"Rumor has it... Precious Okoyomon's piece for the Whitney Biennial, Everything wants to kill you and you should be afraid (2026), was only partially installed after deliberations among museum staff and the artist. The full work features a number of dolls and stuffed animals hanging from nooses. (One doll, in blackface, is in the show.) According to the work's wall label, the full piece will be displayed on March 25 on the museum's eighth floor."
"Rumor has it... David Velasco has been seen taking meetings with Whitney head honcho Scott Rothkopf. It's unclear what the former editor might have in the offing but an interesting pairing to keep your eyes on regardless!"
"Confirmed... 2024 Whitney Biennial alumni, Lotus L. Kang, has been announced as the artist helming Bvlgari's pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale. Glamour!"
Artnet News is recruiting a permanent journalist to write Wet Paint, its weekly gossip column, currently staffed by guest contributors. Recent items include rumors about Precious Okoyomon's Whitney Biennial piece featuring controversial imagery that was partially installed pending full display, and speculation about David Velasco meeting with Whitney leadership. Confirmed reports highlight Lotus L. Kang's appointment as artist for Bvlgari's Venice Biennale pavilion, Sean Koons hosting a downtown party, and Cosima von Bonin's sculpture featuring at Loewe during Paris Fashion Week with Wet Paint's Annie Armstrong spotted front row.
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