Israeli Artist Bracha L. Ettinger Resigns from Documenta 16 Selection Committee
The six-person committee charged with selecting an artistic director for Documenta 16, the 2027 edition of one of the world’s biggest art festivals, lost a...
Earthquakes Decimate Western Afghanistan’s Ancient Villages and Historic Monuments
A number of ancient structures have been damaged in Afghanistan‘s rural countryside following four deadly 6.3 magnitude earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks between October 7...
Frick Pittsburgh Apologizes for Postponing Exhibition of Islamic Art in Response to Israel-Hamas War
The director of Pennsylvania’s Frick Pittsburgh museum apologized on Friday for postponing a show about Islamic art across the centuries. The decision to do so,...
Documenta Denounces Selection Committee Member for Signing ‘Anti-Semitic’ BDS Letter
For the second time since the October 7 Hamas attack that killed 1,400 Israelis, Documenta, one of the world’s top art festivals, publicly spoke out...
Christie’s Robust 20th Century Sale Nets $640.8 Million, with Six Auction Records
Christie’s New York staged a marathon two-and-a-half-hour sale of 20th-century art on Thursday night that netted $640.8 million and notched new auction highs for Fernando...
The Met’s Costume Institute Unveils Sensory-Themed Exhibition and Gala for 2024
Anticipation surrounding the Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s Costume Institute exhibition has come to a close with the reveal of its latest annual theme. A preview...
Nan Goldin Cancels New York Times Project Over Newspaper’s ‘Complicity with Israel’
The photographer Nan Goldin said on Thursday that she had called off a project for the New York Times Magazine, accusing the newspaper of a...
The Collection of a Discreet Hedge-Funder Has Quietly Become Active Business
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. When financier Arthur Samberg died...
Bitter Family Feud Revealed in Lawsuit Against the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Accuses Board of ‘Grabstract Expressionism’
A lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York State’s Supreme Court reveals blistering criticisms against the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s board members by one of its own,...
Painter Sam McKinniss Joins David Kordansky Gallery After JTT’s Closure
Sam McKinniss, a painter best-known for his works based on famed images of celebrities, has joined David Kordansky Gallery, which has spaces in New York...
Sotheby’s White Glove $406 M. Fisher Landau Sale Sets New Benchmarks for Agnes Martin, Mark Tansey
Second in line launching the fall auction season in New York on Wednesday evening, Sotheby’s highly anticipated sale of works amassed by the late New...
Sotheby’s White Glove $406 M. Fisher Landau Sale Sets New Benchmarks for Agnes Martin, Mark Tansey
Second in line launching the fall auction season in New York on Wednesday evening, Sotheby’s highly anticipated sale of works amassed by the late New...
1932 Picasso from Fisher Landau Estate Sells for $139 M.
A 1932 painting by Pablo Picasso titled Femme à la montre from the collection of the late New York philanthropist Emily Fisher Landau, sold on...
Egypt’s Billion-Dollar Museum Is Getting Ready to Open as the Country’s Tourism Sector Weathers the Israel-Hamas Conflict
After 20 years and a billion dollars, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will soon be ready to welcome visitors, according to a report by CNN. Described as...