Art & Exhibitions The Venice Biennale’s Main Exhibition Will Challenge the Idea of ‘Men as the Center of the Universe’—See the Full Artist List Here The 213 artists, who are largely female or gender nonconforming, span more than 150 years of art history. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 2, 2022
Curiosities Is the Museum-as-Nail Salon the Greatest Idea to Emerge From Lockdown? + Other Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News Plus, what part of the art world will Emily in Paris change next? By Ben Davis, Jan 25, 2022
People ‘It’s a Celebration of Art-Making’: Fresh Beauty Co-Founder Lev Glazman on Designing a Hotel in Hudson for Creatives The Maker is now open in Hudson, New York By Noor Brara, Jan 21, 2022
Art & Tech A Nigerian Medical Student Wondered Why His Textbooks Only Depict White Patients. So He Drew His Own Illustrations—and They Went Viral The status quo in medical illustration needs to change, medical student Chidiebere Ibe believes. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 7, 2021
Museums & Institutions A Major New Art Center Has Opened in a Former Moscow Power Plant, But Rising Political Unrest in the Region Is Cooling Excitement The opening of the international museum comes as tension rises between Russia and the West. By Kate Brown, Dec 7, 2021
Law & Politics Ukraine, Not Russia, Has Control Over a Major Trove of Ancient Crimean Gold, a Court Has Ruled Ownership of the gold treasures has been the subject of a bitter court battle since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 27, 2021
Art & Exhibitions ‘We Changed People’s Mentality’: What It Was Like on the Ground in Egypt as Officials Unveiled the Pyramids’ First-Ever Contemporary Art Show Get a peek behind the scenes of this unprecedented event. By Barbara Pollack, Oct 22, 2021
Artnet News Pro The Outsider’s Insider: How an Art Dealer With No Experience Became One of the Most Influential Advocates for Overlooked Talent Adam Shopkorn of Fort Gansevoort has taken the road less traveled to art-world success. Knowing the right people helped him find his way. By Janelle Zara, Aug 23, 2021
The Gray Market Coffee and Psilocybin: Why Two Seemingly Very Different Art Dealers Just Went Into Business Together (and Other Insights) Our columnist tries to tease out what dealer-artist Mike Egan and gallerist Meredith Rosen are up to in their new joint space. By Tim Schneider, Aug 18, 2021
Opinion Hey Hunter Biden, Here’s a Radically Simple Solution for All Your Art Woes: Don’t Sell Your Work If Hunter Biden wants his art to be received outside a political black box, his best bet is not to sell it. By Ben Davis, Jul 13, 2021
Crime Art Collective Forensic Architecture Has Teamed Up With Edward Snowden to Investigate a Shadowy Global Spyware Company The collective believes that "digital violence" is the most important unexamined human rights violation of our time. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 9, 2021
People We Spoke to Hunter Biden About His New Life as a Full-Time Artist, and His Personal Quest for ‘Universal Truth’ Through Painting Ahead of his official debut as an exhibiting artist, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden tells us about what is driving his new career. By Katya Kazakina, Jun 14, 2021
Museums & Institutions Take a Peek Inside the Courtauld Gallery’s Splendorous Multimillion-Dollar Revamp Before It Opens to the Public The project is supported in part with £11 million in public funding and a £10 million gift from Leonard Blavatnik. By Naomi Rea, Jun 9, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Doodle-Crazed Bidders Snap Up Every Single Lot at Mr. Doodle’s One-Man Christie’s Hong Kong Auction + Other Stories Plus, Sprüth Magers nabs representation of the John Baldessari estate and Vessel reopens in New York with new safety measures. By Artnet News, May 27, 2021
Artnet News Pro Looking for the Next Big Thing? Here Are 6 Rising-Star Artists to Seek Out at Frieze New York 2021 We scoured the aisles at Frieze New York to find the most exciting emerging figures. By Julia Halperin & Katya Kazakina & Eileen Kinsella, May 7, 2021