On View MoMA’s ‘New Photography’ Show Spotlights Young Photographers Making the Medium Tactile. There’s Just One Problem: It’s Online Only “Companion Pieces: New Photography 2020” is on view through MoMA’s Online Magazine now through March 21, 2021. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 1, 2020
On View The Late Artist Aminah Robinson Dedicated Her Life to Recovering America’s Lost History. At Last, She’s Finding a Bigger Audience A sprawling show of her work is on view at the Columbus Museum of Art, an institution that was close to her heart. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 30, 2020
Art World A Group of Brooklyn Artists Is Opening a Neighborhood Dive Bar and Art Gallery to Revive Community in the Isolation Era Brian Whiteley, Jen Catron, Paul Outlaw, and Joseph Latimore opened the Satellite Art Club, a members-only art bar, in October. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 27, 2020
Art Fairs Latin American Galleries Missing Out on Miami Beach Have Banded Together to Form Their Own Version of Art Basel in Mexico City The event was spearheaded by the gallery kurimanzutto. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 23, 2020
People How Master Portraitist Jess T. Dugan Empowers Subjects to Open Up for Remarkably Intimate Photographs Dugan belongs to a new generation of queer photographers focused on empowering their subjects. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 23, 2020
Auctions The Secret Buyer of the Royal Opera House’s £13 Million David Hockney Is Its Own Board Chair—and He’s Lending It Back David Ross purchased the artwork at Christie’s last month and will now lend it back to the British public. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 20, 2020
Law & Politics The ‘Toxic’ Legal Battle Over Zaha Hadid’s $132 Million Estate Has a Silver Lining: It Will Lead to the Establishment of a New Museum The executors of the late architect's estate have spent the past four years locked in bitter legal battle. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 20, 2020
People The Art World at Home: Curator Nellie Scott Is Fighting to Save the Studio of Pop Art Nun Corita Kent and Registering New Voters We caught up with the director of the Corita Art Center in Los Angeles. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 20, 2020
Art World What’s Up With That Pig Couch? Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Internet’s Latest Obsession—and the Artist Behind It Prepare yourself for the greatest story of all time. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 19, 2020
Art & Exhibitions Before She Died, Artist Anne Truitt Completed a Series of ‘Sound’ Paintings. Now, They’re Seeing the Light of Day for the First Time The works on paper, which represent something of a departure for the artist, comprise a new exhibition at Matthew Marks. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 19, 2020
Law & Politics A Giant Statue of Marilyn Monroe Will Be Installed in Front of the Palm Springs Art Museum. Its Director Says It Objectifies Women A museum trustee warns that 'Forever Marilyn' implies "an unhealthy encouragement of risqué behavior of women.” By Artnet News, Nov 18, 2020
Analysis 7 Myths About New York Art Collectors That Get Thoroughly Busted by a New Survey of the City’s Art Scene A new survey argues that New York is extremely well positioned to bounce back from the shutdown. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 18, 2020
People Studio Visit: Artist Sophia Narrett on How an Anonymous Renaissance Painting Cycle Inspired Her Latest Feminist Embroidery The artist is currently the subject of a solo show at Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 18, 2020
Art World Thousands of US Museums Could Close Forever as the Financial Effects of Lockdown Turn Existential, a New Report Finds US museums may have collectively lost as much as $29.75 billion since lockdown began. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 17, 2020
Art Fairs Frieze Los Angeles Is Overhauling Its Format for the Social-Distancing Era, Moving From February to July and Spreading Out Across the City The fair plans to return to its February dates in 2022. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 17, 2020