People Artist JR on Why He’s Glad ‘Everybody on the NRA Side Has Loved’ His Epic Mural About America’s Gun Crisis The artist has a show at Pace and a mural on the Bowery. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 31, 2018
People ‘Contemporary Art Hates You’: John Waters, the Prince of Puke, on His New Retrospective The artist discusses the process of putting together his retrospective at the Baltimore Museum. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 31, 2018
People ‘Destructive Macho Power Needs to Be Overthrown’: Meet the Next Berlin Biennale’s All-Star Team of ‘Female Identified’ Curators The four-member curatorial team hails from several South American nations in deep crisis. By Kate Brown, Oct 30, 2018
People ‘I Use It as a Way of Drawing and Seeing’: Artist Mickalene Thomas on How Photography Became the Center of Her Practice The artist was honored at the ICP Spotlights luncheon. Here are five takeaways from the talk. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 26, 2018
People Alex Katz on Why You Should Kneel in Front of El Greco (Literally) and 5 Other Provocative Thoughts About Art Katz takes art lovers on a stroll through art history with his new book. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2018
People Sorry, Art Lovers: The New Auguste Rodin Biopic Is a Steamy, Superficial Flop Never penetrating far into his psychology, the film by Jacques Doillon portrays Rodin as a pair of hands, always in action—and not much else. By Rachel Corbett, Oct 25, 2018
People ‘A 21st-Century Andrew Carnegie’? How the Late Paul Allen’s Unorthodox Taste Made Him One of the Top Art Collectors in the World The billionaire philanthropist and collector never stopped learning. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2018
People Facing #MeToo Allegations, the Co-Founder of India’s Kochi-Muziris Biennale Has Temporarily Stepped Down An anonymous Instagram account has been airing #MeToo complaints against powerful figures in the Indian art world. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 22, 2018
People Van Gogh, Visionary Artist, Was Once a Truly Terrible Art Dealer. Until This Guy Fired Him If Van Gogh had been able to keep a steady job, he might not have become a great artist. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2018
People A New Cy Twombly Biography Mentioning His ‘Assistant’ Has Dismayed the Late Artist’s Supporters Joshua Rivkin's new book about the artist is out this week, and it's already courting controversy. By Rachel Corbett, Oct 17, 2018
People Pop Artist Mel Ramos, Best Known for His Racy Depictions of Women and Candy, Dies at 83 The artist satirized pin-up girls in his paintings of nude women. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 16, 2018
People Luc Tuymans, Giuseppe Penone, and Other Art-World Figures Defend Museum Director After Russian Forgery Scandal Catherine de Zegher is fighting to keep her job after mounting a show of alleged Russian avant-garde forgeries. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 11, 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
People Architect Richard Meier ‘Steps Back’ From Firm Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations In March, Richard Meier took a six-month leave of absence from his architecture firm. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 9, 2018
