Art World Art Industry News: An Eleventh-Hour Fundraiser Saves a Santa Fe Art Museum From Closing + Other Stories Plus, Patrick Drahi funds a new art sales platform and Sprüth Magers now reps Martine Syms. By Artnet News, May 16, 2023
Art & Tech Baz Luhrmann, a Design Museum, and a Robot Artist Staged an A.I. Art Show Where Sparks—and Machine-Driven Creativity—Flew At Chelsea Factory, the Ai-Da robot painted works based on thousands of crowd-sourced submissions. By Richard Whiddington, May 15, 2023
On View Here Are 10 Exhibitions to See During Frieze New York, From Major New Kusama Works to Little-Known O’Keeffes Frieze New York returns Hudson Yards from May 17–21. Numerous other shows are planned around the city. By Vittoria Benzine, May 15, 2023
Auctions Kenny Scharf’s Fantastical Art Car—Complete With a Working Turntable and Disco Ball—Rolls Into Auction The mobile party machine leads a sale of Modern and contemporary art on May 23. By Lee Carter, May 15, 2023
On View The Essentials: 5 Key Works From Simone Leigh’s Revelatory Exhibition at the ICA Boston and Why They Matter ICA Boston is currently exhibiting works from Simone Leigh's 2022 Venice Biennale in the U.S. for the first time. By Katie White, May 15, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Heavy Is the Hammer This week: a New York auction primer, a gala speech gone wrong, a canny mega-gallerist consignor, and much more. By Artnet News, May 12, 2023
Politics The Gwangju Biennale Has Abolished Its Park Seo-Bo Art Prize After Just One Edition Amid Protests Organizers of the biennale plan to establish a new, more progressive award system after soliciting opinions from different communities. By Vivienne Chow, May 11, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: After the Loss of His Nike Deal, Tom Sachs Publicly Commits to Building a Better Studio Culture + Other Stories Plus, the Rijksmuseum releases more tickets for its sold out Vermeer show and Pilar Corrias will open a new London space. By Artnet News, May 11, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Hannah Gadsby Speaks Out About the ‘Problem With Money in the Art World’ + Other Stories Plus, Paris+ by Art Basel names participating galleries and Nicolas Bourriaud will lead the next Gwangju Biennale. By Artnet News, May 10, 2023
On View See Artist Pamela Rosenkranz’s New High Line Plinth Commission: a Hot Pink Tree Planted Amid New York’s Skyscrapers Titled 'Old Tree,' the work is the third commission for the plinth. By Sarah Cascone, May 8, 2023
Gallery Network Don’t Miss These 6 Stellar Lots Heading to Auction at New York’s Showplace This Month, Including an Israeli Modernist Masterpiece Showplace’s Important Fine Art and Design auction takes place on May 21. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 8, 2023
Reviews What I’m Looking At: Cavorting Human-Duck Hybrids, a Tribute to a Legendary Alt-Art Magazine, and Other Things at the Edge of Art Highlights from New York galleries from the last few weeks. By Ben Davis, May 5, 2023
Wet Paint The Game of Museum-Director Musical Chairs Heats Up, Leo Fitzpatrick’s Gallery Is Closing Shop, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, how does Lucy Bull get rid of her back pain from painting? Where did all the art stars wind up after the Met Gala? By Annie Armstrong, May 4, 2023
Art Fairs Art Basel Has Named Maike Cruse, Head of Gallery Weekend Berlin, the Director of Its Flagship Fair in Switzerland Cruse is one of three directors recently hired by the company to oversee its fairs around the world. By Taylor Dafoe, May 4, 2023
Art & Exhibitions In Pictures: See Inside Mike Nelson’s Eerie and Remarkably Ambitious Takeover of London’s Hayward Gallery It is one of the most technically demanding exhibitions the institution has ever staged. By Vivienne Chow, May 2, 2023
