Hammer Museum’s Made in L.A. Biennial Names 27 Artists for Upcoming Edition...
The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles has named the 27 artists who will participate in its closely watched Made in L.A. biennial, which will open in October. The exhibition focuses on artists who work in...
View ArticleMona Lisa Will Be Moved to Its Own Exhibition Space at Louvre
French president Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci’s masterpiece and one of the most iconic artworks in the world, would soon be moved to a new exhibition space....
View ArticleBronze Age Footprints Preserved During Vesuvius Eruption Are Found in Italy
A number of Bronze Age discoveries were made during upgrades to a methane pipeline in the Italian province of Salerno, the Italian news agency ANSA reports. Bronze Age footprints, both from animals...
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Painter Who Plotted a New Path for Native American...
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, a painter who revolutionized the landscape genre and paved a path to success for generations of Native American artists that followed, died on January 24 at 85. Her death was...
View ArticleKlára Hosnedlová to Debut First Chanel Commission at Hamburger Bahnhof in May
Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart in Berlin has announced a significant three-year partnership with the Chanel Culture Fund to establish the Chanel Commission, an annual initiative...
View ArticleContracted Workers at Major London Museums Plan for Month-Long Strike
More than 100 security workers contracted at three London museums, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, have announced plans to hold a historic strike from February 1-28 for better wages. The...
View ArticleSmithsonian Institution Will Close its Diversity Offices
Just days after the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. said it would cancel its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the Smithsonian Institution, a consortium that includes 21 national...
View ArticleThe Louvre Presents a Mind-Blowing Exhibition about the ‘Figure of the Fool’
In one of its most ambitious recent exhibitions, the Louvre in Paris looks at how the depiction of the fool—and by extension the perception of madness—has evolved from the Middle Ages to the 19th...
View ArticleSmithsonian Bows to Trump’s Diversity Order, Romanian Museum Considers...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The HeadlinesSMITHSONIAN BOWS TO TRUMP DIVERSITY ORDER. Just days after the National Gallery of...
View ArticleAn Art Glut Is About to Tank the Market. Here’s Why Collectors Should Buy...
As usual, the most recent Art Basel Miami Beach, in December, was a glittering, celebratory spectacle of wealth and creativity. Champagne flowed, well-heeled crowds mingled, and seven-figure sales...
View ArticleBlackstone Head Steve Schwarzman May Be Privately Scooping Up 18th Century...
Billionaire Steve Schwarzman has caused a quite the stir in the London art market. The co-founder of private equity firm Blackstone has been buying up works by 18th-century society portraitists Joshua...
View ArticleOutsider Art Is Increasingly Moving to the Art Market Mainstream
After the pandemic, works by young, unproven artists flew off dealers’ walls onto the auction block, where these pieces set records. Over the past two years, that trend seemingly came to an end amid...
View ArticleAmid Outcry, Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation Denies ‘Queer Erasure’ in...
A Felix Gonzalez-Torres exhibition at the Smithsonian-run National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has revived controversy over how one famed artwork is presented, with many alleging that the...
View ArticleBritish Man Sets Guinness World Record by Visiting Most Museums in One Day
A British man has written his name into the history books by setting a Guinness World Record for visiting the most museums in 24 hours.Ben Melham, 42, zoomed around 42 London museums in less than 12...
View ArticleTrio of Suspects Arrested After Theft of Romanian Gold Artifacts in Holland,...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines SUSPECTS NABBED AFTER DUTCH MUSEUM HEIST. Three suspects have been arrested after...
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A Night at the Museum: Visiting the Centre Pompidou After Hours
In Ancient Greece, a mouseion was the temple of the Muses, the goddesses of inspiration. As long as I can remember, I have always felt inspired when visiting museums. They’ve often helped with...
View ArticleThe ARTnews Guide to Cubism
Most people have heard of Cubism and probably even have a fair idea of what a Cubist painting looks like. And they are certainly familiar with Cubism’s most famous figure, Pablo Picasso—an artist who,...
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Patron Marisa Chearavanont Hopes to Transform Thailand’s Art Scene with an...
Marisa Chearavanont, a Thai-Korean arts patron, grew up visiting South Korea’s museums from a young age, nurturing a passion for art. She even tried her hand at making art, but quickly gave it up, and...
View ArticlePhilip Guston’s Restored 1930s Antiwar Mural to Go on View in Mexico
A monumental 1930s mural painted by Philip Guston and Reuben Kadish will go back on public view in the Mexican city of Morelia this week after an extensive restoration. Located in an 18th-century...
View ArticleSpring Break Art Show Cancels 2025 LA Fair, Citing Wildfires and Market...
The Spring Break Art Show has canceled its 2025 Los Angeles edition, originally scheduled for February 18–23, citing ecological concerns surrounding the wildfires that have devastated swaths of...
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