Aspen Art Museum will Share a Portion of Profits from Charity Auction with...
For the first time, the Aspen Art Museum will allow artists featured in its annual ArtCrush gala, one of the art world’s most prestigious events, to keep a portion of profits generated from the...
View ArticleA $100 M. Warhol ‘Mao’ at Gagosian Could Signal More Selling from China
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. When the Long Museum, the private...
View ArticleArchaeologists Identify 4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater in Peru
The remains of what is thought to be a 4,000-year-old temple and theater have been discovered by archaeologists in Peru. Experts were alerted by the local government to looting near the northern...
View ArticleThe Inextricable Histories of Jewelry and Hip-Hop, As Seen Through the Bling...
It is a rite of passage for many young Black girls to receive their first piece of gold jewelry. It serves as a keepsake of their family, of where they come from, of who they are, and it typically...
View ArticleSpain to Decolonize Museums, Ex-Mormon Artist Cancels Her Show, Churchill...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES NO-SHOW ALERT. Arizona’s Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum (MCA Museum) has revised...
View ArticleIn Legal Complaint, Artist Daniel Arsham is Accused of Firing Employee for...
Artist Daniel Arsham has been accused of violating national labor laws, including firing an employee in retaliation for their union activities, in a complaint filed Tuesday by a Brooklyn regional...
View ArticleMotherwell Estate Gifts $200,000 to Provincetown’s Fine Arts Work Center and...
The estate of Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell and photographer Renate Ponsold Motherwell, who died in 2023, will give $200,000 to Fine Arts Work Center, a residency program and arts education...
View ArticleSite of ‘Clash’ Between Spartacus and Roman Army Discovered in Italy
A stone wall built by the Roman army as a defense against slave revolt leader and gladiator Spartacus and his men has been identified by archaeologists in an Italian forest. Local environmentalists...
View ArticleAlex Janvier, Pioneer of Contemporary Indigenous Art in Canada, Has Died at 89
Alex Janvier, an Alberta-based painter and pivotal champion of contemporary Indigenous art in Canada, died on July 10. He was 89. The news was confirmed by his family on July 10 in an Instagram post....
View ArticleBill Viola, Video Artist Who Established the Medium as an Integral Part of...
Bill Viola, whose decades-long engagement with video proved vital in establishing the medium as an integral part of contemporary art, died on July 12 at his home in Long Beach, California. He was at...
View ArticleMiami Art Dealer Gary Nader Fighting Foreclosure of Art Collection and...
For the past two years, Miami art dealer Gary Nader has been in a legal battle with a law firm over unpaid attorney’s fees. Now the dispute has grown to involve the possible foreclosure of Nader’s...
View ArticleUK’s Henry Moore Institute Reopens, Bill Viola Dies, V&A Museum Pursues Met...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES AS GOOD AS NEW. The Henry Moore Institute in Leeds has opened its doors after the...
View ArticleCurator Konstantin Akinsha on Saving Ukrainian Modernism from Russia’s Missiles
While a vast survey of Ukrainian modernism in London appeared to open at the end of June without a hitch, the show’s journey to the UK was not an easy ride. Konstantin Akinsha, the curator of the...
View ArticleLondon’s Science Museum Ends Contract with Oil Sponsor After Protests
London’s Science Museum Group, a collective of five UK-run museums, has ended a sponsorship deal with the oil company Equinor after calls for its board to divest from the energy giant. The Norwegian...
View ArticleBeloved Statue of Hiroshima Bombing Victim Stolen from Seattle Park
A bronze statue honoring a 12-year-old victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, was stolen from a Seattle park this weekend, according to local media reports. The statue of Sadako Sasaki, who...
View ArticleBill Viola Changed Art Forever by Using Video to Confront the Limits of Vision
From the white void, a black speck emerges. No more than a few pixels wide at first, this blob drifts closer and closer to us. As it slowly nears, the blob becomes a being whose legs and arms can be...
View ArticleHow Technology Enables Arts Institutions to Reach New Audiences and Expand...
When COVID-19 forced institutions worldwide to close, arts organizations quickly developed digital programs to stay connected with their audiences. New World Symphony in Miami Beach, equipped with...
View ArticleEurope Creeps into Art Basel Miami, RIP Thomas Hoepker, Frida Kahlo Portrait...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES GO EUROPE, GO! Le Quotidien de l’Art focuses on the 11 European galleries that...
View ArticleAmazon Prime Day Starts Today, With Deals on Studio Tools and Supplies
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, ARTNews may receive an affiliate commission. Related Articles October Prime Day Deals for Artists from...
View ArticleCentre Pompidou Málaga to Remain Open Through 2034 Under New Deal
A Spanish outpost of Paris’s Centre Pompidou will continue to operate through 2034 under a new deal inked with the city of Málaga last week. The space, formally known as the Centre Pompidou Málaga,...
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