Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 22h"Contest Rules: 3 gallons of soup" lighthousemuseum.org/events/legen...lighthousemuseum.orgLegendary Soup Contest - National Lighthouse Museum 000
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026In today's Artnet Bulletin: A pick from the Armory Show, a pick from Independent 20th Century, a pick for a new album, and various and sundry other links news.artnet.com/artnet-bulle...news.artnet.comBenedikt Taschen Is Selling a Midcentury Los Angeles Jewel for $25M | Artnet NewsBenedikt Taschen is selling a $25 million house, recommendations from the Armory Show and Independent, and more in this Artnet Bulletin. 130
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Four reviews in the New York Times today: – Michael E. Smith at Maxwell Graham – Joseph Yaeger at Gladstone – Narcissister at Margot Samel – 'No Losers' at No Inc. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/a...nytimes.comArt Gallery Shows to See in SeptemberThis week in Newly Reviewed, Andrew Russeth covers Michael E. Smith’s quiet beauty, Joseph Yaeger’s small thrills, Narcissister’s adventures in Rube Goldberg land, and a pleasantly unhinged group show... 041
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Join me on a tour of three astounding new cultural attractions in Seoul, Korea: – The Kim Tschang-Yeul Atelier – The Park Seo-Bo Museum, and – Yun Hyong-Keun's house. Pleasures await!news.artnet.comIn Seoul, New Museums Honor Dansaekhwa Pioneers | Artnet NewsNew museums in Seoul seek to honor some of Dansaekhwa's pioneers: Kim Tschang-Yeul, Park Seo-Bo, and Yun Hyong-Keun. 051
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Adam Lindemann chats with Inigo Philbrick news.artnet.com/art-world/lu...news.artnet.comLunch With Adam: Convicted Fraudster Inigo Philbrick on Prison Life, Regrets, and Why He Did It | Artnet NewsAdam Lindemann talks to convicted fraudster Inigo Philbrick about his experience in prison, and his biggest regrets. 130
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I prefer the $25,100 Jeff Koons watch to the $448,000 Jeff Koons watch. news.artnet.com/artnet-bulle...news.artnet.comI Prefer the $25,100 Jeff Koons Watch to the $448,000 Jeff Koons Watch | Artnet NewsJeff Koons has a new Hublot watches, a New York landmark is hosting open houses, and other art world matters in today's Bulletin. 140
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Chang Dai-chien fans, unite! The Met just secured a trove. news.artnet.com/art-world/ch...news.artnet.comThe Met Acquires Trove of Chang Dai-Chien's Luminous PaintingsThe Met Museum in New York has made a major acquisition of work by the revered Chinese ink artist Chang Dai-chien. 173
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“Damien Hirst always says, ‘Back when I was a good artist . . .’ ” Whiteread said, laughing. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comHow Hermès Unharnessed FashionUnder the stewardship of Nadège Vanhée, the artistic director of women’s wear, a house known for craftsmanship is exploring the risqué. 030
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Sitting on his office sofa, Koons explains that he has superior eyesight. “I’m somewhat humble. I’m not saying that I shouldn’t be humble, even though I do believe that maybe I’ve been gifted biologically.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/t...nytimes.comThe Incredible Art of Being Jeff KoonsFor five decades, the artist has made sculptures that are larger-than-life — and also singularly reflective of his own. 201
Reposted by Andrew RussethWayne @wayneb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026listened to this and took the afternoon off to finally see it. the formal language from 2500 years ago is astonishing and the "Linen Book of Zagreb" may be one of the most historic things I've seen - a text cut up and stained because it was used to wrap an Egyptian mummy. 3126
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A quick dispatch from Gwangju, South Korea, on Friday, as China's pavilion sat dark and Taiwanese artists prepped their works amid an escalating controversy. news.artnet.com/art-world/gw...news.artnet.comAs China Exits the Gwangju Biennale, Taiwan Plows Ahead | Artnet NewsAs controversy continues to swirl at the Gwangju Biennale, the Taiwan exhibition opens and the China pavilion goes dark. 020
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Talked about the Etruscans with the great Renée Dreyfus. Her show at the Legion of Honor, 'The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy,' is worth a plane ticket to San Francisco. news.artnet.com/multimedia/e...news.artnet.comThe Etruscans Made Astonishing Art. Why Aren't They Better Known? | Artnet NewsRenée Dreyfus, who organized the show "The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy," in San Francisco, joins the podcast this week. 0187
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"The times when an artwork is made and the times when it is exhibited is important." —Louise Lawler greg.org/archive/2026...greg.orgThe Times When An Artwork Is Remembered Is Important – greg.org 120
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Wrote about Dansaekhwa for the New York Times. (There's a sumptuous new book and many new museums on Seoul.) www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/a...nytimes.comDansaekhwa Is a Style That Came to Define Korean ArtThe soothing tones of Dansaekhwa have dominated art circles on the peninsula for years. But it originated in tumultuous times. 020
