Art Basel Hires Former Atlantic Publisher for Newly Created Chief Growth Officer
In what is likely a sign of continued expansion for one of the world’s top art fairs, Art Basel, which stages editions in Switzerland, Hong...
See an Excerpt of a New Documentary About Late Artist Ashley Bickerton
“My work has always been able to hold more than one contradictory viewpoint at once. That’s the whole purpose of my work,” the late artist...
Carlos Martiel Wins El Museo’s Inaugural $50,000 Latinx Art Prize
El Museo del Barrio and Maestro Dobel Tequila have awarded the inaugural Maestro Dobel Latinx Art Prize to New York–based, Havana-born artist Carlos Martiel, one...
Expanding Its Footprint in Asia, Pace Gallery Will Open a Tokyo Outpost Next Spring
Pace Gallery, which has locations in New York, London, Hong Kong, Seoul, and elsewhere, will add yet another city to its portfolio when the gallery...
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Donates $2 M. to Smithsonian American Art Museum for Modern and Contemporary American Art Fellowship
The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation has donated $2 million to the Smithsonian American Art Museum to support its fellowship program, marking the largest donation the program...
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to Receive Significant Gift of 19th- and 20th-Century American Art
Local philanthropists and collectors Bernard A. and Barbro Osher have made a promised gift of 61 important works from their holdings of 19th- and 20th-century...
Second-Ever Nigerian Pavilion at Venice Biennale Will Feature Yinka Shonibare, Precious Okoyomon, Toyin Ojih Odutola, and More
Nigeria has announced the details for its national pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, marking the second time the country has ever participated in the...
Venus and Serena Williams to Auction Never-Before-Seen Ernie Barnes Works for Charity
Tennis legends Venus Williams and Serena Williams and their sister Isha Price have consigned four never-before-seen works by Ernie Barnes as part of a charity...
In Major Coup, Frieze Acquires New York’s Armory Show and Expo Chicago Fairs
Frieze, which organizes major art fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Seoul, will acquire two of the US’s most important home-grown art fairs:...
MoMA to Stage Major Retrospective for Groundbreaking Printmaker Käthe Kollwitz in 2024
The Museum of Modern Art in New York will soon mount a retrospective for Käthe Kollwitz, the pathbreaking German printmaker whose work often pictured women...
Lubaina Himid Wins $55,000 Maria Lassnig Prize for Mid-Career Artists
Lubaina Himid, an artist who has had a meteoric rise over the past several years, has won the Maria Lassnig Prize, which comes with €50,000...
Bienal de Saõ Paulo Names Artists for 2023 Edition, Including Igshaan Adams, Julien Creuzet, Torkwase Dyson, and Ellen Gallagher
This article was originally published on April 27, 2023, with the initial 43-artist list. It was been updated on June 29, 2023, with the complete...
ARTnews in Brief: Public Art Fund Names Melanie Kress Senior Curator, ICI’s 2023 Leo Award Goes to Uzodinma Iweala, and More
The New York–based Public Art Fund has hired Melanie Kress as its senior curator beginning June 26. Kress replaces Allison Glenn, who departed the organization...
David Castillo Makes the Jump to Art Basel’s Swiss Fair, a Rarity for a Miami Gallery
The Art Basel brand is a powerful thing. Its presence in Miami has arguably helped transform the city into a thriving arts hub. In the...