Art World Former Tate Boss Nick Serota Says the Louvre’s Renovation of a Gallery Featuring a Site-Specific Work by Cy Twombly Is an ‘Affront’ The artist's foundation is threatening to sue the museum for redecorating the space. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 23, 2021
People Italian Sculptor Arturo Di Modica, Whose Charging Bull Sculpture Became a Symbol of an Unbridled Wall Street, Has Died at 80 The artist was working on major projects right up until his death. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 22, 2021
Art World In Other News, Mysterious Monoliths Keep Appearing All Around the World, With 200 Reported Sightings to Date And you thought we were done with monoliths. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 22, 2021
People ‘I Set the Standard for Myself’: How Jiab Prachakul Went From Self-Taught Painter to Sought-After Star—All Before Her First Solo Show The artist's first solo show is on view now at San Francisco's Friends Indeed Gallery. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 19, 2021
On View Meow Wolf Has Opened an Interactive Surrealist Supermarket in Las Vegas With Projects From Hundreds of Artist Collaborators The immersive installation tells the story of a fictional corporation exploring strange new technologies to possibly nefarious ends. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 18, 2021
Law & Politics No Longer Able to Easily Work in Europe, UK Artists Are Urging Boris Johnson to Renegotiate Brexit Terms to Allow for Visa-Free Travel British artists are now having a harder time getting work in Europe. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 18, 2021
Market A Banksy Mega-Collector Just Bought the Mural of a Girl With a Hula Hoop That Appeared in Nottingham Last Year The work is headed for an exhibition at Moyse's Hall Museum. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 17, 2021
People Newfields Director Charles Venable Has Resigned After Posting a Job Ad That Sparked Allegations of Racism The museum came under fire for describing its "traditional core, white art audience.” By Sarah Cascone, Feb 17, 2021
On View In a Disturbing and Exceptional New Survey, the American Folk Art Museum Is Defining a New Genre: Outsider Photography "Photo Brut" includes some 400 works from the collection of French filmmaker Bruno Decharme. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 17, 2021
Law & Politics A French Court Has Ordered a Far-Right Mayor to Close the Local Museums He Opened Last Week in Defiance of the National Lockdown Perpignan mayor Louis Aliot cannot act outside of the national lockdown decree, the court ruled. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 16, 2021
Politics After a Military Coup, Artists Across Myanmar Are Making Protest Art to Share Their Struggle for Democracy With the World—See Images Here The artists of Myanmar are taking a stand against the military coup. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 16, 2021
On View In Lieu of Mardi Gras Parades, Artists Are Turning New Orleans Homes Into Wildly Creative ‘House Floats’—See Images Here Building 3,000 house floats was a boon for the city's out-of-work artists. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 14, 2021
Art World Hollywood Has the ‘Black List’ for Undiscovered Screenplays. Now, Photography Has a ‘Silver List’ for Up-and-Coming Photographers Some 125 critics, curators, publishers, and academics compiled the list of names to watch. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 14, 2021
Art World Klaus Biesenbach Will Become Artistic Director at MOCA LA, While the Board Brings on a New Executive Director to Steer Finances Biesenbach and the incoming director will split leadership duties at the museum moving forward. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 12, 2021
People ‘I Like the Wetness of the Process’: Artist Torbjørn Rødland on the Pleasure and Perversion of Analog Photography The soft-spoken photographer says the most important aspect of his work is the image itself. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 11, 2021