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Frieze Seoul has arrived, and it's time to barnstorm museums in the Korean capital. Here are 10 essential stops. news.artnet.com/art-world/so...news.artnet.comSouth Korea Beckons! Here Are 10 Essential Art Museums in SeoulHere is a guide to 10 essential museums in Seoul, from the Leeum Museum of Art to the too-obscure Whanki Museum. 031
Reposted by Andrew Russethgregorg @greg.org · 27/08/2026everything that's happened this week has been downstream from Kusama's death. we've been living in a Kusama-less world for almost two weeks and didn't know it, kinda makes you think 2202
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Yayoi Kusama, an artist of peerless invention, drive, and wit, is dead at 97. news.artnet.com/art-world/ya...news.artnet.comYayoi Kusama, Era-Defining Artist of Dots, Mirrors, and Infinity, Dies at 97 | Artnet NewsThe Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama died on August 14 at a hospital in Japan, the David Zwirner gallery said today. 0235
Reposted by Andrew Russethgregorg @greg.org · 25/08/2026The first version of Jason Hirata's Artists on Artists talk at Dia on Louise Lawler got canceled by lightning and ended up in a Shake Shack under the High Line. The makeup talk was on Zoom and runs to 4.5 hours. Def watch to the end, tho my favorite part might be the opening greg.org/archive/2026...greg.orgJason Hirata Goes Long on Lawler – greg.org 041
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Excited to learn the word thalassocracy! (A maritime empire, essentially.) 010
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I never met with Jared Kushner 'in private,' but we chatted a couple times. Nothing much came of it! 140
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I have watched some of the finest minds of my generation repost a text claiming to resist Meta A.I. 020
Reposted by Andrew Russethmgregorywriter.bsky.social @mgregorywriter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Triple treat! Insights/picks from @jilnotjill.bsky.social @cmonstah.bsky.social and @russeth.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/a...nytimes.comArt Gallery Shows to See in August (Gift Article)This week in Newly Reviewed, Jillian Steinhauer covers a group show mixing paint and textiles, a show of self-taught artists, and David Lamelas’s remarkable range. 184
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026East Village golf bro walking down the street, clubs over his shoulder, cracking open a Heineken. Only in New York, folks. 120
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026– I'm drinking a Luckin Coffee collaboration with Duolingo. – I'm adding a Duolingo coupon to my credit card (I will not use). – I'm in the Duolingo Diamond League tournament finals today. – Duolingo is emailing and notifying me. I'll be right back. 000
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Spoke with one of my favorite artists, Jordan Wolfson, about his upcoming Gagosian show. Or tried to. news.artnet.com/art-world/jo...news.artnet.comJordan Wolfson Is Opening a Major Show at Gagosian. He Does Not Want to Talk About It | Artnet NewsJordan Wolfson is opening a major show at Gagosian in New York in September. In an interview, he was not eager to discuss it. 070
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Wet Paint goes to the Balloon Museum! news.artnet.com/market/ballo...news.artnet.comHunting the Marina Abramović at the Brand-New Balloon Museum—and More Juicy Art-World Gossip | Artnet NewsThe Balloon Museum has finally opened, complete with a Marina Abramović, a wrestler is feuding the Adam Abdalla, and more. 031
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Seoul gets a new art-fair alternative news.artnet.com/market/pavil...news.artnet.comPavilion Seoul Puts 'Art First' Amid Fair Fatigue | Artnet NewsPavilion Seoul will run alongside Frieze Seoul and KIAF Seoul this year, offering an alternative to those large shows. 010
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Mary Heilmann's influence is incalculable. She redirected the flow of abstract painting with mischievous joy and élan. We're still catching up. news.artnet.com/art-world/ar...news.artnet.comMary Heilmann, Who Revivified Abstract Painting, Dies at 86 | Artnet NewsThe artist Mary Heilmann, whose disarming abstract paintings melded high modernism and emotion, has died at 86. 1265
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026BARNEY: How are you doing? WOLFSON: I watched Cremaster 1 last night, and the first part of River of Fundament. Then, I watched Cremaster 3 and Cremaster 4 at my studio during a break. BARNEY: Oh my god. www.interviewmagazine.com/art/i-built-...interviewmagazine.com“I Built a Box That Has Sex With the Floor”: Jordan Wolfson, by Matthew BarneyArtist Jordan Wolfson rang up Matthew Barney for our Summer issue to talk sculpture, slapstick, and the vast indifference of the universe. 161
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Wrote today's Artnet Bulletin, with items on the Kennedy Center, Johanna Fernández, Gertrude Stein, the New York Public Library, and more, more, more news.artnet.com/artnet-bulle...news.artnet.comTrump's Name May Return to the Kennedy Center—and Other Art World Matters | Artnet NewsThe Kennedy Center's board voted to restore President Trump's name to the building, and historian and curator Johanna Fernández has died. 011
