Suspect Arrested in Connection With Vandalism of Brooklyn Museum Director’s Home
A suspect has been arrested in connection to the June 11 vandalism of Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak home, police announced Wednesday. The news was first reported by New York Daily News....
View ArticleFrench Museum Invites Visitors to Get Naked for New Nudist Exhibition
A museum in the southern French city of Marseille is celebrating its tenth anniversary by giving visitors the chance to see its current show in the nude. “Naturist Paradises” at The Museum of European...
View ArticlePharrell’s Call to Include the Arts in the Olympics Highlights a Lost Tradition
In light of the 2024 Paris Olympics buzz, musician and designer Pharrell Williams recently called for reviving the arts competition at the games. Williams announced his wishes to reinstate the arts...
View ArticleMarcel Breuer’s Modernist Cottage in Cape Cod Sold to Trust, Clearing the Way...
The Cape Cod Modern House Trust has purchased the summer home of modernist architect Marcel Breuer near the Massachusetts town of Wellfleet. The deal was completed last week after nearly a year of...
View ArticleBonhams Auction House Announces Chabi Nouri as Global CEO, Based in London
Bonhams recently announced Chabi Nouri as its new CEO. Nouri will be based at the auction house’s headquarters in London and start in October. “I am delighted to be joining Bonhams, which has a long...
View ArticleDavid Zwirner Cuts Digital Team After Reorganizing E-Commerce Business Platform
David Zwirner has eliminated around ten staffers from a team of engineers and web developers hired in March last year to revamp the gallery’s online presence. “We have significantly reorganized our...
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Aspen ArtWeek is the Anti–Art Basel Miami Beach
Ask any veteran of Aspen ArtWeek what to expect when attending for the first time and, after a few sentences about the community’s philanthropic ideals and the caliber of collectors, you’re sure to be...
View ArticleChurch Makeover Goes Wrong, Giant Pigeon Lands on NYC High Line, BM & AG to...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES THE IRE OF RESTORERS. The Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Mirón, an 18th century...
View ArticleGolf Course on Native American Earthworks to Move, Ending a Long-Running...
An Ohio golf course situated atop a set of Native American earthworks will close, bringing an end to a legal battle over the land that has stretched on for years. The private course, located in the...
View ArticleRussian Artist Included in Historic Prisoner Swap Between Russia and the West
An artist from St. Petersburg who was arrested in 2022 for protesting against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was included in the biggest prisoner exchange since the Cold War between Russia and the West....
View ArticleJohnny Cash Statue to Replace Racist Politician in US Capitol
Country music legend Johnny Cash will receive a statue in his honor in the United States capitol. It will be unveiled next month, House speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries...
View ArticlePace Gallery Lets Go of Global Sales VP Hired Six Months Ago, Loses Two More...
Three senior staffers no longer work at Pace Gallery, one of the biggest galleries in the world, ARTnews has learned. Gary Waterston is no longer at the gallery, six months after hiring him for the...
View ArticleActor and Art Collector Steve Martin Organizes a Love Letter to LA with...
L.A. Story is the name of a 1991 movie written by Steve Martin that was once voted the greatest Los Angeles–set film of the 20th century by the Los Angeles Times. It will also become the name of a...
View ArticleRenaissance Blockbuster Set for Buckingham Palace, Reclusive Artist Henrik...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES TITIAN NOT BURYING HIS HEAD IN THE SAND. Buckingham Palace’s King’s Gallery has...
View ArticleVatican Says That ‘Last Supper’–Like Olympics Drag Performance Was an...
The Holy See is the latest religious entity to denounce a drag queen performance staged during the Paris Olympics’s opening. Compared by many to Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, the performance was an...
View ArticleNew Banksy Artwork of Black Goat Appears in London and Leaves Public Guessing
A mysterious new Banksy artwork has sprung up near London’s Kew Bridge, alongside a cryptic Instagram post by the artist that has left people speculating over its meaning. The mural shows a silhouette...
View ArticleThree Major Art Collectors Lose Billions as Tech Shares Fall
Three of the world’s richest people—Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, and Bernard Arnault, all of whom are also notable art collectors—lost more than $130 million each at the end of last week amid a stock...
View ArticleJudge Orders Part of African Art Collection Discovered in Houston Shed Sold...
A Texas judge has ordered the owner of a controversy-riddled African art collection to surrender one or two valuable objects to settle an outstanding legal debt of nearly $1 million. The court-order...
View ArticleThe Courtauld Receives $12 M. From the Manton Foundation to Create New Center...
The Courtauld Institute of Art in London has received a $12 million donation from the Manton Foundation to create the Manton Center for British Art. The center will “help secure the Courtauld’s...
View ArticleFlorida Lawyer Blows Up Communist Statues, Egypt’s New Mega-Mummy Museum,...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES COMMUNISM LIVES! A Florida lawyer called Christopher Rodriguez has pleaded guilty...
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