Faith Ringgold Estate Heads to New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery
The estate of Faith Ringgold, an acclaimed artist known for works that directly and bracingly protest racism, has joined New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery. Prior to her death in 2024, Ringgold had long...
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A New Documentary Attempts to Correct ‘Crypto Bro’ Misconceptions about...
A few years ago, like a lot of people on the internet, documentary filmmaker Dan Sickles got turned onto the blockchain. Or, more specifically, cryptocurrency, digital art, and NFTs. As Sickles tells...
View ArticleTrump’s Cuts Jeopardizing His Own Plans for America’s 250th Anniversary,...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines BUNGLED BIRTHDAY. President Donald Trump’s “extraordinary celebration” of...
View ArticleArchaeologists in Egypt Uncover Ancient Town Likely Built by King Tut’s Father
Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Egyptian town dating back 3,400 years near the city of Alexandria, according to a recent study published in Antiquity. The researchers from the...
View ArticleArchaeologists Uncover 4,000 Mural Fragments Dating to 2nd Century in Spain
Spanish archaeologists have uncovered some 4,000 new painting fragments at a Roman villa in Valencia, dating back to the second century CE. The mural fragments are believed to have decorated various...
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Robyn Kahukiwa, Painter Who Recorded the Realities of Māori Life, Dies at 86
Robyn Kahukiwa, a Māori painter who became one of the most famous artists in Aotearoa New Zealand, died of an illness at 86 in a Wellington hospital on Friday. Her death was announced on Facebook by...
View ArticleThe Large Bust of Elon Musk in Texas Has Been Defaced
A 12-foot-tall bust of Elon Musk in Texas was defaced over the weekend, according to the owner of the property where the artwork is located. The landowner, Eleazar Villafranca, told ABC News that...
View ArticleChristie’s Will Auction $30 M. Claude Monet Painting in May Evening Sale
Christie’s will auction Claude Monet’s Peupliers au bord de l’Epte, crépuscule (1891) during its marquee evening sales in New York next month, where the painting will hit the block with a $30...
View ArticleRISD Students Protest Relocation of Pro-Palestine Art Exhibition
On Tuesday, around 70 Rhode Island School of Design students staged a demonstration outside the school’s administrative offices, protesting the administration’s decision to relocate a pro-Palestine...
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Art Dubai Opens With Its Own Pace: A Fair That’s ‘Not About Fighting to Win...
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. Art Dubai opened to VIPs on Wednesday...
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