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Artist Charles Ross Spent 50 Years Trying to Bring the Stars Down to Earth. At 88, Has He Done It?

Katie White — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:28:49 +0000

Charles Ross has devoted half a century to building Star Axis, a monolithic celestial observatory in New Mexico centered on Earth's north star, Polaris.

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The Business of KAWS: What Data and a Museum Show Reveal About His Market

Eileen Kinsella — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:05 +0000

After his auction results soared in 2019, he shifted.

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Performance Artist Crackhead Barney Moves From the Streets to the Stage: ‘Art Should Be Going Insane’

Vittoria Benzine — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:20:38 +0000

The professional celebrity protestor's new play makes its formal debut in Brooklyn this week.

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Which Artists Are Insiders Searching For? After 10 Years, Not Much Has Changed

Artnet News — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:00:10 +0000

Which big names soared? And who stumbled?

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Still Life Painter Poppy Jones’s Career Is on the Move

Jo Lawson-Tancred — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:55:36 +0000

An eerie, almost surreal quality to her paintings has beguiled viewers.

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The Rising Artists on Everyone’s Radar

Artnet News — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:00:43 +0000

Over the past 12 months, Artnet Price Database users have begun tracking these individuals.

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Why Rising Star Ding Shilun’s Sweet and Unsettling Work Is Suddenly on Everyone’s Radar

Cathy Fan — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:49:13 +0000

Blending zhiguai, pop culture, and personal fable, Ding Shilun’s paintings explore misreading, narrative, and the power of images.

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Rising Artist Veronica Fernandez’s Uneasy Monument to Childhood Imagination

Annikka Olsen — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:39 +0000

In her debut solo exhibition at Anat Ebgi, the artist transforms memory and imagination into scenes that blur nostalgia with quiet unease.

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Tracey Emin on Art-Making, Honesty, and Survival: ‘Abuse Is Everywhere’

Margaret Carrigan — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:26:43 +0000

A retrospective at Tate Modern gives the artist a "second life" on her own terms.

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Unveiling Hiba Schahbaz’s Painted Paradise, Where Women Meet Mythical Beasts

Katie White — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:52:15 +0000

Schahbaz has opened her first major retrospective, "The Garden," at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami

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