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Francesco Bonami: Don't go to school for curating! news.artnet.com/art-world/fr...news.artnet.comCurator Francesco Bonami: Don’t Go to School to Be a CuratorFormer Venice Biennale curator Francesco Bonami has some advice about curatorial schools: Do not go to them. 120
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Wrote this week's 'Galleries' column for the New York Times, with: – FERNANDO BOTERO at Sotheby's – YEHWAN SONG at Subtitled – BEV GRANT at Osmos – WEN-YOU CAI at Accent Sisters www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/a...nytimes.comArt Gallery Shows to See in AugustThis week in Newly Reviewed, Andrew Russeth covers Fernando Botero’s mordant grace, Yehwan Song’s tubes and phones, Bev Grant’s Newsreel photos and Wen-You Cai’s childhood snapshots revisited. 140
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026For the New York Times, I spoke to RM of BTS about how he has championed Korean modernists and his upcoming SFMOMA show www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/a...nytimes.comRM, a Superstar With BTS, Gets His Feet Wet As an Art Curator (Gift Article)RM, of BTS, brings 145 works by Korean artists to SFMOMA this fall. “I know Picasso, I know van Gogh. I don’t know anyone from my country,” he told himself as he began to buy. “You have to find your r... 140
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The grid announced modern art's will to silence, its hostility to literature, to narrative, to discourse. 030
Reposted by Andrew RussethTyler Green @tylergreenbooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026And some top-tier university art museums too: Yale, Kemper at Wash U, the Hood &c. 121
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Want to lead a major American museum? Some are hiring! news.artnet.com/art-world/mu...news.artnet.comWant to Lead a Big Art Museum? Some Are Hiring!The New Museum, Portland, and Buffalo have recently named new leaders, but other museum director chairs are empty—for now. 170
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Feel like I'm the kind of guy who could hide in an airport catering cart to sneak onto a military jet. 120
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The feeling when you’re about to have the greatest steak of your life. 010
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Ben Davis on AIR in Aspen news.artnet.com/art-world/ai...news.artnet.comThe Curious Case of the AIR Festival in Aspen | Artnet News'AIR 2026: Figures in a Landscape' shows what an art world organized around the 'actively managed audience' will look like. 010
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Good morning! I am here to see the work of Fernando Botero. 370
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 07/08/2026On Artnet's Art Angle podcast, I had the high pleasure of talking with Wet Paint alumna Annie Armstrong about her new beat—New York restaurants!—and where art people should eat when visiting galleries and art fairs. news.artnet.com/multimedia/a...news.artnet.comHere's Where the Art World Eats | Artnet NewsThis week, former Wet Paint columnist turned restaurant reporter Annie Armstrong returns to the Art Angle to discuss her new beat. 120
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It was fun to chat with Valentina Castellani about her rich and lively new book, 'Trading Beauty: Art Market Histories from the Altar to the Gallery,' on Artnet's Art Angle podcast. news.artnet.com/multimedia/a...news.artnet.comAn Untold History of the Art Market | Artnet NewsThis week, Valentina Castellani joins Andrew Russeth to discuss her new book, "Trading Beauty" which traces the history of the art market. 050
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026". . . she also endured the disappointment of seeing them leave her gallery for dealers who promised to capitalize on the brand-new market for American art. (Market? That is where Parsons bought her tomatoes.)" —Deborah Solomon www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/a...nytimes.comShe Championed Pollock and Rothko. Now Her Art Is on the Museum Walls. 0101
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Is the Rauschenberg Foundation selling its storied New York home? news.artnet.com/art-world/ro...news.artnet.comIs the Rauschenberg Foundation Selling Its Storied New York Home? | Artnet NewsThe former NoHo home of Robert Rauschenberg, currently the headquarters of his namesake foundation, has listed with Newmark. 020
Reposted by Andrew Russethgregorg @greg.org · 04/08/2026"Are you wearing the—" "The airbrushed T-shirt version of the 1974 artwork Lynda Benglis ran as an ad in Artforum printed as an almost unrecognizably ethereal palimpsest on a sheer, beaded, short-sleeved dress in the Dior Haute Couture F/W 26-27 collection? Yeah, yeah I am." greg.org/archive/2026... 78916
Reposted by Andrew Russethian says DC statehood now @wareian.com · 03/08/2026don't doomscroll: instead, Puryear-scroll, with my collection of photos of Martin Puryear works 202arts.org/2026/08/02/t...202arts.orgTour de PuryearWood you could you? 172
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 30/07/2026“I am a poor man from a poor country so I have to entertain people every second.” —Nam June Paik to Calvin Tompkins, 1975 160
Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Simone Forti performing with Grand Openings at MoMA in 2013. RIP. 170