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Anne Imhof shows the Golden Lion for Best National Participation during the Opening Ceremony of the 57th Biennale Arte on May 13, 2017 in Venice, Italy. The 57th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia opens today to the public and will run till November 26, 2017.

The Venice Biennale’s Big Winners: Anne Imhof, Hassan Khan, Franz Erhard Walther

Imhof's durational performance—which we noted for its delightful health goth aesthetic—drew large crowds and was the talk of the town.
By Alanna Martinez
Artist Lunaina Himid is among this year's Turner Prize shortlist nominees.

Turner Prize 2017 Nominees: A Diverse List All Over 40

Nominees mark a significant shift for the prestigious art award, which only this year shed its over-50 age limit for nominees.
By Alanna Martinez
A porter holds up the manuscript of Marcel Proust's questionaire, 27 May 2003 put up for sale in Paris by Beaussant-Lefevre auction house at Drouot hotel in Paris. The manuscript from 1884-1887, conceived by Proust at 14, was sold 120.227 Euro, four time its estimate price, to French designer Gerard Darel.

French Court Jails Auction House Thieves, Museum of Arts and Design Names Director

Members of an art handling union caught stealing from French auction house Drouot have been sentenced to jail time, and their union has been dissolved.
By Alanna Martinez
David Gilmour Pink Floyd playing at Hakone Aphrodite, Kanagawa, August 6, 1971.

Pink Floyd Guitarist to Rock Pompeii, Controversy Over SFMOMA’s Arty Cakes

By Alanna Martinez
Florentijn Hofman's Rubber Duck.

Rubber Duck Artist Cries Plagiarism, the High Cost of US Museum Expansions—and More

By Alanna Martinez
The National Palace Museum in Taipei.

Taipei Museum Is World’s Most Visited, Kanye Copies Homeless Man’s Look—and More

By Alanna Martinez
The ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.

Syrian Troops Ready to Retake Palmyra, Vermeer’s ‘Little Street’ Comes Home—and More

By Alanna Martinez
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Talk: Martin Creed Public Art Fund Talk at the New School In 2012, Martin Creed rallied thousands to ring bells together in celebration for the London Olympics in his piece Work No. 1197, All the Bells in a Country Rung as Quickly and Loudly as Possible for Three Minutes. One of the U.K.’s biggest names in Contemporary Art, he’s kicking off the Spring 2015 Public Art Fund talks at the New School this Wednesday. A release on the New School’s website says he’ll chat about about his work in a “performative lecture.” — Alanna Martinez The New School, the Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, New York, 6:30 p.m.

Martin Creed Heads to Park Avenue Armory, Chris Burden LACMA Lights Turn Off—and More

By Alanna Martinez
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 15: Ai Weiwei stands with his sculpture 'Straight' as he previews works from His landmark art exhibition on September 15, 2015 in London, England. The Royal Academy of Art is showing the work of one of China's leading contemporary artists until mid-December. Ai Weiwei's activism in China saw him detained without charge in 2011 for 81 days. (Photo by Alex B. Huckle/Getty Images)

Ai Weiwei’s Thoughts on Art and Sex, Long-Lost Peggy Guggenheim Tapes Found, and More

By Alanna Martinez
American sculptor Richard Serra at Museum Of Modern Art Sculpture Garden in New York with one of his sculptures on April 17, 2007. (Photo by David Corio/Redferns)

Richard Serra Given France’s Highest Honor

By Hailey Cunningham
Kara Walker, A Subtlety, 2014. (Photo: Jason Wyche, Courtesy Creative Time, 2014./Creative Time)

Association of Art Critics Names Kara Walker, Pierre Huyghe Among 2014 Winners

By Alanna Martinez

Elisabeth Condon’s Shanghai-Inspired Paintings Win the 2015 New York Pulse Prize

By Alanna Martinez
Absolut Haring. (Courtesy Absolut)

Behold, the Finalists for the 2015 Absolut Art Award

By Nate Freeman
Artist Kehinde Wiley (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Grey Goose).

John Kerry to Award U.S. State Department Medal of Arts to Kehinde Wiley

By Alanna Martinez
Duncan Campbell is the winner of the 2014 Turner Prize. (Courtesy Tate.org)

Duncan Campbell Wins the 2014 Turner Prize

By Alanna Martinez
Kari Altmann, Resting Point (Native Arrangement, Vital Signs, Tribal Council), 2013-ongoing. (Courtesy karialtmann.com)

Rhizome Announces First Prix Net Art Award Winners

By Alanna Martinez
Anila Quayyum Agha’s Intersections is on view at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. (Photo courtesy ArtPrize.org)

Anila Quayyum Agha Wins Both the Public and the Jury Award at ArtPrize

By Ann Binlot
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