Documenta 16 Curator Naomi Beckwith Says Some Artists Declined to Participate...
Naomi Beckwith, the curator of the forthcoming edition of Documenta, said some artists had already declined to participate in the exhibition because of Germany’s stance on Israel’s war in Gaza....
View ArticleRep. Joyce Beatty Asks Judge to Make ‘Crystal Clear’ Trump Cannot Demolish...
When Getty photographer Brendan Smialowski captured a photo on Wednesday night of Air Force One after landing at Joint Base Andrews, outside Washington, D.C., it showed president Donald Trump in a red...
View ArticleNew Discoveries at Ancient Egyptian Fort Include Ceremonial Burial of a Horse
New archaeological discoveries at Tell Al-Abqain in Beheira are revealing details about life within the ancient Egyptian fortress, the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on...
View ArticleTomokazu Matsuyama and Tom Wesselmann Estate Team Up on a Show at the Pop...
The estate of Pop giant Tom Wesselmann has teamed up with Japanese American artist Tomokazu Matsuyama on a first: an exhibition at the East Village studio that Wesselmann occupied in the last decade...
View ArticleStockholm’s Moderna Museet Appoints Cédric Fauq as Curator of Contemporary...
The Moderna Museet in Stockholm named Cédric Fauq as its next curator of contemporary international art, to start in the role on December 1. He is currently the chief curator and head of programs and...
View ArticleAt the Guggenheim, Taryn Simon Mounts a Rare America 250th Anniversary Show...
When people remember what art museums did this year to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, they will not recall the plethora of anodyne collection shows staged across the nation, many of...
View ArticleHead of Brussels Government Seeks to Oust Kanal-Centre Pompidou Director...
The plot thickens just a few months away from the grand opening of Kanal-Centre Pompidou in Brussels. Amid criticism that the European capital’s forthcoming and only major modern and contemporary art...
View ArticleDespite ‘Significant Impact’ of Middle East Wars, Art Basel Parent Group’s...
MCH Group, parent company to the Art Basel fair franchise, saw its operating revenue increase by 12 percent in the first half of 2026, to CHF 248.8 million ($301.6 million). It was the fourth...
View ArticleRecord Rainfall Causes Damage at the Uffizi Gallery and Palazzo Pitti in...
Following heavy rainfall, a deluge flooded the Uffizi Gallery and Palazzo Pitti, both in Florence, Italy, on Thursday, reported Euro News. Both were impacted by a torrential downpour in which nearly...
View ArticleJohnny Depp’s Far-Out Art Makes Its China Debut. Will the Show Aid the...
Whether you are an ex–head of state (George W. Bush), an Academy Award–winning thespian (Adrien Brody), or a Grammy Award–winning musician (Jack White), it seems that what famous people really want to...
View ArticleWho Owns Art Made By Prisoners Under Nazi Orders?, Brazilian Artist Rodrigo...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good Morning! Rodrigo Cass, a Brazilian artist and a former Carmelite monk, died at 43 in a...
View ArticleIFPDA Continues to Expand with 2027 Edition, Lining Up 76 Exhibitors
Seventy-six exhibitors will take part in the International Fine Prints & Drawings Association 2027 fair, up more than 20 percent from its 2024 edition. Among the 14 exhibitors new to the fair...
View ArticleRodrigo Cass, Brazilian Artist Who Strove for ‘Sensitive Geometry,’ Has Died...
Rodrigo Cass, a Brazilian artist whose work found spirituality in minimal forms, died at 43 in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. His death was confirmed by Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, the art gallery that...
View ArticleThe US Air Force Nearly Nuked the Moon. Amid a New Space Race, Artist Jitish...
In a secret 1958 project, the Air Force considered detonating a nuclear bomb on the Moon. Scientists believed then they would learn a lot from the exercise, code named Project A119, and the US might...
View ArticlePlaintiffs in Ongoing Kennedy Center Lawsuit Call for Leadership to Step...
The group of eight preservation groups that currently have a lawsuit pending to prevent changes at the Kennedy Center without congressional approval have called for the institution’s leadership to...
View ArticlePR Firm Cultural Counsel to Restructure with Founder Adam Abdalla...
Cultural Counsel, an art publicity powerhouse since 2015 with a national reach that has counted top-flight museums, galleries, and foundations in its client list, is restructuring its operations,...
View ArticlePace Prints Acquires Brand X Editions
Pace Prints has acquired Brand X Editions, the nearly 50-year-old New York printmaking studio and publisher known for its work with artists including Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank...
View ArticleUnited States Repatriates 58 Cultural Artifacts to China
The United States has repatriated a total of 58 cultural relics, artworks, and fossils to China. A handover ceremony was held by the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, according to the...
View ArticleTrump Administration Moves Forward With Warning Signs Outside Smithsonian
The Trump administration has advanced plans to install signs outside the Smithsonian Institution’s museums, prioritizing the National Museum of American History (NMAH), warning visitors that they will...
View ArticleAI Companies Are Destroying Books by the Millions. What Will It Mean for Art?
Many artworks are inconceivable without artists being able to source old books. Just think of the collages of the beloved Bay Area artist Jess, or the early assemblages of Carol Bove, with books...
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