Museum DEI Initiatives, Explained: Why These Diversity Programs Were Formed,...
Departments devoted to diversity, equity, and inclusion—DEI, as it is known for short—have long existed at US museums, even before the widespread push to expand them in the past five years. But this...
View ArticleCalifornia Historical Society Shutters, Transfers Collection to Stanford...
The California Historical Society (CHS) has permanently closed and transferred its collection to Stanford University. Founded in 1871, CHS became the state’s official historical society in 1979;...
View ArticleAlonzo Davis, Artist Who Founded One of America’s First Black-Owned...
Alonzo Davis, known for founding one of America’s first Black-owned galleries, died on January 27 at 82 years. The news of his passing was confirmed by Los Angeles gallery Parrasch Heijnen, which...
View ArticleYoshitomo Nara Designs Merch for LA Wildfire Benefit
Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara has been enlisted to design a range of merchandise and the promotional poster for FireAid, a benefit concert set to take place at the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum in Los...
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For Freedoms Billboard with MAGA Slogan Removed in Montgomery Amid Controversy
A billboard in Montgomery, Alabama, by the artist group For Freedoms was removed after an outcry that spurred city leadership to investigate the piece. The billboard was mounted through For Freedoms,...
View ArticleAI Art Lacking ‘Human Expression’ Cannot Be Copyrighted, US Officials Say
Content generated solely by artificial intelligence is not protected by copyright law, according to new guidelines issued by the US Copyright Office. The announcement was included in a sweeping report...
View ArticleEmmanuel Macron-Backed Project Taken to Court for Plan to Replace...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The HeadlinesNOTRE-DAME STAINED-GLASS CONTROVERSY GOES TO COURT. A French heritage organization...
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The 1-54 Art Fair Has Turned Marrakech Into One of Africa’s Most Important...
Since its founding in 2018, the Marrakech edition of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has been instrumental in raising the profile of this Moroccan city, long a tourist hub. But the fair, now in...
View ArticleArt Experts Question New Report Claiming 2024 Fall Auctions Were Worst...
In a new report reviewing last year’s fall auction season, veteran art market analysts Michael Moses and Jianping Mei have said it was “the worst overall financial performance” for the art market this...
View ArticleUSAID Offices Around the Globe Shelve Art to Align with ‘America First’...
Artworks and pictures have been removed from the offices of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) across the globe, according to an X post from NBC’s Washington reporter Vaughn...
View ArticleAmsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum Denies Attribution for Portrait Bought at Garage...
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam said on Friday that a long-lost portrait was, in fact, not by Vincent van Gogh, contradicting a 458-page report by the New York–based firm LMI Group International that...
View ArticleSeoul’s National Hangeul Museum to Relocate Collection after Fire Damage
A fire broke out at the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul on Saturday, causing significant damage to the institution’s third and fourth floors. As a precaution, the museum has begun relocating its...
View ArticleDealer and Collector Helga de Alvear Dies, Mexico City Art Week Kicks Off...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines IN MEMORIAM. Born in Germany in 1936, the Spanish gallerist and collector, Helga...
View Article7 Under-the-Radar Shows to See During CDMX Art Week 2025
It’s the first week of February. In Mexico that means Mexico City Art Week is once again upon us. This year, the ever-expanding, week-plus of openings and events surrounding Latin America’s...
View ArticleExpo Chicago Names Exhibitors for 2025 Edition, Reveals New Partnership with...
Expo Chicago has named the 170-plus exhibitors that will take part in the fair’s upcoming 2025 edition, slated to run April 24–27 at the Navy Pier. This edition of Expo Chicago will see one...
View ArticleArt Basel’s Global Head of VIP Relations Scooped Up by Chanel
Irene Kim, who for the last three years was the global head of VIP relations for Art Basel, has left the fair to join Chanel as head of the luxury brand’s US arts and culture division, according to a...
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Joe Overstreet’s Menil Collection Survey Is the Year’s First Must-See Show
April 4, 1968, was a day of mourning for nearly every American, with an outpouring of grief following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. by a white supremacist. April 5, 1968, was the day...
View ArticleRichard Kramlich, Collector Who Invested Deeply in Video Art, Dies at 89
Richard Kramlich, a Bay Area venture capitalist who used his wealth to amass one of the most significant collections of video art worldwide, died on February 1 at 89. His death was announced by the...
View ArticleDespite a Wave of Closures in New York, Small Galleries Here Are Flourishing
Recently, it has been heartening to open SeeSaw, the app that lists exhibition openings in multiple art hubs, and regularly discover tiny New York galleries I’ve never even heard of. These days, you’d...
View ArticleHelga de Alvear, Art Dealer Who Helped Found the Arco Madrid Art Fair, Dies...
Helga de Alvear, an art dealer who helped lay the groundwork for Arco Madrid fair, died on February 2 at 88. The Helga de Alvear Foundation and the Helga de Alvear Museum announced the news of her...
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