How We Made Our List of the 100 Best Artworks of the 21st Century
I’m a fan of list-making, and most people in the art world are not, because this is a space, after all, where that form of writing is considered déclassé at best. And so, when I brought the idea to...
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A global recession, a pandemic, 9/11, the Arab Spring, Brexit, the rise of Web 2.0, unrest in the face of economic stability, wars in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Gaza, and elsewhere: these were but a few of...
View ArticleSotheby’s Successful Modern and Contemporary Evening Sale in London Nets...
In the hour before Sotheby’s kicked off its midseason Modern and Contemporary evening sale in London Tuesday, a group of specialists huddled together outside The Windmill, a pub around the corner from...
View ArticleNADA New York Announces 111 Exhibitors, New Location for 2025 Edition
The New Art Dealers Alliance has announced the more than 100 exhibitors that will take part in its upcoming New York edition, as well as a new location for the fair. The 2025 edition will run May...
View ArticleMáret Ánne Sara to Bring Sámi Art and Activism to Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall...
Tate Modern’s cavernous Turbine Hall will be transformed by the work of Sámi artist Máret Ánne Sara this fall. That Sara has received the Hyundai Commission marks another major spotlight on Indigenous...
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Art Professionals Scramble As New Trump Tariffs Against Canada, Mexico and...
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. As the clock struck midnight on Tuesday...
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Austin, a Texan City with a Growing Gallery Scene, to Get a New Art Fair in May
Friends Fair in Austin will become the latest event to join the art world’s jam-packed calendar when it launches its inaugural edition on May 15. Running through May 17, the new fair is the brainchild...
View ArticlePiglets Stolen from Art Installation in Which They Were Left to Starve
Three piglets were stolen from an installation in Copenhagen after the artist behind the work had placed the animals in a cage and left them to starve. Marco Evaristti had shown the work, titled And...
View ArticleChristie’s AI Art Sale Defies Controversy, Surpasses Expectations
Christie’s first-ever auction dedicated to artificial intelligence-generated art, Augmented Intelligence, concluded on Wednesday, March 5, exceeding estimates and, according to the auction house,...
View ArticleTexas Lawmakers Take Aim at Pro-Palestine Student Art Exhibition
A Texas lawmaker urged university administrators to cancel a planned lecture, remove a student art exhibition, and review campus free speech policies, citing alleged antisemitism, according to...
View ArticleNational Endowment for the Arts Scraps Challenge America Grant Program,...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The HeadlinesNEA NIXES GRANT. In the latest anti-DEI news, the National Endowment for the Arts...
View ArticleArt Institute of Chicago Returns Stolen Buddha to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) this week announced the return of Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda to Nepal, acknowledging that the 12th-century sculpture was stolen from Guita Bahi...
View ArticleArchaeologists Discover Cache of Ancient Gold Jewely in One of Egypt’s Most...
A collection of jewelry dating back to the early 26th Dynasty has been found by archaeologists during excavation work in the northwestern part of the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt. The Temple of...
View ArticleACLU Sues NEA over ‘Gender Ideology’ Funding Policy
A branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has sued the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a federal organization that provides funding to many major arts centers across the US. In a...
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Mexican Artist Duo ASMA Follow Their Materials into the Unconscious
In a cramped basement space in New York’s SculptureCenter in early February, ventriloquist Sophia Becker adjusted the metal legs of a doll with long black hair, a single guarache made from metal, and...
View ArticleCivil Liberties Union Sues National Endowment for the Arts, San Fran Museums...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ACLU SUES NEA OVER GENDER CLAUSE. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has...
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Ricardo Scofidio, Architect Who Transformed the American Museum Landscape,...
Ricardo Scofidio, an architect who helped reshape the museum landscape in the US, died on Thursday at 89. His death was announced by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the firm he founded with his wife...
View ArticleChristie’s Totals $167.8 M. Across Midseason Double Header Evening Sales,...
At times, it can feel like auction house specialists are part of a cult whose mantra is, ““High-quality, well-priced, fresh-to-market artworks will always sell.” On Wednesday, in London, Christie’s...
View ArticleNotre Dame Raffles Stones to Support Religious Heritage in France
If you’ve ever wanted to own a piece of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, now is your chance! In an effort to raise funds to support France’s endangered religious landmarks and heritage sites, the...
View ArticleNvidia CEO’s Foundation Rescues Ailing California College of the Arts with...
San Francisco’s California College of the Arts (CCA) has secured short-term financial stability through a $45 million fundraising campaign, alleviating an urgent budget deficit that had prompted fears...
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