Politics The Texas Senate Just Formed a Committee to Decide If It Should Keep a Painting of Confederate President Jefferson Davis In Its Chambers Skeptics think the gesture is meant to diffuse recent controversies rather than create change. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 3, 2019
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 15 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week This week, the annual ARTWALK benefit, KAWS in conversation at the 92nd Street Y, and more. By Artnet News, Nov 18, 2019
Art World Think You’d Make a Great Museum Director? A New Sims-Like Video Game Lets You to Build, Staff, and Run Your Very Own Museum The game, which will be released next year, tasks players with building and curating their own institutions. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 15, 2019
Exhibitions 6 Breakout Artists From Across America to Discover in Crystal Bridges’s Sprawling Contemporary Art Survey The hotly anticipated group show shines a spotlight beyond the usual art-world centers. By Caroline Elbaor, Nov 13, 2019
Exhibitions How Fickle Is Art-World Fame? One Gallery Is Now Showcasing the Work of Forgotten Market Darlings Found on eBay and in Garage Sales Mitchell Algus Gallery’s January show will focus on “exceptional art acquired from eBay or other extra-art world sources” as a means of commenting on a fickle art market. By Caroline Elbaor, Nov 12, 2019
Politics The Organizers of Iraq’s Venice Biennale Pavilion Have Closed the Show in Solidarity With Anti-Government Protests Rocking the Country The foundation behind the pavilion is calling for a strike by cultural institutions in Iraq. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 12, 2019
People See the Poetic, Heartbreaking Final Paintings of 7 Famous Artists, From Salvador Dalí to Marcel Duchamp In the third part of our series, we explore the final works by great artists. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 8, 2019
People The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow Has Hired Former Stedelijk Director Beatrix Ruf Ruf, who left her previous job amid controversy in 2017, will work in a "senior capacity on strategy and development." By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 5, 2019
Politics Hundreds of Artists, Academics, and Writers Have Signed a Petition Calling for a Boycott of Cultural Institutions in Turkey The petition comes on the heels of Turkey's invasion of Kurdish regions in Syria. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 23, 2019
Politics Arts Organizations in Beirut Are Closing in Solidarity with the Millions of Lebanese Protesting the Government Museums, galleries, and arts foundations have halted business indefinitely. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 22, 2019
People A Former Museum Director Stole $31,000—and Faked a Burglary—All to Buy Wood Pellets and Tickets to Six Flags, a New Lawsuit Alleges The former museum head allegedly tried to cover her tracks by filing false documents. By Artnet News, Oct 10, 2019
Art World After Students of Color Were Harassed at the MFA Boston Earlier This Year, the Museum Is Now Hiring a New ‘Director of Inclusion’ It’s the latest effort by the museum to make itself more welcoming to diverse audiences. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 8, 2019
Politics A Bitter and Protracted Contract Fight at the New Museum Has Ended With a Big Win for Its Unionized Employees Members of the union have won the fight for increased wages, additional paid time off, and reduced health care costs. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 2, 2019
Art World Are You an Artist? Well We Hope You’re Rich or Beautiful, Otherwise People Might Not Want to Date You, a New Study Says Creativity ranks among the least desirable of traits in a potential partner, it turns out. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 18, 2019
People ‘I Want to Create Awareness’: After a Terrifying Diagnosis, Artist Ugo Rondinone Is Organizing a High-Profile Auction to Benefit Cancer Research The benefit sale at Sotheby's New York will raise money for bladder cancer research. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 9, 2019
