Author: Sarah Cascone
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Venice, the New York Auctions, and… the LA Olympics?
As I explore new opportunities, I hope you will be seeing my byline in a variety of new places! My first three articles as a freelancer are now live, with the Art Newspaper and CULTURED, and I encourage you to go read them. I’m so pleased to be working with both publications, which I have… Read.
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Melissa McGill Turns Laundry Into Art at the Venice Biennale
I first met Melissa McGill in 2015, when she organized an outing to the ruins of Bannerman Castle, on an island in the Hudson River, for her light art installation Constellation. In 2019, I was aboard the first test sail for Red Regatta, her ambitious public art project in the Venetian Lagoon. So when I heard… Read.
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Pro-Palestine Protestors Demand an End to ‘Artwashing’ at the Venice Biennale
I hope you enjoy this dispatch from on the ground at the Venice Biennale! Protesters descended on the Israeli pavilion around 1 p.m. on the first preview day of the 2026 Venice Biennale, temporarily closing the exhibition. The action, organized by the international collective Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA), saw activists clad in keffiyehs march… Read.
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The End of an Era
The last two weeks have been like nothing I’ve ever experienced. My last day at Artnet News was April 16. Thank you to all who have reached out to support me. Starting this new chapter evokes a complex blend of emotions. Grief and sadness, anger and resentment, but also relief and hope—and excitement about what… Read.
