Art World Art-World Heavyweights Come Out in Support of Documenta’s Embattled Curators Amid Latest Allegations “The pressures that media and politicians have placed on the entire Documenta team have become unbearable,” a committee said. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 15, 2022
Museums & Institutions Artist Hew Locke Mines the Met’s Trophy-Hunting History in His New Facade Commission The British-Guyanese artist is the third sculptor to take on the Met's Facade Commission. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 15, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Art Basel Staffs Up to Build a Year-Round ‘Marketplace’ Outside of Fairs + Other Stories Plus, PPOW is collecting goods for migrants in New York, and Dia Art Foundation staffers vote to form a union. By Artnet News, Sep 15, 2022
Books How a British Politician Devised an Elaborate Ruse to Seduce Women at Tate Britain The tale comes from British politician Andrew Mitchell's new book "Beyond a Fringe: Tales From a Reformed Establishment Lackey." By Sarah Cascone, Sep 14, 2022
Art World Nan Goldin on Handing Over the Camera to Laura Poitras for a Golden Lion-Winning Documentary About Her Life The film, which focuses both on Goldin's career and her fight against the Sacklers, debuts in New York next month. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 14, 2022
Art World Six Women-Led Galleries Will Now Represent Painter Rochelle Feinstein, Following Their Globe-Spanning Joint Exhibition This Year The artist has welcomed the support calling it a 'one for all and all for one' approach By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 13, 2022
Art Fairs Collectors Were Decisive at the VIP Opening of the Armory Show, With Early Six-Figure Sales and a Focus on Latinx Art Here's what sold on the VIP preview day of The Armory Show. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 9, 2022
Art & Tech In a Series of Behavioral Experiments, Viewers Preferred Works by Women Artists—But Assumed Works by Men Were More Famous and Valuable The study shows how gender bias reinforces itself. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 7, 2022
Events and Parties See the Art of Burning Man 2022, From a 40-Foot Steel Goddess to a Temple That Transports Viewers to ‘Crystalline Timelines’ There's a record 88 official artworks at this year's gathering. See them here. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 2, 2022
Art World A Teacher Went Viral on TikTok When She Shared the Shocking Budget the School Gave Her to Buy Art Supplies "You want to see something sad?" the teacher said in the video. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 1, 2022
Law & Politics The New York Attorney General Ramps Up Its Investigation of Sotheby’s, Accusing the Auction House of Helping More Clients Evade Taxes The attorney general is narrowing in on "resale certificates" that have special tax benefits. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 28, 2022
Gallery Network Spotlight: Canadian Artist Milly Ristvedt’s Pivotal ‘Highway Paintings’ Were Believed to Be Lost—Now They’re Getting Their Due Three works by the artist were recently acquired by the National Gallery of Canada. By Artnet Gallery Network, Aug 26, 2022
Auctions The Late Billionaire Collector Paul Allen’s Art Could Fetch More Than $1 Billion at Christie’s, Becoming the Biggest Single-Owner Sale in History The proceeds of the massive collection will go to philanthropic causes, as directed by Allen. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 25, 2022
Auctions Simon de Pury’s Daring New Auction Venture Is a Bona Fide Success, With All 16 Lots by Women Artists Sold All of the hammer proceeds go to the artist and their gallery. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 25, 2022
Art World See the Freshly Commissioned Artworks That Meta Is Unveiling at Its Sprawling New Headquarters in New York’s Moynihan Station Many of the five site-specific artworks mark the individual artists' largest projects to date. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 24, 2022
