Art World The Hirshhorn Museum Is Charging Ahead With Plans to Overhaul Its Sculpture Garden—But It Must Win Over Skeptics First One planning commissioner said that part of Hiroshi Sugimoto's proposed design "reeks of Olive Garden." By Sarah Cascone, Dec 11, 2020
This Company Sells Skateboards Bearing Designs by Basquiat, Warhol, and Magritte to Fund Charity Initiatives Around the World By Artnet Gallery Network, Dec 10, 2020
‘She Had an Improvisational Spirit and Rascally Ways’: See the Sculptural Quilts of Pioneering American Textile Artist Elizabeth Talford Scott By Artnet Gallery Network, Dec 10, 2020
Politics Georgia Runoff Candidate Kelly Loeffler Allegedly Owns a $56,000 Warhol Portrait of Mao, and a Fellow Republican Thinks It’s Weird Loeffler's campaign has denied that she owns the artwork. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 10, 2020
People Convicted Fraudster Anna Delvey Conned Collector Michael Xufu Huang. That Didn’t Stop Him From Hanging Her Portrait in His New Museum Huang is now a character in a TV series about the notorious art-world scammer. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 10, 2020
Law & Politics In a Blow to Experience-Art Emporium Meow Wolf, a Judge Allows an Artist’s Copyright Lawsuit to Proceed Meow Wolf had moved to dismiss most of the artist's claim, but the judge denied their motion. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 9, 2020
Art World After City Officials Criticized Her for Showing a Controversial Artwork, the Director of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum Will Resign The museum denies that criticism of Ping Lin's curatorial choices led to her abrupt resignation. By Artnet News, Dec 9, 2020
On View In 1963, a Group of Black Photographers in Harlem Decided to Build Their Own Art Ecosystem. A New Whitney Show Tells Their Story The show is on view now at the Whitney Museum of American Art. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 8, 2020
Politics Bowing to Pressure, Harvard Will Remove Philip Johnson’s Name From a Building He Designed Because of His Support for Nazism The home Johnson designed for his architectural thesis will now be referred to only by its street address. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 8, 2020
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Conversation on John Baldessari to a Relief Benefit for Artists Here's what to see this week. By Artnet News, Dec 8, 2020
Auctions Phillips’s Robust $135 Million New York Auction Sets Records for a Half-Dozen Black Artists, Rising Stars and Midcareer Figures Alike Records were shattered for Amy Sherald, Vaughn Spann, Mickalene Thomas, and others. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 7, 2020
People How Curator Helen Toomer Took Advantage of 2020 to Escape Brooklyn and Refocus on Art and Family in the Hudson Valley The cofounder of Stoneleaf Retreat and the Art Mamas Alliance reflects on the year. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 7, 2020
Art World After Six Years, Red Bull Arts Is Shutting Down Its New York Venue Known for Hip, Multidisciplinary Shows The energy drink company says it's shutting down "to focus our community impact at a more grassroots level." By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 7, 2020
Art Fairs With the Future of Art Fairs in Question, Frieze Will Rent Out a Long-Term Gallery Space in London Frieze will now indefinitely occupy a Mayfair townhouse. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 4, 2020
Art World A Prankster Art Collective Is Claiming Authorship of the Utah Monolith. Now It’s Selling Facsimiles for $45,000 The jokers behind the “Hollyweed” sign have taken credit for two of the mysterious sculptures. By Artnet News, Dec 4, 2020