Ancient Egyptian Prince’s Tomb Discovered at Saqqara
The tomb of Prince Waserif Re, son of King Userkaf who founded ancient Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty and reigned from 2465 BCE to 2458 BCE, was excavated by archaeologists at the Saqqara necropolis, just...
View ArticleArtist Ho Tzu Nyen to Curate Gwangju Biennale, One of Asia’s Top Biennials
The next Gwangju Biennale will be organized not by a world-renowned curator but by an artist whose profile is fast-rising. Ho Tzu Nyen will organize the 2026 edition of South Korea’s Gwangju Biennale,...
View ArticleThis Year’s Turner Prize Shortlist Includes an Iraqi Refugee and the Youngest...
The four nominees for this year’s Turner Prize have been announced. They include Scottish sculptor Nnena Kalu, who is nonverbal autistic, and Mohammed Sami, an Iraqi British painter born and raised...
View ArticleYuga Labs Seeks Access to Crypto Wallets to Enforce Judgment in Bored Apes...
In a surprise development, the copyright clash between Yuga Labs and the duo behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club-lookalike NFT series RR/BAYC, Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen, will continue in the US...
View ArticleIn London, a 30-Year-Old Blue-Chip Gallery Expands Amid Stark Drop in Profits
Since 2022, there has been near-constant talk of a soft art market, with the latest UBS Art Basel Report finding that global art sales contracted for the second consecutive year. And yet, it is...
View ArticleBarbra Kruger to Unveil New Installation on Ukrainian Passenger Train
Ukrainian airspace closed when Russia launched its full-scale invasion three years ago, turning train travel into a lifeline for the Ukrainian civilians seeking safety within and outside its border....
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Tony Bechara, Painter Who Wrangled Randomness, Dies at 83
Tony Bechara, an artist who was beloved in New York for his intricately crafted grid paintings and for his patronage of El Museo del Barrio, died on Wednesday on his 83rd birthday. His death was...
View ArticleBillionaire Art Collector Ken Griffin Says US Is ‘Eroding’ Its Brand
Citadel CEO and ARTnews Top 200 Collector Ken Griffin said the US is “eroding” its brand right now due to many of the economic policy changes being made during President Donald Trump’s first 100 days...
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In His Show “Walking Into,” Ronen Zien Dreams About Crossing Borders
Ronen Zien dreams about crossing over. In his moving works the artist, born in the Arab city of Shefa Amr in northern Israel, traverses time, space, memory, and even borders—conjuring in images what...
View ArticleAgustina Ferreyra Named Mexico City’s OMR New Director As Her Gallery Closes
Top Mexico City gallery OMR announced on Wednesday that Agustina Ferreyra, another major dealer in the city, will join the gallery as director. Ferreyra established her own gallery in San Juan, Puerto...
View ArticleEi Arakawa-Nash to Create Installation on Queer Parenting for Japan’s 2026...
Los Angeles–based performance artist Ei Arakawa-Nash will represent Japan at the 2026 Venice Biennale, the Japan Foundation announced Thursday. A curator has not been announced yet. For the Pavilion,...
View ArticleChicago History Museum Accused of Retaliating Against Employees for Forming a...
The union for Chicago History Museum workers claims there was retaliation by museum management against employees in response to organizing efforts, alleging that four members have been fired and five...
View ArticleMetropolitan Museum of Art Director Max Hollein Says Trump Anti-DEI Push...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art director Max Hollein told French art publication Le Quotidien de l’Art in a recent interview that the Trump Administration’s recent push to eliminate Diversity, Equity,...
View ArticleTexas School District Scrubs Virginia Flag Over Nudity Rules
Some Texas students won’t be learning about Virginia this year—at least not through their school’s online learning platform. As first reported by Axios, the Lamar Consolidated Independent School...
View ArticleTwo New Arrests in Drents Museum Heist, But Ancient Romanian Gold Artifacts...
Dutch police recently arrested two more suspects in connection with the theft of Romanian artifacts from the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands earlier this year in January. “These suspects are a...
View ArticleJudge Orders Art Institute of Chicago to Return Schiele Drawing to Heirs
A New York judge has ordered the Art Institute of Chicago to return a 1916 Egon Schiele drawing to the heirs of Fritz Grünbaum, an Austrian Jewish art collector persecuted during the second world war....
View ArticleSwitzerland’s Bührle Foundation Reaches Settlement with Heirs of Jewish...
The foundation that oversees the Emil G. Bührle collection said Wednesday that it had reached a settlement with the heirs of a Jewish collector over a prized Édouard Manet painting. The work, Manet’s...
View ArticleArtsy Survey Shows Art Market in Transition, With Dealers Unsure How to Meet...
If 2024 was the year of reckoning for the art market, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of mixed messages. In a new report published this week, Art Market Trends 2025, online art marketplace Artsy...
View ArticleCalArts, Chanel Launch Center for Artists and Tech With AI Focus
Chanel is funding a new Chanel Center for Artists and Technology at the California Institute of the Arts, which is slated to begin work this fall. The Center, at the Santa Clarita, Calif. campus, is...
View ArticleSotheby’s to Sell $12 M. of Art from Barbara Gladstone’s Personal Collection
This May, Sotheby’s will offer a curated selection of works from the personal collection of Barbara Gladstone, the influential art dealer who died last year at 89, Bloomberg reported Friday. The 12...
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