed for Another Four Years The French art historian Sylvain Bellenger will also stay on at the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples. By Naomi Rea, Oct 14, 2019
People The Beloved New York Artist, Beat Poet, and Warhol Film Star John Giorno Has Died Over five decades, the New York artist and activist, who famously snoozed for Andy Warhol on film, expanded the definition of poetry. By Javier Pes, Oct 14, 2019
People Paul McCartney Has Donated a Remarkable Trove of Pictures Taken by His Late Wife to the Glasgow Museums—See Them Here Linda McCartney is remembered for her intimate portraits of rock superstars. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 11, 2019
