Studio Visit Rubber Art Maestro Martha Friedman’s Brooklyn Waterfront Studio Contains Gallons of Silicone and a Bundle of Antique Cigars The artist introduces us to her custom "Martha Tool" and shares her guilty-pleasure podcast. By Sarah Cascone, May 27, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: A Public Art Campaign in Palermo Seeks to Dissuade Residents From Joining the Mafia + Other Stories Plus, L.A. MOCA appoints Clara Kim as chief curator, and Thomas Heatherwick installs a sculpture in front of Buckingham Palace. By Artnet News, May 26, 2022
Politics Kharkiv’s Palace of Culture Was Destroyed by a Russian Missile Attack, Leaving Eight Injured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack an example of “absolute evil.” By Taylor Dafoe, May 24, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Top Wall Street Guru Says He’d Rather Invest in Art and Real Estate Than Stocks Right Now + Other Stories Plus, Kyiv museums display captured Russian artifacts, and London's Royal College of Art reveals its $170 million upgrade. By Artnet News, May 24, 2022
Politics At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ukrainian Artists Are Staging an Anti-War Show in a House Typically Occupied by Russian Elites On view are documentary photographs and other depictions of extreme violence in besieged Ukrainian cities. By Taylor Dafoe, May 23, 2022
Art World From the Multi-Billion Dollar Auction Week to the Most Expensive Art Fairs: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news, fast. By Artnet News, May 20, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Sequel Success This week: wrapping up New York’s auctions, a stampede of artists switching stables, a verbal joust in a bidding war, and much more. By Tim Schneider, May 20, 2022
Wet Paint Inside the Art World’s Exclusive Queer Backgammon Mafia, Russian Dealers Abandon Moscow, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what major L.A. artist is looking for a new assistant? Who's out dining at Altro Paradiso? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, May 19, 2022
Politics ‘No One Should Have the Power to Kill Us All’: Artist Pedro Reyes Is Mounting a Global Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Reyes's installations are on view now at Frieze New York and in Times Square. By Sarah Cascone, May 19, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: The U.S. Justice Dept. Is Suing Mega-Collector Steve Wynn for Allegedly Being a Chinese Government Agent + Other Stories Plus, Supreme teams up with the Roy DeCarava estate, and Hong Kong art thieves get a two-and-a-half year prison sentence. By Artnet News, May 18, 2022
Art History Who Was Janet Sobel, the Ukrainian-Born Abstract Artist Who Created Drip Paintings Years Before Jackson Pollock? The Museum of Modern Art has displayed one of Sobel's canvases in a recent installation of Ukrainian-born artists. By Katie White, May 18, 2022
Archaeology & History Ukrainian Soldiers Discovered a Trove of Ancient Greek Urns While Digging Trenches in Odessa The ancient amphorae were transferred to a museum. By Sarah Cascone, May 17, 2022
Art & Exhibitions NFT Pioneer Olive Allen Wants to Introduce the Art World to the Metaverse. Her Vision of the Future Looks Nothing Like Mark Zuckerberg’s Her first IRL solo show is on view at Postmasters Gallery in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, May 17, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: MOCA L.A. Workers Score Their First Collective Bargaining Agreement With the Museum + Other Stories Plus, someone almost punched David Cameron at London Gallery Weekend, and see Nick Cave's newest mosaics for the New York subway system. By Artnet News, May 17, 2022
Buyer's Guide 6 Booths to Seek Out at AIPAD’s Photography Fair in New York That Will Make You Rethink Portraiture There's a lot to see this year. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 16, 2022