Uzbekistan to Get a New Biennial, Set to Be One of Central Asia’s Biggest Shows
Into the crowded field of biennials joins yet one more—this one in Central Asia, a region that generally lacks exhibitions with international visibility. In 2025, the Bukhara Biennial will launch in...
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Helen Pashgian, a Pioneer of California’s Light and Space Movement, Continues...
It wasn’t until I walked through the faded-blue door to Helen Pashgian’s Pasadena studio and she told me to put away my recorder and notebook that I understood this would not be a conventional...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank Unveils Art Commissions in London, Artists Rally for Kamala...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES BIG FRIEZE TO THAW? The third edition of Frieze Seoul has kicked off against a...
View ArticleGao Zhen, of the Artist Duo Gao Brothers, Arrested in China on Slander Charges
Chinese artist Gao Zhen, who gained fame and recognition for creating politically charged artworks with his brother Gao Qiang, was arrested in China, the New York Times reported Monday. Qiang told the...
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Jackie Winsor, Artist Whose Labor-Intensive Sculptures Inspire Mystery and...
Jackie Winsor, a sculptor whose painstakingly crafted pieces made of bricks, wood, copper, and cement feel like riddles that are impossible to unravel, has died at 82. Her sisters, Maxine Holmberg and...
View ArticleHuman Remains Trafficked to New York as Art Have Been Returned to Pacific...
After an eight-year investigation by the FBI, human remains that were trafficked to New York as art have finally been repatriated on the Pacific island of Vanuatu. The Vanuatu Cultural Center, the...
View ArticleSotheby’s Earnings Fell by 88 Percent During the First Half of 2024, Report Says
Sotheby’s reported a sharp decline in its financials, with core earnings down 88 percent and auction sales falling by 25 percent in the first half of 2024, according to the Financial Times. Sotheby’s...
View ArticleYusaku Maezawa Suggests DIC Museum Should Sell Works to Japanese Collectors...
Yusaku Maezawa, who appeared on ARTnews Top 200 Collectors list last year, posted a series of comments on the social media network X on Monday, regarding the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC...
View ArticleNational Museum of Sudan Reportedly Looted amid Civil War
The National Museum of Sudan in Khartoum has reportedly been looted by members of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) amid an ongoing civil war in the country. On Sunday, the SBC, Sudan’s...
View ArticleParis Museum Attendance Down for Olympics, Lost Bronze Statue from the...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES TITANIC DISCOVERY. A believed lost bronze statue “Diana of Versailles” from the...
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An Inside Look at Seoul’s Art Market as Frieze Opens
Rewind a couple of years and South Korea was being heralded as the art world’s new mecca, with Seoul the natural capital. “It’s Boom Time for Seoul’s Flourishing Art Market. Here is Why the Art-Market...
View ArticleBronze Diana Statue Recovered from Titanic Wreckage in New Expedition
A bronze statue has been recovered in the first salvage expedition of the Titanic since 2010. Diana of Versailles was last spotted in 1986 among the wreckage of the infamous passenger liner, which...
View ArticleUnsigned Painting Done in the Style of Rembrandt Sells for $1.5 M. at Maine...
A mysterious unsigned portrait in the style of Rembrandt van Rijn recently sold for nearly $1.5 million at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, more than 100 times its low estimate of $10,000. The...
View ArticleThe New York Mets Close Out Their Artist Series with a Big Win and a Sarah...
By the time pitcher Ryne Stanek put the finishing touches on the New York Mets’ 7-2 win over the Boston Red Sox, it was clear that Tuesday was a picture-perfect night. To be fair, it started out that...
View Article$134,000 Worth of Historic Firearms Stolen from Australia Museum in Robbery
Late last month, over $134,000 worth of historic firearms were stolen from the Lithgow Small Arms Factory Museum, leading the Australian museum to close for the “foreseeable future.” In a statement...
View ArticleThe Best Booths at Frieze Seoul, From a Christ-Like Justin Bieber to a...
In the press, there’s always a lot of ink spilled over a fair’s inaugural edition: Will it make the big splash it needs to in order to cement its place on the calendar? Its sophomore iteration tends...
View ArticleRabkin Foundation Names 2024 Winners of Arts Journalism Grants
The Dorothea & Leo Rabkin Foundation in Portland, Maine, has named the winners of its 2024 grants for visual arts journalists, who include Art in America senior editor Emily Watlington. The grants...
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Sasha Gordon Joins David Zwirner, Making Her the Gallery’s Youngest Artist
Sasha Gordon, a painter known for works that envision herself in surreal scenarios, has joined David Zwirner, one of the world’s biggest galleries. At age 26, she is the youngest artist currently on...
View ArticleArt World Con Artist Anna Delvey to Compete on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Fake heiress Anna Delvey is heading back to the spotlight, this time as a contestant on ABC’s hit competition show Dancing with the Stars. The 33-year-old Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, was...
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Led by $2.5 M. Nicolas Party Painting, Frieze Seoul Sales Attest to a Stable...
Talk of a turbulent art market in the West has been met with signs of growth in Asia. That all made Frieze Seoul, whose opening was held this week, an important event for market observers, as it...
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