Jay-Z Becomes Fifth Black Billionaire in the U.S.
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has won the race to become the first billionaire in hip-hop, beating music moguls Sean P. Diddy Combs and Andre “Dr. Dre” Young to the threshold, according…
Here’s the Exhibitor List for the 2019 Seattle Art Fair -ARTnews
The 2018 Seattle Art Fair. COURTESY SEATTLE ART FAIR The fifth edition of the Seattle Art Fair, slated for August 1-4 at the city’s CenturyLink Field Event Center, will bring…
Paula Cooper Gallery Now Represents Ja’Tovia M. Gary -ARTnews
Ja’Tovia Gary, Giverny I (NEGRESSE IMPERIALE) (still), 2017, film. © JA’TOVIA GARY/COURTESY PAULA COOPER GALLERY, NEW YORK Artist and filmmaker Ja’Tovia M. Gary has joined Paula Cooper Gallery in New…
Camille Billops, Maker of Unflinching Documentary Films, Is Dead at 85 -ARTnews
Camille Billops. ©1991 RUTH WILLIAMSON Camille Billops, whose pioneering documentary films fearlessly and powerfully addressed difficult histories, has died, according to multiple postings online by friends and colleagues. She was…
Phillips Auction House Names Hartley Waltman General Counsel of the Americas -ARTnews
Hartley Waltman. COURTESY PHILLIPS Hartley Waltman has been named general counsel of the Americas for Phillips auction house. Waltman joins Phillips in July after 20 years at Christie’s, most recently…
Here’s The Exhibitor List for Expo Chicago 2019 -ARTnews
Expo Chicago 2018. COURTESY EXPO CHICAGO/CORY DEWALD The eighth edition of the Expo Chicago art fair will feature some 135 galleries from 24 countries September 19-22 at Chicago’s Navy Pier…
Diedrick Brackens, Julie Becker, Regina Silveira, and More -ARTnews
Diedrick Brackens, unicorn kente, 2014, woven cotton, acrylic, and nylon yarn. COURTESY THE ARTIST TUESDAY, JUNE 4 Exhibition: Diedrick Brackens at New MuseumIn his first institutional solo show in New…
David Shrigley on Drawing, Theresa May, and Electric Guitars -ARTnews
David Shrigley, The Artist . COURTESY THE ARTIST/STEPHAN FRIEDMAN GALLERY David Shrigley is known for drawings that balance dark sarcasm with heartfelt modesty. His mix of whimsy and morbidity has…
Cosima von Bonin at House of Gaga, Mexico City -ARTnews
Pictures at an Exhibition Installation view of “Cosima von Bonin,” 2019, at House of Gaga, Mexico City. COURTESY HOUSE OF GAGA Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one…
Priyanka Chopra says criticism of Meghan Markle ‘has to do with racism’
Meghan Markle has a staunch defender in her longtime pal Priyanka Chopra. The “Quantico” actress told The Sunday Times that the criticism of the Duchess of Sussex is “really unfortunate,”…