Brazil Nears Total Restoration of Art Damaged in 2023 Insurrection
Brazil’s government has nearly completed its restoration of hundreds of artworks and objects that were vandalized during the 2023 insurrection, the National Institute of Historical and Artistic...
View ArticleThe Academy Museum has a Pandering Problem that Can be Solved
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has been a commercial hit and a critical misfire. In an era of declining Oscar telecast ratings, the new institution’s robust ticket sales — there have been...
View ArticleBarnes Foundation Cuts 12 Positions, Fires Curator in Newly Created Role
The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia has cut 12 positions from its full-time staff over the past six months, ARTnews has learned. The museum confirmed the news to ARTnews in a statement. Between...
View ArticleParthenon Museum in Nashville Returns 500-Year-Old Mexican Artifacts
The Parthenon Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is returning over 250 ancient Mexican artifacts this month after holding them for more than five decades. The pre-Columbian tools, instruments, ceramic...
View ArticleA Yoko Ono Retrospective at Tate Is the Latest to Argue for Her Importance
The story goes that after leaving a recording session on November 8, 1966, John Lennon of the Beatles strolled into an installation in progress at the Indica Gallery in the Mayfair section of London....
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The Harriet Jacobs Project Resurrects the Story of a Young Black Woman Who...
Resting in the windowsills of the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse in Edenton, North Carolina, are the silhouettes of women appearing behind sheer floral curtains; their profiles overlook the large,...
View ArticleBonaparte Letter Goes to Auction, Vandalized Works in Austria, Picasso...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES UNDER THE HAMMER. A letter, estimated at £350 ($450) to £450 ($580), is to be...
View ArticleQatar May Get a New Pavilion in Venice Biennale’s Giardini
Qatar may become the first country in nearly a decade to build a new national pavilion in the Giardini, one of the main venues of the Venice Biennale. Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, the Venice Biennale’s...
View ArticleUNESCO Decision on Whether Stonehenge Is in Danger Delayed Amid Controversy
UNESCO has postponed a decision to add Stonehenge to its “World Heritage in Danger” by 18 months, according to the Art Newspaper. The organization considered adding Stonehenge to that list because the...
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Jane Fonda Partners with Gagosian for Second Art Benefit Against Toxic...
Actor and activist Jane Fonda has once again partnered with Gagosian gallery to present a second exhibition aimed at protecting neighborhoods from toxic oil drilling. In April, Fonda, Gagosian, and...
View ArticleNine Must-See Exhibitions in Tune with the 2024 Olympics in France
Game on! With the Olympics and Paralympics being held in Paris this summer, French museums have been inspired to present exhibitions dealing broadly with sports in an effort dubbed the Cultural...
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The New Director of Luxembourg’s Top Contemporary Art Museum Wants to Give...
It’s hard to think of a less radical place than Luxembourg City’s business quarter. The Kirchberg Plateau, as it’s known, is an administrative enclave of offices and people in suits bookended by the...
View ArticleThe Art World Pauses Its Summer Holiday for Aspen’s Jam-Packed ArtWeek
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. Every summer, the art world is...
View ArticleDutch Chemists Finally Work Out How Rembrandt Achieved the Golden Lustre in...
Chemists from Holland’s University of Amsterdam (UvA) have finally worked out how Rembrandt managed to embellish his The Night Watch (1642) painting with striking golden detail. They used high-tech...
View ArticleLondon Bridge’s Bus Terminal Illuminated by New 190-Foot-Long Mosaic
Part of London Bridge, a grey steel and concrete product of the seventies, has been decorated with a new 190-foot-long mosaic.The public artwork, titled In a River a Thousand Streams, is a...
View ArticleArts Spice Up the Olympics, Sotheby’s Opens Retail Store in China, Princess...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES (RE)TAIL AWAY. Sotheby’s embarks on a new journey with its first-ever retail...
View ArticleSummer Art Activities for Kids on Eastern Long Island
The East End of Long Island, including the North Fork and the Hamptons, is known for its beautiful landscapes, beaches, farms, and vineyards, but that’s not all it has to offer. There is no shortage...
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Has the Bienal FEMSA, the Crown Jewel of Mexico’s Art Scene, Become Too...
There is no other exhibition in Mexico quite like the chameleonic Bienal FEMSA. Unlike most biennials, which take place in the same city every other year, each edition of the Bienal FEMSA is staged in...
View ArticleClimate Activists Slam Toyota’s Role in 2024 Paris Olympics with Guerrilla...
The eco-resistance is alive and well in Paris, where the Summer Olympic Games begin today. Activists have condemned Toyota’s sponsorship of the upcoming Olympic Games with over 100 guerrilla...
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In MIT Exhibition, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme Literalize the...
In April 2019, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme were in the West Bank filming their latest installation. For the work, the artist duo, who are both of Palestinian descent, spent three years filming...
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