Helen Stoilas
Helen was previously Editor, Americas and has worked for The Art Newspaper since 2003. She regularly reports on political and social issues that affect artists and institutions.
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Helen was previously Editor, Americas and has worked for The Art Newspaper since 2003. She regularly reports on political and social issues that affect artists and institutions.
From Adam Pendelton's colossal recaps of the past year at MoMA, to Objects of Common Interest's minimalist designs at the Noguchi Museum
The Cuban artist and activist is joined on the publication’s list of 100 Most Influential People by Barbara Kruger and Mark Bradford
The actor debuted a new performance and installation in the Breuer building, before protestors crashed the party at the Costume Institute’s annual celebrity fundraiser
The event, launched in response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, has been impacted by another major climate disaster
The Bay Area sound artist is working on a contemporary sound installation in the fire-ravaged cathedral's bell tower
Plus, artist Bill Fontana records Notre Dame's bells
In the Presents section, galleries founded within the past ten years present solo or dual-artist shows. Here are some works to look out for this year
The Venezuela-born artist’s pioneering work exploring information systems is on view in two shows in Miami
The Karnofsky Store, a Jewish family’s former tailor shop where the young jazz legend found early encouragement for his musical talent, has been reduced to rubble
The outsize artist retreated from public attention in his later years, following a diagnosis of dementia in 2015 and accusations of sexual harassment in 2017
The site’s “Classic Nudes” series still includes erotic explorations of masterpieces at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, National Gallery in London, and Musée d’Orsay in Paris, as well as several other international institutions
Artists and writers are among those targeted by the government, causing human rights groups to raise an alarm about abuses
Kasra Farahani explains why the Time Variance Authority waiting room looks so much like the Breuer building, and how the inside of a Fabergé egg became an alien train carriage
Increase would give NPS budget of $3.5bn, to preserve infrastructure and pay for projects related to Native American and African American heritage
Plus, Rania Matar's photographic portraits
Fans of Peter Falk and his dishevelled but dogged investigative persona have been quick to get behind the idea
During an interrogation with Greek police, a construction worker explains what drove him to commit a brazen heist in 2012
Plus, Michael Landy's exhibition at Firstsite and artist Shahzia Sikander on a manuscript miniature
The banner, thought lost for more than 40 years, was recently authenticated by a vexillographer who had worked with the artist
In an excerpt shared with The Art Newspaper, the artist and writer describes how the letters her mother kept made her more ‘visible’ that ever
Under the agreement, the Morgan Art Foundation will continue to promote the Pop artist's work in museums and on the market
The activist spoke about her own experiences with state repression and the growing movement for political change in the country
From Cézanne's drawings at MoMA to Takashi Murakami curating Outsider art
The Benin Court plaques donated in 1991 with more than 150 other works, have been deaccessioned, while a third object, an Ife Head offered for purchase, will instead be restituted
Plus, London Gallery Weekend and Nina Katchadourian on her adopted grandmother's embroidery
If Congress approves, the National Endowment for the Arts in particular would see its 2022 budget go up to $201m—the highest amount of government funding since its inception
Visitors will have to come in groups, and buy tickets that will help pay for more security, after three suicides at the site
Efforts to preserve murals and street art are growing, as are threats to sites around the country, including the intersection where Floyd was killed
The museum looks to a “new era” after a difficult history, including long delays in the opening its new home and the termination of two of its directors by the Culture Ministry