Killer Mike, the High Museum’s Newest Board Member, on How He Wants to Make Art More Accessible to the Working Class

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Killer Mike, the High Museum’s Newest Board Member, on How He Wants to Make Art More Accessible to the Working Class

The rapper and activist is the latest hip-hop artist to cross over into the art world.

By Henri Neuendorf, Aug 16, 2018

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Returning to His Roots, Dealer Andrew Fabricant Joins Gagosian, Leaving Richard Gray Gallery After 22 Years

The 63-year-old dealer has a reputation as a market expert with deep connections.

By Henri Neuendorf, Aug 16, 2018

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Who Won Damien Hirst’s Instagram Caption Contest? The Vulgarian Who Aimed the Crudest, Most Concise Insult at the Artist

The artist went with brevity—and irreverence—in choosing the winner of a "Veil Painting" print.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 16, 2018

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9 Hyper-Relevant Andy Warhol Quotes That Prove the Pop Artist Is Still 90 Years Young

The Pop art great is as quotable as ever.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 5, 2018

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How a Little-Known Nonprofit Is Bringing Social Practice Art to New York’s Most Elite Museums—and Beyond

The Kenan Trust has given $6 million to promote art that furthers social justice, from the Met and the Guggenheim to the Laundromat Project.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 31, 2018

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MoMA PS1’s Klaus Biesenbach, a Champion of the Avant-Garde and Celebrities Alike, Will Now Lead MOCA LA

In a double loss for MoMA, its curator Laura Hoptman has also been named director of the Drawing Center.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 31, 2018

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Meet Tyler Mitchell, the 23-Year-Old Who Will Be the First Black Photographer to Shoot a ‘Vogue’ Cover—Thanks to Beyoncé

The artist currently has work on view at the Aperture Foundation in New York.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 31, 2018

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‘Oksana Shachko Invented a Grammar of Activism’: How the Co-Founder of FEMEN Used Art as a Powerful Feminist Statement

In recent years Shachko was working as a full-time artist painting transgressive religious icons.

By Naomi Rea, Jul 26, 2018

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Will Jennifer Lawrence Play Anna Delvey? As the Art-World Scammer’s Riveting Saga Heads to Netflix, New Details Emerge

The "Hunger Games" actress is whispered to be in the running to play the scammer in a possible film, even as Shonda Rhimes's Netflix series gets the go-ahead.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 25, 2018

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UK Museums Pledge $20 Million to Save Thousands of ‘Titanic’ Artifacts—and James Cameron Is on Board, Too

A group of British museums is hoping to keep the collection from being broken up and sold off.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2018

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‘The Reaction Has Been Overwhelming’: Susan Unterberg Comes Forward as a Major Anonymous Patron of Female Artists

The artist and philanthropist's organization has given out $5.5 million in grants to artists aged over 40.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 24, 2018

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Did Juergen Teller’s Vogue Photo Shoot of Rihanna Rip Off Mickalene Thomas? Twitter Certainly Thinks So

To make matters worse, Lehmann Maupin gallery represents both artists.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 24, 2018

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Nelson Mandela Was an Artist, Too, and Now His Family Has Revealed Never-Before-Seen Artworks to Mark His 100th Birthday

Nelson Mandela turned to art after retiring from politics, but these works have never been seen before.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2018

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White Cube Poaches Warhol Expert Eric Shiner From Sotheby’s to Lead Its American Operations

Despite the high-profile appointment, the British gallery insists it has no plans to open a gallery in New York.

By Henri Neuendorf, Jul 17, 2018

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‘This Could Really Be Art for All’: Why Daniel Birnbaum Is Leaving His Job as a Museum Director for a Career in VR

The esteemed director of the Moderna Museet is moving on to become the artistic director of the VR production company Acute Art.

By Kate Brown, Jul 10, 2018