People ‘She Changed My Life for the Better’: Read the Letters Ai Weiwei and Other Art Figures Wrote to Advocate Leniency for Mary Boone Prominent members of the art world have written letters testifying to the art dealer's character after she pleaded guilty to tax fraud last year. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 9, 2019
People After Pleading Guilty to Tax Fraud, Mary Boone’s Lawyers Cite Childhood Trauma and Mental Instability in a Bid to Avert Jail Time Industry heavyweights including Jerry Saltz, Ai Weiwei, and Julian Schnabel have also written letters supporting Boone. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 8, 2019
People In a Bizarre Statement to Press, the Stedelijk Museum and Former Director Beatrix Ruf Vow to Let Bygones Be Bygones The embattled former director says her time at the museum can now become “a happy memory.” By Naomi Rea, Jan 7, 2019
People Nicola L., an Overlooked Female Pioneer of the Pop Art Movement, Has Died at 81 The artist's advocates remember her as a steely, determined force of nature. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 3, 2019
People In Case You Missed ‘Shoot,’ an Actor Is Now Re-Staging Chris Burden’s Most Shocking Performances in New York The play looks at the artist's conflicted relationships and the preparations that went into his performances. By Janelle Zara, Jan 2, 2019
People A Museum Director Planned a Show About Art and Oil. Just One Problem: His Institution Is Funded by Volkswagen Many wonder if Ralf Beil's fossil fuel-focused exhibition was a problem for the museum's sole sponsor, Volkswagen. By Kate Brown, Dec 21, 2018
People Superstar Smithsonian Leader David Skorton Resigns After Less Than Four Years The secretary's departure to lead a medical organization came as a surprise. By Tanner West, Dec 20, 2018
People Artist Subodh Gupta Steps Down as Co-Curator of the Goa Arts Festival Amid Allegations of Sexual Harassment The accusations are the latest from an anonymous Instagram account targeting prominent figures in the Indian art world. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 19, 2018
People Artist Vanessa German Needed Money to Repair Her Steps in Pittsburgh. Then She Won $200,000 From the Crystal Bridges Museum She plans to use the money to open a Museum of Resilience to honor the neighborhood's large population of black single mothers. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 18, 2018
People ‘People Often Get Hung Up on the Search for Meaning’: Artist Seth Price on Why You Probably Don’t Understand His Work Price’s new show—his first in New York in six years—is on view now at the Petzel Gallery . By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 17, 2018
People After Making Market History With da Vinci and David Hockney, Dealmaker Loïc Gouzer Is Leaving Christie’s for Parts Unknown The rainmaker says he will focus on environmental conservation before returning to the art world. By Henri Neuendorf, Dec 17, 2018
People How Barbara and Aaron Levine Became Two of America’s Most Committed Collectors of Conceptual Art The Washington, D.C.-based couple, who just donated a trove of works by Marcel Duchamp to the Hirshhorn, trace their evolution as collectors. By Menachem Wecker, Dec 13, 2018
People Here Are the 10 Female Artists Over 40 Who Have Won the $250,000 Anonymous Was a Woman Awards The awards' founder, Susan Unterberg, only revealed her identity earlier this year. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 11, 2018
People Kaywin Feldman Becomes the First Woman to Direct the National Gallery of Art in Washington Feldman is the fifth director to lead the venerable 77-year old institution. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 11, 2018
People A Danish Photographer Shot Himself Having Sex With a Model Atop Egypt’s Great Pyramid. Here’s Why He Did It The photo was "the dumbest idea I could get on," explains Danish daredevil Andreas Hvid. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 11, 2018
