As Diplomatic Tensions Persist, British Museum Chairman ‘Optimistic’ on...
George Osborne, chairman of the British Museum, has expressed hope that a deal can be struck to share the Parthenon Marbles between Athens and London, despite the two-centuries-long diplomatic feud....
View ArticleBortolami Now Represents Emily Sundblad, Shigeo Otake Joins White Cube, and...
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View ArticleIsrael Returns 22 Looted Antiquities to Greece
On Tuesday, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) returned 22 antiquities to Greece. The cache includes decorated pottery from the 8th through the 4th centuries BCE that had been seized during an...
View ArticleMonumental Statues of Ramses II Discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of two colossal statues believed to depict Ramses II after a local landowner reported finding an inscribed stone block in the village of Behbeit...
View ArticleFrieze London Brings 400-Year-Old Paintings and Collectors in Their 20s
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At Frieze, an Artist Project in the Fair’s Public Toilets Confronts the UK’s...
At Frieze London this week, even the bathroom will be a place to see art. Gray Wielebinski’s new site-specific Production (2026) will transform the fair’s public toilets into an intimate olfactory...
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Salon 94 to Open Permanent Space in Paris During Art Basel
New York–based gallery Salon 94 will expand its footprint to Paris, where it will open a permanent space facing the Jardin du Palais Royal on October 18. Located at 30 Galerie de Montpensier, the...
View ArticleCongressional Commission to Consider Adding Jewish Museum to Smithsonian Network
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia is being considered as a potential new member of the Smithsonian museum network, with members of a new congressional commission...
View ArticleLouvre Director Warns of ‘Disaster’ If Museum Does Not Receive Renovations
Christophe Leribault, who recently took the reins at the Louvre in Paris, said that the museum could close altogether if it does not receive renovations that would improve the institution’s security...
View ArticleKarachi Biennale Cancelled, Shattered British Museum Porcelain Sparks Debate...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good Morning! Pakistan’s Karachi Biennale has cancelled its fifth edition due to “war...
View ArticleBlackpink Superstar Rosé Tapped for LACMA’s Art+Film Gala
K-pop star Rosé will perform at LACMA’s upcoming Art+Film Gala on November 7. The Blackpink vocalist joins the museum’s 15th annual fundraiser, which will honor Latvian American artist Vija Celmins,...
View ArticleAfter Algae Crisis and Vandalism Claims, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool...
On Monday, before the eyes of Washington, D.C., water once again filled the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. A sign, posted by National Park Service on the premises, reads: “The Lincoln Memorial...
View ArticlePope Leo Addresses Global Museum Directors, Who ‘Safeguard a Heritage That...
Pope Leo XIV addressed a group of directors of globally renowned museums on Saturday at the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, underlining the Catholic Church’s “special affinity with the arts.” The...
View ArticleA $25 M. Tribeca Apartment Is Being Sold with a Keith Haring Mural
In New York real estate, a good amenity can add serious dollars to the asking price: a private gym is nice, a rooftop pool even better. An original Keith Haring mural? That’ll tick the price up to $25...
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Peter Nagy, Adventurous Artist Turned Sharp-Sighted Dealer, Dies at 67
Peter Nagy, an artist who became a star of the East Village in 1980s New York before ascending as one of India’s leading art dealers in the 1990s, has died at 67. Nature Morte, the New Delhi–based...
View ArticleGetty Images Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Following Failed Merger with...
Getty Images, a massive image licensing company with hundreds of millions of assets in its library, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the company plans to...
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Chanel Culture Fund and Cindy Sherman Collaborate on Arts & Culture Magazine...
Chanel Culture Fund is back with the second volume of its Arts & Culture Magazine, the inaugural edition of which launched in the summer of 2025. Its new edition, which hits shelves on October 23,...
View ArticleWynwood Walls Mural Museum Launches Free Admission for Miami Residents with...
In advance of the release of Grand Theft Auto VI next month—a momentous occasion for anyone interested in the art and history of video games—the Wynwood Walls mural museum in Miami has partnered with...
View Article7 Exhibitions to See in London During Frieze Week, From Shocking ’90s...
Frieze Week is a long week, with some 309 exhibitors at Frieze London and Frieze Masters in Regent’s Park alone. But if you want an atmosphere reset and are still craving art without the sound of...
View ArticleFrench Police Foil Suspected Plot to Rob Fondation Maeght After Recovering...
French police investigating the theft of two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir from a museum on the French Riviera believe the suspects were preparing to rob another institution, the Fondation Maeght...
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