January 22, 2026
Your morning brew of art world media
Welcome to Art Spell, a daily, comprehensive roundup of art news and reviews for the visual arts community. Today’s Editor’s Pick is Art Problems: How Do I Get Into the Whitney Biennial? by Paddy Johnson for Hyperallergic. Paddy Johnson discusses how things have changed over the past few decades for the Whitney Biennial and the art world as a whole, and argues that artists should participate for the sake of the community, not just themselves.


