Larry Gagosian Documentary, Craft Awards, Brancusi Estate News
Barry Avrich is producing an unauthorized documentary on Larry Gagosian, completing his art-industry trilogy after 'Blurred Lines' (2017) and 'Made You Look' (2020). The Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation named five 2026 Craft Award winners: Hong Hong, Loretta Pettway Bennett, Melissa Cody, Paul Andrew Wandless, and Roberto Benavidez, each receiving $100,000. Pace Gallery now represents the Constantin Brancusi Estate. The Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program selected 17 visual artists for its 2026-2027 cohort. A Blade of Grass announced its 2026 In Fellowship cohort: Emily Johnson/Catalyst, The Projects/Space, and UNDOC+Collective. Sarah Rowe (Ponca Tribe) is the inaugural Native Neon artist-in-residence. Marc Manack was named director of the School of Architecture at UIC. John McBride is interim executive director at Dallas Contemporary; Jeremy Strick becomes strategic advisor. Selldorf Architects and Studios Architecture Paris will lead the $1 billion Louvre Nouvelle Renaissance renovation, including a new room for the Mona Lisa.
Key facts
- Barry Avrich is making an unauthorized documentary about Larry Gagosian.
- The documentary completes Avrich's trilogy after 'Blurred Lines' (2017) and 'Made You Look' (2020).
- Five artists won 2026 Maxwell/Hanrahan Awards in Craft: Hong Hong, Loretta Pettway Bennett, Melissa Cody, Paul Andrew Wandless, Roberto Benavidez.
- Each craft award winner receives $100,000 unrestricted.
- Pace Gallery now represents the Constantin Brancusi Estate.
- Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program selected 17 visual artists for 2026-2027 rent-free studios in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
- A Blade of Grass announced 2026 In Fellowship cohort: Emily Johnson/Catalyst, The Projects/Space, UNDOC+Collective.
- Sarah Rowe (Ponca Tribe) is the first artist-in-residence at Native Neon, a $50,000 program from Walker Youngbird Foundation.
- Marc Manack is new director of School of Architecture at University of Illinois Chicago.
- John McBride is interim executive director and COO at Dallas Contemporary; Jeremy Strick is strategic advisor.
- Selldorf Architects and Studios Architecture Paris will lead the $1 billion Louvre Nouvelle Renaissance renovation, including a 33,000 sq ft room for the Mona Lisa.
Entities
Artists
- Larry Gagosian
- Hong Hong
- Loretta Pettway Bennett
- Melissa Cody
- Paul Andrew Wandless
- Roberto Benavidez
- Constantin Brancusi
- Alisa Sikelianos-Carter
- Anne Gilman
- Beverly Fishman
- David Shrobe
- Davis Arney
- E.E. Ikeler
- Emily Janowick
- Isaiah Davis
- Jonathan Sanchez Noa
- Khalif Tahir Thompson
- Lee Maxey
- Louis Block
- Madjeen Isaac
- Mariel Rolwing Montes
- Olivia Jia
- Satpreet Kahlon
- Takuji Hamanaka
- Emily Johnson
- Sarah Rowe
- Marc Manack
- John McBride
- Jeremy Strick
- Barry Avrich
Institutions
- Melbar Entertainment Group
- Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation
- Pace Gallery
- Constantin Brancusi Estate
- Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program
- A Blade of Grass
- Catalyst
- The Projects/Space
- UNDOC+Collective
- Native Neon
- Walker Youngbird Foundation
- School of Architecture at University of Illinois Chicago
- College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts, University of Illinois Chicago
- Dallas Contemporary
- Selldorf Architects
- Studios Architecture Paris
- Louvre Museum
- Hyperallergic
- Page Six
Locations
- Brooklyn
- Dumbo
- New York
- Tucson
- United States
- Paris
- France