Art World Art Industry News: A Fleet of Illuminated Drones Paid Tribute to Van Gogh’s Starry Night + Other Stories Plus, Sonia Boyce leaves Simon Lee Gallery and the Serpentine unveiles Lina Gotmeh's breezy summer pavilion. By Artnet News, Jun 6, 2023
Op-Ed ‘Everyone Became More Powerful’: Simone Leigh and Rashida Bumbray on How They Built the Landmark ‘Loophole of Retreat’ Conference The gathering in Venice was a labor of love built on decades of relationships. Its impacts are still unfolding. By Laura Raicovich & Simone Leigh & Rashida Bumbray, Jun 6, 2023
Art Fairs Here Are 4 Highlights From Art Basel’s New Kabinett Sector, Coming to the Swiss Fair for the First Time This Month Including historical figures like Pati Hill and youngsters like Petrit Halilaj, these thematic displays will take place inside the galleries’ booths. By Artnet News, Jun 5, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Freddie Mercury’s Early Drafts for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Go on View at Sotheby’s + Other Stories Plus, Hannah Gadsby's Picasso show gets panned and Frieze Seoul announces its exhibitors. By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2023
Museums ‘The Act of Opening a House Is So Beautiful’: Berlin’s Historic House of World Cultures Relaunches With an Ambitious Multisensory Weekend Newly helmed by the visionary director Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the building will be pulsing with new rhythms, views and tastes. By Kate Brown, May 31, 2023
People Ilya Kabakov, the Ukrainian American Conceptual Artist Who Lived Through Totalitarianism But Dreamed of Utopia, Has Died at 89 The artist died peacefully during the night on Saturday, surrounded by his family. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 30, 2023
Wet Paint Meet the Young Collectors Calling the Shots at the Guggenheim, a Highly Placed Art Worlder’s Anti-Woke Tweets, and More Art World Gossip Plus, what artwork did Spike Lee buy this week? Which legacy art publication is rumored to be restructuring? By Annie Armstrong, May 25, 2023
Books ‘Pictures Want to Be Kissed’: Author and Curator Omar Kholeif on Dating Apps, Digital Artifice, and Visual Constructions of Desire Read an excerpt from Sharjah Art Foundation curator Omar Kholeif's new book 'Internet Art.' By Omar Kholeif, May 24, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Brazil’s Decolonial Pavilion Takes the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale + Other Stories Plus, a major De Kooning show will be held in Venice and Saudi Arabia is developing two new museums. By Artnet News, May 22, 2023
Gallery Network 7 Questions for Artist Laurent Grasso on His Atmospheric Installations That Conjure ‘Alternative Consciousness‘ The artist's current solo show 'Times Leaves' is on view through July 15, 2023, at Tao Art, Taipei. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 19, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Look Familiar? Germany’s Exhibition at the Architecture Biennale Has Salvaged and Repurposed Material From 40 Art Biennale Shows The project is treating Maria Eichhorn's 2022 German pavilion like a "found" object—and has re-envisioned it with a kitchen, a workshop, and a bathroom. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 19, 2023
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
Science & 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
