Advisory Panel Resigns Over Controversial BührleExhibition at Kunsthaus Zürich
A panel of scholars assembled to advise the prestigious Kunsthaus Zürich over its upcoming exhibition of the Nazi-linked Bührle collection has dissolved after its members...
North Carolina Museum Takes Yayoi Kusama Infinity Room Off View After a Mirror Panel Is Damaged
Yayoi Kusama‘s “Infinity Room” installations have become a hit with museum- and gallery-goers, drawing massive crowds around the world. But one place Kusama’s art won’t...
Barbara Walters’ Art Collection Goes to Auction
“One night, Barbara invited Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick,” remembers Pamela Gross, the former CNN producer and close friend of the late Barbara Walters. “She...
Several Artforum Editors Resign Following Firing of David Velasco Over Gaza Letter
Four Artforum staffers have resigned after David Velasco, the publication’s former editor, was fired this week. On Friday, Kate Sutton, an associate editor at Artforum...
Climate Protestors Spray Orange Cornstarch on Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s Natural History Museum
Two climate activists were recently arrested at the Natural History Museum in London after spraying a dinosaur skeleton reproduction with orange cornstarch while demanding the...
2,700-Year-Old Guardian Deity Found in Iraq: ‘I’ve Never Unearthed Anything This Big’
A 2,700-year-old Assyrian lamassu—a protective deity sculpture—was recently re-excavated in Iraq, astounding experts with its size and condition. The Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and...
Artist Ryder Ripps Ordered to Pay $1.6 M. to Bored Ape Yacht Club Creator Yuga Labs, Ending Copyright Battle
Artist Ryder Ripps and Ripps’ business partner, Jeremy Cahen, have been ordered to pay Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs roughly $1.6 million, concluding...
Right Wing Intellectual and Journalist, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, May Be the Next President of the Venice Biennale
Right wing journalist Pietrangelo Buttafuoco has been nominated to replace Roberto Cicutto as president of the prestigious Venice Biennale, according to multiple English and Italian news outlets. Buttafuoco is...
Student Groups at Hunter Call for Firing of Israeli Performance Artist After ‘Dear Hamas’ Video
Last week, Israeli performance artist Tamy Ben-Tor posted a video to Instagram and YouTube titled “Dear Hamas…” In the video, Ben-Tor dons a mask resembling...
Artforum Fires Editor David Velasco After Publication of Letter About Ceasefire in Gaza
After a call for a ceasefire in Gaza signed by thousands of artists appeared on its website, Artforum has fired its top editor, David Velasco,...
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s for $239,400 Is Rare Nautical Chart from 14th Century Worth $7.5 M
Trawling estate sales for undervalued treasures has become a popular topic on social media, but one antiques dealer found a truly historic item among the...
Juanita McNeely, Groundbreaking Feminist Artist Who Bravely Depicted Her Illegal Abortion, Dies at 87
Juanita McNeely, a groundbreaking feminist artist whose work has seen a resurgence in interest over the past few years, died on October 18 in New...
Monumental Basquiat Self-Portrait Unseen Since 1999 to Appear at Sotheby’s
A self-portrait by Jean-Michel Basquiat hidden from public view for nearly a quarter-century is set to be a marquee lot of New York’s fall auction...
Lauren Halsey Joins Gagosian After Doing Met Rooftop Sculpture Commission
Lauren Halsey, the star Los Angeles sculptor who is recently showed a monumental commission on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s rooftop, has joined Gagosian, a...