Stonehenge Possibly Erected to Unite Ancient Farming Communities, Study Finds
This has been a monumental year for further insight about Stonehenge‘s creation. Researchers are now positing that the iconic stone circle may have been erected...
The Most Discussed Art World Lawsuits of 2024
Like most years in the art world, 2024 saw a slew of lawsuits wind their way through the courts. There were, of course, the professional...
Year in Review: The World’s Heritage Sites Faced Destruction in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Sudan
World heritage is rarely exempt from war, as 2024 proved in the cases of Israel and its enemies in the Middle East, and Ukraine and...
SFMOMA Head Curator Eungie Joo Fired for Alleged Workplace Misconduct
Eungie Joo, head curator of contemporary art at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art since 2017, has been fired amid claims of workplace conduct....
French Painter Claire Tabouret Chosen to Create New Stained Glass Windows for Notre-Dame Cathedral
French figurative painter Claire Tabouret has been chosen to create new stained glass windows for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which reopened on December 7...
The Ramallah Art Fair Returns with a Theme of Resilience
Zawyeh Art Gallery, the organizer and sole venue of the Ramallah Art Fair, wants it known that the name of the event is a bit...
Zilia Sánchez, Painter of Erotically Tinged Shaped Canvases, Dies at 98
Zilia Sánchez, an artist known for her shaped canvases that bulge outward, has died at 98. The San Juan–based aritst’s death was announced on Thursday...
Roberto Chavez, Iconic Artist Who Influenced Generations of Chicanx Artists, Dies at 92
Roberto Chavez, a major figure within US Latinx art history whose work has influenced generations of artists that followed, died on December 17 of natural...
London’s Groucho Club to Reopen Following Alleged Rape on its Premises
London’s Groucho Club, owned by the founders of Hauser & Wirth gallery, will reopen in January following an allegation of rape on its premises. The...
Phillips Chairman and Deputy CEO Step Down Amid Leadership Reshuffle
Phillips has named Martin Wilson as the house’s new chief executive officer amid another leadership shuffle, succeeding Ed Dolman, who held the dual position of...
Nicholas Galanin Wins Crystal Bridges Museum’s $200,000 Prize
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has named Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit-Unangax̂) as the recipient of this year’s Don Tyson Prize for outstanding achievement in...
MrBeast to Rent Ancient Egyptian Pyramids to Explore Parts ‘That No One’s Seen Publicly’
The Egyptian government has yet again rented out the pyramids to the highest bidder—this time to American YouTuber MrBeast. “We got all three of the...
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found at Alte Pinakothek in Munich
A painting by Venetian Renaissance artist Giorgione (1473/74–1510) has been found among the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich, Germany. The double portrait of the...
Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found at Alter Pinakothek in Munich
A painting by Venetian Renaissance artist Giorgione (1473/74–1510) has been found among the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich, Germany. The double portrait of the...