Hundreds of Artists Say They Won’t Show at German Institutions with ‘McCarthyist Policies’ on Palestine
Hundreds of artists have signed a document being circulated by Strike Germany, a new initiative that encourages the refusal to mount exhibitions and stage events...
British Museum Seeks New Director with $275,000 Salary, Promising ‘Significant Challenges’
The British Museum has officially begun its search for a new director this week. The job posting for the high-profile permanent position acknowledges “significant challenges,”...
‘Passages’ Director Tapped for Biopic of Photographer Peter Hujar
EXCLUSIVE: Ben Whishaw will reunite with director Ira Sachs to shoot an “intimate” movie about photo artist Peter Hujar. Until his death from AIDS in 1987, Hujar was a leading...
Man Charged Attempted Theft of Works by Warhol, Picasso and Keith Haring From Scottsdale Gallery
A man was recently arrested and charged after trying to steal artworks by Picasso, Warhol, and Keith Haring at a large art gallery in Scottsdale,...
Wallace Collection Spotlights Flora Yukhnovich, Eyes On Marcel Duchamp Prize Nominees, and More: Morning Links for January 11, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ARTISTS RULE! For Artlist, art critic Tabish Khan investigated British artists who run private museums with...
Philadelphia Museum of Art Picks Eleanor Nairne to Lead Modern and Contemporary Art Department
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has named Eleanor Nairne as its new department head for modern and contemporary art, succeeding Carlos Basualdo, who was named...
Indiana University Cancels Survey for Palestinian Painter Samia Halaby
Indiana University’s Eskenazi Museum of Art has reportedly canceled a career-spanning survey for Samia Halaby, a Palestinian artist known for her abstract paintings. Halaby, who...
How a Swiss Art Dealer Bought and Sold Da Vinci’s $450 M. Salvator Mundi Painting to Russian Oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev in an Apparently Shady Scheme
It can’t be easy to sit through a list of times you’ve been fleeced and admit that each time you thought the man holding the...
More Than 1,700 Objects Are Reportedly Missing from England’s Museum Collections
More than 1,700 objects have gone missing from England’s museum collections over the last 20 years, according to a report published by the Guardian. The...
Controversial Italian Culture Official Faces Investigation Over Links to Stolen Painting
Vittorio Sgarbi, a controversial art critic who became Italy’s junior culture minister last year, has once again become the subject of headlines, this time because...
Appeals Courts Rules Against Jewish Collector’s Heirs in Years-Long Battle Over Pissarro Painting
A US appeals court has ruled that Madrid’s Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum can keep a Camille Pissarro painting looted from its Jewish owner, dealing a blow to his...
German Cultural Workers Call for Strike, New Delhi Gallery Expands to Mumbai, and More: Morning Links for January 10, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. STRIKE ALERT. Following the implementation, last Thursday, by Berlin culture senator Joe Chialo of a clause requiring recipients...
Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev’s Lawyer Hammers Swiss Dealer’s Alleged Scheme of Fake Art Sellers in Federal Court
If the auction house Sotheby’s was the defendant on trial this week in the Southern District of Manhattan, you wouldn’t know it by the testimony...
Art Fraud Is Top Concern Among Collectors: New Report
Art collectors consider fraud and provenance concerns as the top risk to their collections, beating out other issues like damage during travel, natural deterioration, and...