Laurel Nakadate and Mika Rottenberg Among “Born-Again Virgins” in Cattelan’s...
Is Laurel Nakadate a born-again virgin? She’ll play one at the inaugural exhibition of Maurizio Cattelan and Massimiliano Gioni’s mini-gallery, “Family Business.” The show, curated by Marilyn Minter...
View ArticleWatch the Trailer for “The Virgins, Part 2″ at Maurizio Cattelan’s Gallery...
If you haven’t made it to the inaugural exhibition at Family Business, the pop-up gallery launched by the New Museum’s Massimiliano Gioni and supposedly retired art prankster Maurizio Cattelan in a...
View ArticleWatch the Goofy Trailer for “The Virgins, Part 3″ at Pop-Up Gallery Family...
Family Business, The tiny pop-up gallery launched last month on West 21st Street by (retired?) Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and New Museum curator Massimiliano Gioni has been relying on the...
View ArticleHow Much Art Can Fit Into Cattelan and Gioni’s Gallery Family Business? Find...
Earlier this month YouTube art critic Hennessy Youngman launched an open call for works to be displayed in the tiny Chelsea gallery Family Business — founded by Massimiliano Gioni and Maurizio...
View ArticleMassimiliano Gioni and Maurizio Cattelan Are Looking for a Family Business...
Yesterday afternoon the ubiquitous, walk-in closet-sized pop-up gallery Family Business — founded by New Museum director Massimiliano Gioni and “retired” Italian art star Maurizio Cattelan, and coming...
View ArticleSee the 136-Story Washington D.C. Skyscraper That Inspired 2013’s Venice...
Yesterday New Museum curator Massimiliano Gioni, the man at the helm of the 2013 Venice Biennale, revealed that the international exhibition’s next edition will be titled “The Encyclopedic Palace”...
View ArticleArtists Announced for Massimiliano Gioni’s Not-So-Encyclopedic Venice...
Today the Venice Biennale released the rather epic list (see below) of artists who will participated in curator Massimiliano Gioni’s exhibition “The Encyclopedic Palace,” which is slated to run from...
View ArticleInstagrams of the Art World: Venice, Frieze, Koons, and Cats
May was a big month for the art world, and from Frieze New York to the Venice Biennale, artists, curators, auctioneers, and collectors were out in droves — and taking to Instagram to prove it. While...
View ArticleAngola and Tino Sehgal Win Golden Lions at 55th Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale first timer Angola was awarded the Golden Lion for best pavilion at the inauguration of the 55th exhibition of international art on Saturday by jury members Jessica Morgan, Sofia...
View ArticleInstagrams of the Art World: Hydra, Swizz Beatz, and Underwater Selfies
After kicking off the Venice Biennale, and with some time to kill before Art Basel in Switzerland, the art world’s charter set jetted off to Rome, London, and Greece among other places. Here’s what...
View ArticleNew Museum Announces Haring Foundation Gift, Ofili and Kjartansson Shows for...
This morning, over a breakfast that included gingerbread cookies shaped like the facade of its building on the Bowery, the New Museum announced its programming for the upcoming year as well as a...
View ArticleAll the Art World Attended ICI’s Gala
Plenty of art stars turned out Tuesday night for Independent Curators International’s (ICI) annual benefit and auction, which raised over $600,000 for the organization. Director Sofia Coppola, Garage...
View ArticleMassimiliano Gioni Promoted to Artistic Director of the New Museum
Massimiliano Gioni has a new job — or at least a brand new title. New Museum director Lisa Phillips announced this afternoon that the New York-based curator and critic, who has served as the...
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