Chinese Fashion Mogul Li Lin Transformed Her Home City Into a Cultural Hub. She Still Has Dreams for the Future

Li Lin, founder of fashion label JNBY, established the museum By Art Matters, designed by Renzo Piano, in her native Hangzhou.

By Cathy Fan, Oct 12, 2024

Paris Art Galleries Are Showcasing Their Biggest Stars During Art Basel. Don’t Miss These 8 Must-See Exhibitions

What to see in Paris art galleries, from a show of new paintings by Dana Schutz to an exhibition of lava-like works by Jean-Marie Appriou.

By Artnet News, Oct 12, 2024

Art We Love: Musician and Actress Kate Nash on Tracey Emin’s Fearless Art

On the British artist's raw depictions of the 'mess of being a woman.'

By Kate Nash, Oct 11, 2024

The Met’s ‘Siena’ Blockbuster Has Priceless Loans. How Did It Come Together?

It took new technology, years of collaboration, and major investments to deliver a show for the ages. 'This is not a grab and go,' one curator said.

By Katya Kazakina, Oct 11, 2024

A Montana Wheat Field—Planted as Conceptual Art—Becomes Community Sustenance

Unlike any other wheat field in the state, a new work by Agnes Denes transforms the crop into an ephemeral installation artwork that invites community engagement.

By Annikka Olsen, Oct 11, 2024

Artist Nancy Baker Cahill’s Billboard Project About Being Silenced Was Censored

The project is part of West Hollywood's Moving Image Media Art initiative.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 11, 2024

James McNeill Whistler’s ‘The Peacock Room’ Is a Glittering Masterpiece With a Dark History

The Peacock Room, now in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art, has a surprisingly fractious history. A new exhibition "Ruffled Feathers" in D.C. delves into the interior's complex genesis.

By Katie White, Oct 10, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

Stealing the Show: A Roving U-Haul Is Exhibiting Stuff People Have Liberated From the Workplace

'What have you been stealing from work?' the show's tagline asks.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 10, 2024

Law & Politics

Why This Artist Is Bringing His Divisive Trump Headstone Back

The guerrilla artwork sparked a Secret Service investigation when it first appeared in Central Park in 2016.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 10, 2024

Art Criticism

I Could Spend a Million Hours in the Met’s Weird and Wonderful Sienese Art Show

"Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350” is more than just a pre-history of the Italian Renaissance.

By Ben Davis, Oct 9, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

Amy Sherald’s Chronicles of America’s History Star in Major Traveling Exhibition

It will be a homecoming of sorts for the artist who captured former First Lady Michelle Obama.

By Sofia Hallström, Oct 9, 2024

Art World

Pioneering Cuban American Painter Rafael Soriano Gets the Catalogue Raisonné Treatment

Hollis Taggart will now be representing the artist's estate.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 9, 2024

Art World

Kristin Walsh Shines a Gleaming Light on the Subterranea of Mass Transit

The artist has an unflinching, heavy metal take on the architecture and power dynamics of the subway system. Her industrial sculptures are on view at Petzel in New York.

By Isaiah Davis, Oct 9, 2024

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In Her Visceral London Debut, Rising Korean Art Star Heemin Chung ‘Re-Materializes’ Lost Experiences

Korean artist Heemin Chung makes her debut with Thaddaeus Ropac in London with sensorial, dimensional paintings.

By Katie White, Oct 8, 2024

Art & Exhibitions

An Artist Invents a ‘Rediscovered’ Woman Painter. Is It a Bold Critique of the Art World or Just Another Gimmick?

Gabriel Sierra’s fictional creation, Lucy Otter, raises provocative questions about privilege, gender, and the art world’s fixation on identity.

By Katie Tobin, Oct 8, 2024

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