People ‘I Am Mistaken as the Spokesperson of Native America’: Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds on What the World Doesn’t Get About Native Artists The artist explains why it's important to share the fruits of success. By Taylor Dafoe, 22 hours ago
Exhibitions The Inaugural Desert X AlUla, the Controversial Saudi Art Event, Has Announced a High-Profile Lineup of Participating Artists Expect work from Danish political art collective Superflex and Egyptian artist Wael Shawky, among others. By Taylor Dafoe, 23 hours ago
Art Fairs Three More Galleries Have Pulled Out of Art Basel Hong Kong Despite the Fair’s Many Perks for Dealers Who Stick It Out The fair offered special discounts to participating galleries in an effort to assuage fears over the ongoing conflict in the city. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
Politics Vladimir Putin Has Asked Two Russian Museum Directors to Help Him Rewrite the Country’s Constitution So He Can Stay in Power The directors of the Hermitage Museum and Tretyakov Gallery have been given a big task by the Russian president. By Sarah Cascone, 2 days ago
Exhibitions Take a Sneak Peek at Yayoi Kusama’s Highly Anticipated New York Botanical Garden Exhibition, Which Features a Brand-New Outdoor Infinity Room The garden's planters and botanists are executing some some ambitious plans. By Sarah Cascone, 2 days ago
People Collector Michael Xufu Huang Is Launching His New Museum With a Triennial That Aims to Capture China’s ‘Millennial Zeitgeist’ The new X Museum opens in Beijing this March with an ambitious triennial featuring 33 artists under the age of 40. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
Art World Could You Beat Ken Jennings in a ‘Jeopardy!’ Round About Art? Take This Quiz and Find Out Jennings was just named the greatest "Jeopardy!" champion of all time. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 15, 2020
Art World With One Major Acquisition, George Lucas’s New Museum Just Became a Key Destination for African American Film History The collection features film posters and other archival materials dating back to 1904. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 15, 2020
People Meet the Former Engineer Who Makes Mind-Blowing Land Art With Nothing But a Pair of Snow Shoes and Some Simple Math Simon Beck has been creating elaborate outdoor art since 2004. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 15, 2020
Galleries Beloved Portraitist Henry Taylor Is the Latest Artist to Be Lured in by Mega-Gallery Hauser & Wirth The mega-gallery has been adding star artists at a furious pace. By Artnet News, Jan 14, 2020
Politics Three Dozen Artists Showing at MoMA PS1 Sign a Letter Urging the Museum to Sever Its Ties With Controversial Trustees About half of the artists in the show "Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars 1991–2011" signed the letter. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 14, 2020
Art Guides 15 Perspective-Altering Shows to See in New York City in 2020, From the Met Breuer’s Final Bow to a Muslim-Fashion Tribute Mark your calendars for these must-see shows. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 14, 2020
Events and Parties Editors Picks: 19 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week Here's what we're doing this week. By Artnet News, Jan 13, 2020
Politics Artist Michael Rakowitz Paused His Video at MoMA PS1 as an Act of Protest. After He Left, the Museum Turned It Back On This is the latest salvo in an ongoing battle between the artist and institution that has played out since last November. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 13, 2020
Art World The Erie Art Museum Has Pushed Out Its Director, One of the Youngest in the US, Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations The Pennsylvania museum claims it had no knowledge of the history of complaints against Joshua Helmer before the New York Times's investigation. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 13, 2020
