What’s Up With That Pig Couch? Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Internet’s Latest Obsession

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 18, 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

Art Fairs

Art Basel Has Postponed Its March Hong Kong Fair to May as Travel Uncertainty Likely Delays the Market Calendar’s Return Until Mid-Year

Meanwhile, online viewing rooms are planned for Art Basel Miami Beach.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 16, 2020

Events and Parties

Editors’ Picks: 19 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Talk With Ruth Asawa’s Children to a Virtual Trip to Manifesta

Here's what to look out for this week.

By Artnet News, Nov 16, 2020

Politics

The Uproar Over a Nude Mary Wollstonecraft Monument Has Powered Efforts to Build New (Clothed) Statues of Inspiring British Women

Stalled plans to build statues of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Pankhurst, and Margaret Thatcher are finding new life amid the controversy.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 13, 2020

On View

Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Is Building a Remarkable and Poetically Fleeting Memorial to Those Lost to the Coronavirus

Each portrait in his latest project is slowly erased once it has been completed.

By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 12, 2020

Art & Exhibitions

Lithuania’s Award-Winning Venice Biennale Pavilion Is Coming to an Abandoned Swimming Pool Just Outside Berlin

The climate change-themed production will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 12, 2020

Law & Politics

A Local Mayor Is Ordering the Removal of Nick Cave’s Pro-Truth Artwork Outside of Jack Shainman’s Upstate New York Outpost

Not everyone in the village of Kinderhook is pleased with the artist's text piece about political propaganda.

By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 11, 2020

Art World

People Are Understandably Furious Over This New Naked Statue of Pioneering Feminist Mary Wollstonecraft in London

The internet wishes she were a bit less nude.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 10, 2020

Art & Exhibitions

Two Landmark US Museum Shows Will Spotlight the Long Overlooked History of Modern and Avant-Garde Korean Art

The Guggenheim and LACMA have ambitious surveys of 20th-century Korean art planned for 2022.

By Artnet News, Nov 10, 2020