Jori Finkel
Why US museums are quietly buying art—and downplaying their acquisitions—in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic
Though many institutions are suffering from serious reductions in revenue, collections expanded via restricted acquisition funds
Why Los Angeles is America’s free museum capital
Four of the city’s major art museums do not charge an entry fee—but that is more than just a way to boost visitor numbers, they say
Please send help: a letter to the Getty Trust
Our Los Angeles correspondent Jori Finkel asks the world's richest cultural organisation to support the city's struggling arts community during the coronavirus pandemic
LA Art Book Fair cancelled over fear of spread of coronavirus
Decision on MOCA event affects over 350 exhibitors from around two dozen countries
Artist Whitney Bedford is drawing a portrait of Elizabeth Warren every day until she is elected president
The Los Angeles painter started the project shortly after the Democratic primaries began
LA's grassroots spaces keep growing
With more alternative art galleries than ever, many are slowing down on exhibitions and stepping up on programming
Does Los Angeles want a big art fair?
As Frieze Los Angeles opens, we look at the LA art scene. Plus, we explore the Met's exhibition Sahel about art from the Sahara. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793
Dressing for success, an artist helps women demand their due
Michele Pred is asking artists, their dealers and potential collectors to commit to a price hike for works of art by women
‘At 99, I’m another person entirely’: Luchita Hurtado on fossil fuels and new challenges ahead
As her touring retrospective arrives in Los Angeles and then heads for Mexico, the nonagenarian artist is excited about showing her new work—and the prospect of making more
Thomas Campbell, former Met director, sizes up challenges for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
After more than a year in his new job, we interview the director about his priorities
How a vast Käthe Kollwitz collection ended up at the Getty
Richard Simms, the 93-year-old donor, built up the enviable collection on a dentist’s salary starting in the 1960s
The Marciano masquerade is exposed
The art foundation, which has closed its doors, was never more than the shell of a museum
Women artists take over museum schedules in 2020 to coincide with US presidential election
Coalition of curators organise events and exhibitions of art by women at 50 museums
‘I can divide my life into before and after Judy Chicago’: Gloria Steinem reveals how the artist changed her thoughts about art at Hammer Museum gala
Getty acquires Bronzino’s Madonna and Child with Saints, a twin of National Gallery in London’s
The brightly coloured painting, depicting the same family scene, has been in private hands for decades, most recently the Chilean Alana Collection
How to make the most of an artist’s estate
Four takeaways from the Institute for Artists’ Estates’ Los Angeles workshop
Experts fear California's gig economy law may hit culture workers
Independent curators and handlers could be affected but no major changes predicted in museum recruitment practices
Three exhibitions to see in Los Angeles this weekend
The West Coast gallery season opens with its own slate of must see shows, from Tala Madani's scatological depictions of motherhood to Kenny Scharf's jabs at consumerism
An early start to celebrating the US centennial of women’s suffrage
San Jose Museum of Art celebrates visionary female artists
David Smith in Yorkshire. Plus, the works that inspired leading artists
The great US sculptor's work comes to the UK, while a new book explores the thought-provoking works that inspired 50 internationally acclaimed artists
Book excerpt: William Kentridge reveals how Antoine Bourdelle inspired his work
In Jori Finkel's book It Speaks to Me, Kentridge discusses the sculpture in Johannesburg that first made him feel the power of art
Wishful thinking: LA’s latest pop-up art project is both highly memorable and totally Instagrammable
Artist collective The Art Department spent a year gathering heaps of dandelion fuzz for their immersive "wish factory"
Trevor Paglen’s Orbital Reflector sculpture fails to deploy
The artist says the US government shutdown effectively “killed” the sculpture
Honey I shrunk the art: the ultimate alternative biennial opens in Los Angeles
Dollhouse-sized paintings and installations replace big artistic statements and egos
Three exhibitions to see in Los Angeles this week
From the West Coast version of Soul of a Nation, to Roy DeCarava’s photographic studies of blackness
Topping a million visitors: how MCA Australia broadened the appeal of contemporary art
With more than a million people through the doors annually since 2015, the museum is a case study in how to expand audiences
Women are written into online art history at expanded Wikipedia edit-a-thons across Southern California
The group Art+Feminism has organised events at six museums to boost the online presence of women artists and cultural leaders
Max Hooper Schneider: 'my fantasy army of marine-mammal people, across all genders'
The artist dives deep to create a lurid theatre from biological forms for his Frieze Los Angeles Projects commission
David Kordansky doubles gallery space and expands diverse artist roster
Last year, the LA gallery took on Michael Williams, Fred Eversley, Huma Bhabha and Lauren Halsey
Can artists live off art alone? Plus, Los Angeles
Artist Tai Shani and art consultant James Doeser on the grim reality of working as an artist today and Jori Finkel on the inaugural edition of Frieze Los Angeles. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.