Liverpool Cathedral to Celebrate 100th Anniversary by Hosting Anish Kapoor...
Liverpool Cathedral is marking its 100th anniversary by hosting a solo show by Anish Kapoor from August 10 to September 15. Titled Monadic Singularity, it will be the British Indian artist’s first...
View ArticleTwo Arrested for Vandalism of Brooklyn Museum Director’s House, New Banksy...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES BANKSY HOWLER. British street artist Banksy’s efforts to turn London into a zoo...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund to Acquire Minority Stake in Sotheby’s in $1...
ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund, investment, and holding company, has entered into “a definitive agreement” to acquire a minority interest in Sotheby’s. The deal, valued at around $1...
View ArticlePierre Levai, Dealer Who Made Marlborough Gallery a Force, Dies at 87
Pierre Levai, a dealer who ran the New York operations of the now-defunct Marlborough Gallery, greatly expanding the enterprise’s clout in the US, died at 87 in Miami on June 26. For decades, Levai...
View ArticleUkraine Calls on UN to Protect World Heritage Site in Crimea at Center of New...
Ukraine has accused Russia of transforming Tauric Chersonese in Crimea, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a “historical and archaeological park,” and called on the United Nations to intervene. The...
View ArticleA Fifth Banksy Mural, This One of Pelicans, Spotted in London
A fresh Banksy artwork of pelicans has appeared this morning in London, making it the fifth new work that the elusive street artist has unveiled this week. The newest mural from the popular street...
View ArticleNew Jackie Robinson Statue Replaces Stolen One in Wichita, Kansas
A new statue memorializing baseball legend Jackie Robinson was unveiled by officials in a Wichita, Kansas park on Monday as a replacement to one that had been stolen and damaged earlier this year, CNN...
View ArticleVienna Museums Waive Admission Fees to Taylor Swift Fans After Concerts...
After security threats prompted the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concert in Vienna this weekend, several museums in the city are waiving ticket fees as part of tourism initiatives aimed at...
View ArticleKasper König, Storied Exhibition Maker and Institution Builder, Dies at 80
Kasper König, whose trailblazing work as a curator, museum director, and educator has had a profound influence on the course of contemporary art for more than half a century, died at 80. His death was...
View ArticleSixth Banksy Animal Mural Spotted in London Before Being Taken Down by a...
Banksy has struck again, this time painting a big black cat stretching on a bare billboard in northeast London. However, it was removed only a few hours after being spotted on Saturday morning by a...
View ArticleSeventh Banksy Animal Mural to Appear in London in the Last Week Makes a...
Banksy’s spokesperson wasn’t lying yesterday after telling Londoners to keep their eyes peeled for yet another animal mural. A seventh artwork has been confirmed on the artist’s Instagram, this time...
View ArticleSeventh Banksy Mural Spotted in London, British Museum Broke Law Says...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES POINTLESS PAINTINGS. A seventh animal painting by Banksy emerged in London over...
View ArticleBritish Museum Finds Itself Guilty of Breaking UK Law for Mistreating...
The British Museum has finished investigating its own conduct and concluded that it broke the law after it discovered last year that thousands of artifacts had disappeared from its collection.The...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Connection With Suspected Arson at Baltimore Jewish Museum
A man has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland on August 4, Baltimore police announced Saturday. Assadollah Hashemi, 66, was charged with...
View ArticleArchaeologists Discover Remains of Two More Victims at Pompeii
Archaeologists recently discovered the remains of two additional victims at Pompeii, the ancient city near Naples that was buried during a catastrophic explosion of the nearby Mount Vesuvius. On...
View ArticleThe Eighth Banksy Animal Artwork to Emerge in London in Eight Days Depicts a...
It’s been a week since Banksy started painting animal murals all over London. First a mountain goat was seen perched precariously on a wall buttress, followed by a pair of elephants, some monkeys, a...
View ArticleThousands of Taylor Swift Fans Flood Museums In Vienna After Concerts...
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans flooded museums in Vienna over the weekend after multiple institutions waived entry fees after three of the singer’s concerts were cancelled due to security threats. “We...
View ArticleItaly’s Auctioning Its Castles, Ninth Banksy Mural Found, a Museum for...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES PAIN IN THE ASSET. Italy’s public debt is mounting. How to tackle it? Auctioning...
View ArticleSale of $1.4 M. Forged Leonardo da Vinci Painting Foiled by Customs Officers
A Spanish man has been arrested in Madrid for his part in the attempted sale of a forged painting purported to have been by Leonardo da Vinci, according to the Guardian. The arrest comes two years...
View ArticleNinth Banksy Artwork in Nine Days Discovered At London Zoo
A Banksy artwork has appeared at the London zoo, depicting a gorilla letting a seal and several birds escape while the eyes of three other animals peer outside. The black stencil image on the security...
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