Andrew Russeth
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Art critic in New York, editor at Artnet News.
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Very sad to hear that Ceal Floyer has died at 57. She was an artist of wit, and risk, and real humor—a very rare thing in art.
December 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Very sad to hear that Ceal Floyer has died at 57. She was an artist of wit, and risk, and real humor—a very rare thing in art.
Feel like I’m the kind of guy who get a coffee from the Starbucks Reserve Roastery. Why not me?
December 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Feel like I’m the kind of guy who get a coffee from the Starbucks Reserve Roastery. Why not me?
FROM THE INBOX: "Art Basel’s hottest event this weekend wasn’t in a gallery—it was aboard the Sealyon Super Yacht, where renowned contemporary artist Brendan Murphy was the featured artist at the ultra-exclusive annual NewEdge Capital Group × Fuel Venture Capital celebration."
December 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
FROM THE INBOX: "Art Basel’s hottest event this weekend wasn’t in a gallery—it was aboard the Sealyon Super Yacht, where renowned contemporary artist Brendan Murphy was the featured artist at the ultra-exclusive annual NewEdge Capital Group × Fuel Venture Capital celebration."
Swizz Beatz: "Tonight let’s do it different. Let’s celebrate the hustle, the craft, the reward. Let’s celebrate the ones who said no to easy, and yes to hard work." news.artnet.com/art-world/ar...
And the Art Basel Awards Go to... | Artnet News
Swizz Beatz hosted the ceremony for the awards, where 12 winners were announced from a pool of 36 art professionals.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Swizz Beatz: "Tonight let’s do it different. Let’s celebrate the hustle, the craft, the reward. Let’s celebrate the ones who said no to easy, and yes to hard work." news.artnet.com/art-world/ar...
Frank Gehry: “Let me tell you one thing. In this world we are living in, 98 percent of everything that is built and designed today is pure shit. There’s no sense of design, no respect for humanity or for anything else." www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
Frank Gehry’s Digital Defiance
What a raised middle finger says about today’s predominant urban architectural style—if the word “style” even applies.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Frank Gehry: “Let me tell you one thing. In this world we are living in, 98 percent of everything that is built and designed today is pure shit. There’s no sense of design, no respect for humanity or for anything else." www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
Like General George Washington, I am not exactly scoring victories watching ‘The American Revolution’ (I regularly fall asleep), but I am retreating bravely, living to fight another day. This war will be long, and I will prevail.
December 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Like General George Washington, I am not exactly scoring victories watching ‘The American Revolution’ (I regularly fall asleep), but I am retreating bravely, living to fight another day. This war will be long, and I will prevail.
"I painted up until my paintings got too big to be on the wall anymore, I think that was 1976?" —Koons gagosian.com/quarterly/20...
Jeff Koons: The Porcelain Series | Gagosian Quarterly
With an exhibition of all-new work at Gagosian, New York, in November, Jeff Koons met with Alison McDonald at his New York studio to discuss the processes, inspirations, and metaphysical ...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"I painted up until my paintings got too big to be on the wall anymore, I think that was 1976?" —Koons gagosian.com/quarterly/20...
Blazing through 100s of Instagram stories posted by art advisors from Art Basel Miami Beach. Clicking the heart only for works of which I approve. This, too, is art criticism.
December 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Blazing through 100s of Instagram stories posted by art advisors from Art Basel Miami Beach. Clicking the heart only for works of which I approve. This, too, is art criticism.
It sneaks up on me: a quiet longing that grows more intense by the minute, gnawing at me. It can be satisfied in only one way. Yes. No doubt about it. It's time to watch 'Gerhard Richter Painting' (2011) for the 20th-odd time.
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It sneaks up on me: a quiet longing that grows more intense by the minute, gnawing at me. It can be satisfied in only one way. Yes. No doubt about it. It's time to watch 'Gerhard Richter Painting' (2011) for the 20th-odd time.
A very fine farewell column from Christopher Knight, who is signing off as Los Angeles Times art critic after 45 years in journalism www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Column: L.A. exploded into a world art capital. I was lucky to be here to witness it
Los Angeles' ascension coincided with the 46-year career of art critic Christopher Knight. In his final column for The Times, he cites three important factors in that rise.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A very fine farewell column from Christopher Knight, who is signing off as Los Angeles Times art critic after 45 years in journalism www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Man Ray, 'Self-Portrait in Beret,' 1946
December 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Man Ray, 'Self-Portrait in Beret,' 1946
There are an astonishing number of great shows on view in New York right now.
December 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
There are an astonishing number of great shows on view in New York right now.
