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.
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.
Howardena Pindell, Arlene Shechet, Eric Gottesman, and Marina Abramovic reflect on what it is like to work in isolation as part of a “living archive” of videos commissioned by the museum, and shared exclusively with The Art Newspaper
‘We help museums do what they do best,’ says the executive who oversees the company’s support of international institutions
We gather some creative educational resources for readers
With his late wife and partner Jeanne-Claude, the artist created monumental interventions on architecture and landscape
From art restitutions to how museum adapted to wartime constraints, we continue to feel the fallout 75 years after the conflict’s end
As lockdown continues, video games are proving to be ripe territory for artists and budding curators to experiment (and play)
Our first collection of archival stories looks at the major financial shifts and trends that have impacted collectors and those in the trade since 1990—and continue to be relevant today
They might not always draw the crowds that flock to malls and amusement parks, but museums are seen as valuable additions to communities—even by people who have never stepped foot in one
We have gathered information about grants and loans around the world to help you get through the Covid-19 crisis
We spoke with artists in the US and Europe about how Covid-19 has so far affected them and their work, from cancelled exhibitions to concerns about the future
The Artists for Warren campaign launched on Super Tuesday, as many US voters head to the polls to choose the Democratic candidate
The designer has employed natural processes and used materials from plants and shellfish for her exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art
The film, directed by her daughter Catherine, shows the roots of the collector's social activism
The photographs will go on view in the New York museum's permanent collection galleries in May, along with a selection of works by other artists and a clip from the classic 1971 film Shaft
Sweet Cecily Daniher rented her unicorn decorated vehicle to the studio for a party, only to find out its doppelganger will appear in the animated movie Onward
The US president’s reversal comes after widespread condemnation and defense officials’ assurances that military would abide by international law
Meanwhile, an impromptu tribute to the country’s cultural heritage broke out on Twitter, as users posted images of their favourite places
Major museums hold works linked to prolific collector accused of smuggling and fraud
As Notre Dame burned, protestors called the shots and a gold toilet vanished, it was certainly a year to remember
The contemporary artist is among four new trustees elected
Exhibition focuses on wider graffiti and hip-hop culture and includes video, music and fashion
The hand-painted designs for her permanent installation will be included in the artist’s solo show at Turner Contemporary next year
And Mickalene Thomas goes Pop in NYC
We talk to Louisa Buck about the decision to award the Turner Prize to all of the nominees. Plus, Miami-born artist Teresita Fernández tells us about her homecoming show at Pérez Art Museum Miami. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793
The MacArthur award-winner revisits her early works with a large-scale survey in the city of her birth
From a travelling Stonewall survey to Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña's first major museum retrospective
Record prices were set for Charles White, Brice Marden, and Wayne Thiebaud, while a Clyfford Still painting prompted a prolonged bidding war
Although the “Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt” is more than 3,000 years old, a new show aims to enliven it with sculptures, sarcophagi and a little help from a video game
Ed Ruscha's visual pun Hurting the Word Radio #2 rose to $46m, a new world record for the artist, but most lots barely reached their estimate in a slow sales season
The newly private auction house led the night's lots with its known money-maker Claude Monet, and set a world record for the Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka