Politics Is Kanye West’s Meltdown a Joseph Beuys-Inspired Work of Performance Art? One Theorist Has It All Figured Out Has Kanye lost it, or is it all a work of art, as one Kansas City deejay maintains? By Sarah Cascone, May 4, 2018
Art & Exhibitions Supermodel Lily Cole Has Been Scouring Museums to Research Her New ‘Wuthering Heights’-Inspired Film The model-turned-actress, whose participation in the Brontë bicentenary originally proved controversial, has dug into museum archives to develop the film. By Julia Halperin, May 1, 2018
People Kim Kardashian West Reconciles With Artist Vanessa Beecroft to Launch Her New ‘Body’ Fragrance Yes, she gets naked again. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2018
Auctions Russell Crowe’s Brazen ‘Art of Divorce’ Auction of Paintings and Memorabilia Rakes in $2.8 Million to Pay Off His Ex The whimsical sale included Crowe's art collection, movie memorabilia, and even Leonardo DiCaprio's dinosaur skull. By Naomi Rea, Apr 9, 2018
Reviews Can VR Really Make Us Feel Empathy? Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ‘Carne y Arena’ Proves That’s the Wrong Question As the Oscar-winning VR installation arrives in Washington, DC, our critic explains how it shows the potential—and the limits—of its medium. By Ben Davis, Mar 29, 2018
Auctions The Doors That Once Opened Onto the Chelsea Hotel Rooms of Warhol, Pollock, and Others Are Coming to Auction A former tenant of the Chelsea Hotel salvaged the doors from the trash. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 28, 2018
Art World Artist Rashid Johnson Has Cast the Teenage Star of ‘Moonlight’ to Anchor His Debut Adaptation of ‘Native Son’ Pulitzer Prize-winning screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks will adapt the novel. By Henri Neuendorf, Mar 19, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: George Lucas’s Futuristic Museum of Storytelling Breaks Ground in LA + More Must-Read Stories Plus, street artists call for an H&M boycott and a Brazilian scientist claims he discovered a hidden Michelangelo selfie. By Artnet News, Mar 15, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Picasso Tied Up in Alleged Money-Laundering Scheme + More Must-Read Stories Plus, Trump nominates a new NEH director and Piet Mondrian's heirs make a claim to four works in a German museum. By Artnet News, Mar 5, 2018
Auctions Russell Crowe Is Auctioning Off His Art Collection in a Post-Marriage Sale Called ‘The Art of the Divorce’ The actor recently reached a divorce settlement with his estranged wife. By Henri Neuendorf, Mar 1, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Facebook Censors the Prehistoric Venus of Willendorf as X-Rated + More Must-Read Stories Plus, the mafia may have sent a famous Caravaggio to Switzerland and Amy Sherald offers advice to young artists. By Artnet News, Feb 28, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Rosie O’Donnell Makes Anti-Trump Art—and It’s Selling Like Crazy + More Must-Read Stories Plus, a Catalan museum shows work censored at ARCOmadrid and a new Mexican art-heist movie gets rave reviews. By Artnet News, Feb 23, 2018
People ‘Black People Figured Out How to Make Culture in Freefall’: Arthur Jafa on the Creative Power of Melancholy The American artist talks Basquiat, Kanye, Oprah, and the Dana Schutz controversy. By Kate Brown, Feb 20, 2018
Art World Rihanna Is Getting This Basquiat-Inspired Sculpture as a Surprise Birthday Gift Edgar Askelovic is giving RiRi the silicone doppelgänger to celebrate her 30th birthday. By Naomi Rea, Feb 19, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Was Jackie O’s Portrait Stolen From Grey Gardens? + More Must-Read Stories Plus, investigation reveals misconduct by the photographer Patrick Demarchelier and Art Basel's parent company posts a loss. By Artnet News, Feb 19, 2018
