People How War Photographer Julia Leeb Is Using Virtual Reality and Art to Let Comfortable People Experience the Terror of Conflict Zones Can VR instill empathy for those suffering thousands of miles away? By Sophie Neuendorf, 6 hours ago
On View The Every Woman Biennial Is a Supportive, Salon-Style Celebration of the ‘Divine Feminine’ Over 2,000 turned out for the opening, which featured art from women and non-binary artists from across the country. By Sarah Cascone, May 24, 2019
On View Laura Ortman Has One of the Standout Works of the Whitney Biennial. Her Inclusion Was a Surprise Even to Her It's been a long journey for Ortman, from roots in installation art through experimental music and back to the gallery by way of collaboration with dancers and filmmakers. By Ben Davis, May 23, 2019
Politics To Prevent an ‘Uproar’, Trump’s Treasury Secretary Is Delaying the New Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Until the President Is Out of Office The bill was supposed to be released in 2020. By Sarah Cascone, May 23, 2019
Art Fairs The 2020 Armory Show Will Dedicate One Pier Entirely to Special Curated Sections for the First Time As Pier 92 awaits repairs, the fair will once again take place on Piers 90 and 94. By Sarah Cascone, May 22, 2019
Art Fairs To Attract a Younger Audience, This New Brooklyn Art Fair Is Offering Exhibitors Booths for Just $700 Each "This is about finding a way to make an art fair that is more in touch with the artist community and the creators." By Sarah Cascone, May 22, 2019
Auctions A Laptop Infected With Six of the World’s Most Dangerous Computer Viruses Is Up for Auction. The Bid Is Now More Than $1.2 Million The malware was installed by an artist on a Samsung notebook from 2008. By Taylor Dafoe, May 22, 2019
Exhibitions The Curator Behind the Acclaimed ‘Art in the Streets’ Show in LA Is Bringing a Follow-Up to New York Graffiti historian and urban anthropologist Roger Gastman is bringing a massive street-art show "BEYOND THE STREETS" to New York. By Sarah Cascone, May 21, 2019
Politics New Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s First Order of Business Was to Hang This Powerful Artwork About ‘Redlining’ in Her Office The work was rushed over from a South Side museum in time for the mayor's inauguration. By Sarah Cascone, May 21, 2019
Art and Law Ai Weiwei Is Suing Volkswagen for Using His Installation of Refugee Life Jackets in an Advertisement The artist says he is taking the company to court as a last resort. By Sarah Cascone, May 21, 2019
Opinion Kenny Schachter Reveals the Mystery Buyer of Jeff Koons’s Bunny—and Blurts Out Other Secrets From Auction Week as Well artnet News's intrepid columnist found plenty to marvel at in this latest round of New York sales. By Kenny Schachter, May 21, 2019
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 19 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week Here's what's on our agenda this week. By Sarah Cascone, May 20, 2019
Partner Content A Hong Kong Auction Is Selling Works by Contemporary Artist Shen Qin—That Don’t Yet Exist The artist will deliver the works between 2019 and 2022 and there are no promises on what they'll look like. By artnet Galleries Team, May 20, 2019
Art World Thanks to a $10 Million Gift, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles Will No Longer Charge General Admission Fellow LA institutions the Broad and the Hammer have also gone free in recent years. By Taylor Dafoe, May 20, 2019
Art World This Burning Man Artist Built a Temple and Set It on Fire This Weekend to Honor Victims of the Parkland Shooting. See Photos of the Blaze Here The work was funded by a $1 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies. By Sarah Cascone, May 20, 2019
