Artnet Auctions Artnet Auctions Specialists Pick Their Top Lots From the Current Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale, From Martin Wong to Hernan Bas From a dreamy early piece by Yayoi Kusama to a Manolo Valdés masterwork, this sale has something for everyone. By Artnet Auctions, May 13, 2022
The Art Angle ‘Our Role Is Really to Push Back From Rules’: Nari Ward on How To Make a True Portrait of New York City Ward's new show "I’ll Take You There; A Proclamation" is on view at Lehmann Maupin through June 4. By Artnet News, May 13, 2022
Art Criticism New Perspectives: 6 Artists at the 2022 Venice Biennale Who Are Shifting the Way We Visualize the African Diaspora From Tourmaline to Simone Leigh, artists reflect on the Black imagination as a resource to build new worlds and right wrongs. By Emmanuel Balogun, May 13, 2022
The Appraisal It’s Raining Monet at the New York Auctions This Season—Will Demand Meet the Generous Supply? We took to artnet's price database to investigate. By Naomi Rea, May 11, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions See How Two Sisters—and a Team of 5,000—Crocheted Extraordinary Sculptures of the World’s Coral Reefs Part of the idea behind the work is to encourage a community spirit. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 11, 2022
Art History Cecilia Vicuña Had to Repaint One of Her Works in the Venice Biennale Because a Friend Lost It When Moving Into a New House The artist revealed the untold story of a previously discarded work during a chance encounter with its new owner. By Maya Asha McDonald, May 11, 2022
Pop Culture Beeple’s Collab With Madonna Is All About Celebrating Birth, But It Drains the Life Out of Pop’s Biggest Star There's a reason you feel so uncomfortable looking at this NFT series, and it's not the one you think. By Ben Davis, May 10, 2022
Politics Barbara Kruger Explains Her Cover for New York Magazine, a Politically Charged Polemic Against the End of Roe v. Wade The image is a callback to one of her most famous works. By Sarah Cascone, May 10, 2022
Art World Tomás Saraceno Is Installing an Interactive Installation at the Top of Barcelona’s Famous Cigar-Shaped Torre Glòries Visitors will be suspended at 30 floors up above the historic Spanish city. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 9, 2022
Politics A Former Soviet Soldier Turned Dissident Artist Has Opened an Art Space in France for Anti-Putin Voices Artist Andrei Molodkin hopes to provide a safe haven for artists and creatives who resist the establishment. By Vivienne Chow, May 9, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions As Many Museums Weigh Whether to Embrace NFTs, Italian Institutions Are Going All-In With a Wave of Digital Art Shows A NFT exhibition called “Decentral Art Pavilion” popped up during the Venice Biennale, while “Let’s get Digital!” opens this month at Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi By Dorian Batycka, May 9, 2022
The Art Angle The Secret Codes of World-Class Art Auctions, Demystified A reporter, a former auction house chairman, and an art advisor help us pull back the curtain. By Artnet News, May 6, 2022
People Artist Duo Jakob Lena Knebl and Ashley Hans Scheirl Make Instagram-Friendly Installations That They Hope Will Start a Social Revolution The duo is representing Austria at the Venice Biennale. By Naomi Rea, May 5, 2022
Artnet News Pro Here Are 9 Exciting Artists Whose Markets Are Poised to Reach the Next Level After Remarkable Outings at the Venice Biennale We'll tell you who they are, where to buy their work, and how much it costs. By Artnet News, May 5, 2022
The Appraisal Can Anselm Kiefer’s Auction Market Ever Catch Up to His Work’s Monumental Ambitions? We took to Artnet's Price Database to find out. By Naomi Rea, May 4, 2022