Auctions Sotheby’s Taps Star Hip-Hop Producer Swizz Beatz to Organize an Upcoming Contemporary Auction The hit-maker selected a rich and varied group of works. By Henri Neuendorf, Sep 12, 2018
People Kanye West Offers a Lesson in Postmodernism, Saying He’ll Teach a Class at the Art Institute of Chicago That Doesn’t Exist On the other hand, he is taking inspiration from Kerry James Marshall. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 10, 2018
Shows & Exhibitions Is Body Modification the Future of Fashion? This New Pop-Up Museum Envisions a Creepy Craze Celebrity PR guru Simon Huck has created an alternate high-end reality. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 5, 2018
Politics Sharon Stone Joins a Chorus of Nobel Laureates to Demand the Release of Jailed Bangladeshi Photographer Shahidul Alam Richard Branson, Jimmy Wales, and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo are among the latest to call for the photographer's release. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 21, 2018
Politics What’s in Beyoncé’s Mom’s Art Collection? A Tour of Tina Knowles Lawson’s Hollywood Home Reveals All Beyoncé and Solange clearly got their love of art from their mom. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 7, 2018
Art World Cate Blanchett Will Play a Marina Abramović-Like Performance Artist in the Third Season of ‘Documentary Now’ The mockumentary turns its satirical gaze on the art world. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 2, 2018
People Meet Tyler Mitchell, the 23-Year-Old Who Will Be the First Black Photographer to Shoot a ‘Vogue’ Cover—Thanks to Beyoncé The artist currently has work on view at the Aperture Foundation in New York. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 31, 2018
People Will Jennifer Lawrence Play Anna Delvey? As the Art-World Scammer’s Riveting Saga Heads to Netflix, New Details Emerge The "Hunger Games" actress is whispered to be in the running to play the scammer in a possible film, even as Shonda Rhimes's Netflix series gets the go-ahead. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 25, 2018
Auctions The Eclectic Art Collection of Beloved Actor Robin Williams Is Headed to Sotheby’s This Fall Proceeds will benefit the late actor's favorite charities. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 20, 2018
People ‘I May Need to Lie Down’: The Art World Goes Nuts Over Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Louvre Takeover on Social Media The megastar couple took over the Louvre to shoot the music video for their new joint album's lead single. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 19, 2018
People Anthony Bourdain Bought This John Lurie Painting Days Before He Died The artist mourned the chef's passing on social media. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 8, 2018
On View She’s Not President (Yet), But Oprah Winfrey Has Already Taken Over DC—as an Art Exhibition The Smithsonian's newest exhibition honors the popular talk show host, actress, and activist. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 8, 2018
Art World From the Met and Christie’s to Cheim & Read: How the Art World Guest Stars in ‘Ocean’s 8’ The industry makes more than just a cameo in the summer blockbuster. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 8, 2018
People See Takashi Murakami’s Trippy Cover Art for Kanye West and Kid Cudi’s New Album Murakami previously did the cover art for West's 2007 album "Graduation." By Sarah Cascone, Jun 6, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Kylie Jenner Reveals Her (Predictable) Art Collection to the World + More Must-Read Stories Plus, a lost masterpiece by Antonio Canova is coming to auction and art turns out to be a great way to motivate office workers. By Artnet News, May 29, 2018