"The founding team behind Kendall Jenner’s tequila brand is collaborating with 'one of Japan’s oldest and most respected tea farming families' to host an 'Art Basel Tea Ceremony.' Orlando Bloom is hosting that one, because we are not fucking around here." www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
The Only Art Basel Miami Beach Guide You Need to Read
Art Basel has expanded in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East—but the fair in Miami Beach still has a stranglehold over the pop-cultural imagination, despite some galleries sitting out this year.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"The founding team behind Kendall Jenner’s tequila brand is collaborating with 'one of Japan’s oldest and most respected tea farming families' to host an 'Art Basel Tea Ceremony.' Orlando Bloom is hosting that one, because we are not fucking around here." www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
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Relatedly, if you're in academia and read an essay or article or book by a scholar that really impresses you, consider sending them an email to let them know. I think this is especially important to do for younger scholars, who may not have many other ways of getting positive feedback on their work
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Relatedly, if you're in academia and read an essay or article or book by a scholar that really impresses you, consider sending them an email to let them know. I think this is especially important to do for younger scholars, who may not have many other ways of getting positive feedback on their work
Really love this book of photos that Benjamin Katz took of Gerhard Richter at work in the 1980s and early ‘90s.
— Richter rips cigarettes and laughs quite often
— His cat and then-wife Isa Genzken appear frequently
— The squeegee only makes one (I think?) appearance
— The candles look awful in b&w
— Richter rips cigarettes and laughs quite often
— His cat and then-wife Isa Genzken appear frequently
— The squeegee only makes one (I think?) appearance
— The candles look awful in b&w
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Really love this book of photos that Benjamin Katz took of Gerhard Richter at work in the 1980s and early ‘90s.
— Richter rips cigarettes and laughs quite often
— His cat and then-wife Isa Genzken appear frequently
— The squeegee only makes one (I think?) appearance
— The candles look awful in b&w
— Richter rips cigarettes and laughs quite often
— His cat and then-wife Isa Genzken appear frequently
— The squeegee only makes one (I think?) appearance
— The candles look awful in b&w
Shoutout to the galleries sending separate emails about Thanksgiving and Miami. Very helpful.
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Shoutout to the galleries sending separate emails about Thanksgiving and Miami. Very helpful.
Six years have passed since Dean & DeLuca closed in New York, and young people are growing up without knowing its pleasures, its commitment to quality. They are being taken in by upstarts like "Meadow Lane" and "Happier Grocery." D&D must return. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
Does New York Need Another Luxury Grocery Store?
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November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Six years have passed since Dean & DeLuca closed in New York, and young people are growing up without knowing its pleasures, its commitment to quality. They are being taken in by upstarts like "Meadow Lane" and "Happier Grocery." D&D must return. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
If someone called me up and asked me to represent the United States of America at the Venice Biennale, you better believe I’m saying yes.
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
If someone called me up and asked me to represent the United States of America at the Venice Biennale, you better believe I’m saying yes.
Annie Armstrong at the Clemente Bar for a one-lot Fair Warning auction:
"Mugrabi whispered into his cell during the action, but he told me after that he hadn’t been bidding during the call. (He suggested that I was a “piece of shit” for asking.)" news.artnet.com/market/warho...
"Mugrabi whispered into his cell during the action, but he told me after that he hadn’t been bidding during the call. (He suggested that I was a “piece of shit” for asking.)" news.artnet.com/market/warho...
A Very Private Affair: Warhol Bardot Portrait Makes $16.7 Million at Invite-Only Auction | Artnet News
Art world power players Tony Shafrazi, David Mugrabi, Sam Orlofsky, and George Economou were among the crowd.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Annie Armstrong at the Clemente Bar for a one-lot Fair Warning auction:
"Mugrabi whispered into his cell during the action, but he told me after that he hadn’t been bidding during the call. (He suggested that I was a “piece of shit” for asking.)" news.artnet.com/market/warho...
"Mugrabi whispered into his cell during the action, but he told me after that he hadn’t been bidding during the call. (He suggested that I was a “piece of shit” for asking.)" news.artnet.com/market/warho...
Cathy Fan, with a rollicking dispatch from Shanghai: news.artnet.com/market/shang...
Shanghai Art Week 2025 Was a Frenzied, Artist-Driven Ride. Here’s What I Saw | Artnet News
From artist-run spaces to blue-chip booths and surprise pink maps, this year’s Shanghai Art Week proved vibrant, ambitious—and deeply local.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Cathy Fan, with a rollicking dispatch from Shanghai: news.artnet.com/market/shang...
Thank you to the great critic Martha Schwendener for suggesting that New York Times readers follow my Instagram, where I have wasted countless years of my life. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Thank you to the great critic Martha Schwendener for suggesting that New York Times readers follow my Instagram, where I have wasted countless years of my life. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/a...
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Gifted Khashoggi Head Mounted In Oval Office
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Gifted Khashoggi Head Mounted In Oval Office
Forcing me to scan a QR code to view a checklist?
Why don’t you just spit in my face? Appalling. Make it stop.
Why don’t you just spit in my face? Appalling. Make it stop.
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Forcing me to scan a QR code to view a checklist?
Why don’t you just spit in my face? Appalling. Make it stop.
Why don’t you just spit in my face? Appalling. Make it stop.
Very disturbing to receive a ‘hello’ and ‘thank you’ when coming and going from the Gagosian gallery. What is going on?
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Very disturbing to receive a ‘hello’ and ‘thank you’ when coming and going from the Gagosian gallery. What is going on?
I am once again renewing my call for David Zwirner to open a project space for emerging artists called DZ Discovery Zone.
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I am once again renewing my call for David Zwirner to open a project space for emerging artists called DZ Discovery Zone.