Hundreds of Online Museum Collections Suffer in Cyber Attack
A cyber attack on a software company called Gallery Systems impacted hundreds of art institutions, including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Rubin Museum...
Leaked List of Artists Used By AI Program, Grand Egyptian Museum to Open, and More: Morning Links for January 5, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines DOUBLE LEAK. In The Art Newspaper, Theo Belci reports that lists containing the...
Martha Diamond, Painter of New York as Through Her Own Distinctive Lens, Dies at 79
Martha Diamond, a painter who gracefully pictured New York from all its many vantage points, died on Saturday at 79. A representative for David Kordansky,...
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Accused of Antisemitism in Lawsuit by Art Therapy Student
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been hit with a lawsuit for engaging in “pervasive and severe antisemitic harassment and discrimination...
Proposal to Replace Notre-Dame Cathedral Windows with Contemporary Art Incites Outrage
Once again, plans to modernize the centuries-old Notre-Dame Cathedral have spurred outrage throughout France. More than 125,000 people have signed a petition decrying a proposal...
Rising Chinese Artist Wang Tuo Wins M+ Museum’s $64,000 Prize
Wang Tuo, a young Chinese artist whose videos and paintings have gained him acclaim in his home country, has won the Sigg Prize, a $64,000...
What Does Curator Robert Storr See? A Conversation About ‘Retinal Hysteria’ at Venus Over Manhattan
On Great Jones Street, an east side enclave between the hubs of New York City’s art world, Chelsea and Tribeca, a mob of frenetic paintings...
Shakira Statue Unveiled in Colombia, Art Dealer Runs for Senate, Cyberattack in Museums, and More: Morning Links for January 4, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines LOST & FOUND. A lost treasure from Pompeii has been discovered...
Collectors Leslie Wexner, Glenn Dubin Named in Newly Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein Documents
Collectors Leslie Wexner and Glenn Dubin were both named in documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that were unsealed by a federal judge on January 3....
German Culture Minister’s Reforms on Nazi-Looted Art Face Resistance in Bavaria
Any German museum that refuses to go to a national advisory commission on Nazi-looted art could be ineligible for federal government funding. This is among...
Longtime Frick Collection Director to Retire After Renovation Is Unveiled
Ian Wardropper, the director of New York’s Frick Collection for the past 13 years, will retire in 2025, not long after the museum unveils its...
Alexis Smith, Legendary Los Angeles Artist Who Pierced Hollywood’s Veneer, Dies at 74
Alexis Smith, a key artist of the Los Angeles scene whose collages explored celebrity culture and Californian mythology, has died at 74. Garth Greenan Gallery,...
Final Suspect in 20-Year Art Heist of Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol Artworks Comes Forward
The final suspect in an alleged art theft ring surrendered himself to authorities in Scranton, PA on Monday. Nicholas Dombek was wanted for almost seven...
Venice Seeks to Limit Tour Groups and Ban Loudspeakers in Crowd-Control Effort
In an effort to fight mass tourism, the city of Venice is introducing restrictions on noise and walking groups. The proposed legislation is expected to...