The Republic of Benin will have a national pavilion at the Venice Biennale for the very first time next year, joining the small but growing presence of African nations at …
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Art Industry News is a daily summary of the most important developments in the art world and the art market. Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday, March 14. …
We spoke to ‘angst-ridden’ Barcelonans who are fighting to prevent the completion of Gaudí’s famous Sagrada Familia
The Sagrada Familia is Barcelona’s best-known landmark, with its crown of magnificent towers punctuating the city’s skyline. The intricate Gothic design has been modernized with the typical Art Nouveau pizzaz …
Desert X is coming to the Coachella Valley, bringing art that reflects ecology. See images from the show here
THE latest iteration of Desert X is all about water – which might come as a surprise, considering there’s not much liquid of any kind to be found along the …
Aric Chen, director of Het Nieuwe Instituut, heads the Dutch National Museum and becomes the world’s first “Zoöp”
Much of the art world revolves around questions of value, not only in terms of appraisals and price tags, but also: what is worth your time in These Times, as …
New York’s “Hot Dog King” has held court in front of the Met Museum for years. Now fans are rallying to stop the city from ejecting him
Dan Rossi, the man known as New York’s “hot dog king”, has operated a food cart outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art for more than a decade. But now he’s …
Artists and curators remember ‘courageous’ sculptor Phyllida Barlow, whose assemblages defied space, perspective and gravity
British sculptor Phyllida Barlow has died aged 78. The London-based artist was known for boldly transforming inexpensive materials like cardboard, fabric, cement and plywood into stunning, colossal assemblages that renegotiated …