16 Climate Activists Arrested at MoMA During Protest Over Donor Henry Kravis
On Friday, New York’s Museum of Modern Art became the latest institution to be targeted by climate activists. The protestors’ aim was to highlight funding...
Bodybuilder and Mapplethorpe Model Lisa Lyon Dies at 70, Billionaire Collector Bernard Arnault Talks Succession, and More: Morning Links for September 18, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has added...
Firelei Báez Joins Hauser & Wirth Ahead of Surveys in Europe and the US
Firelei Báez, an artist whose lush paintings and sculptural installations have been seen widely in recent years, has joined Hauser & Wirth, the market juggernaut...
German Museum Faces Right-Wing Backlash for Creating Visiting Hours for Non-White Attendees
A German museum is facing right-wing backlash after creating a designated time for non-white visitors to view an exhibition about colonialism, the Washington Post reported...
The First Work Completed During Bob Ross’s ‘The Joy of Painting’ TV Show is Up for Sale for $9.85 M.
A Walk in the Woods (1983), the painting completed on air during the first episode of Bob Ross’s landmark television show The Joy of Painting has...
Fernando Botero, Artist Whose Voluptuous Figures Transformed Latin American Art, Dies at 91
Fernando Botero, a Colombian artist whose paintings peopled with full-figured members of the elite achieved international fame, opening doors for many Latin Americans after him,...
Tourist Allegedly Damages Brussels Statue, South Korea’s MMCA Gets New Director, and More: Morning Links for September 15, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines TOURISTS ALLEGEDLY BEHAVING BADLY. An Irish man in Brussels was captured on...
US Investigators Move to Seize Three Egon Schiele Works from Museums on Claims From Jewish Heirs of Stolen Property
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office recently issued warrants for three artworks by Egon Schiele on the claim they had been stolen from a Jewish art...
Demolition in Cairo Threatens Art Center and Heritage Sites
Egyptian government officials have ordered the close of the contemporary art center Darb 1718 in Cairo, the Art Newspaper reported on Thursday. The center is...
Part of Richard Prince Lawsuit Is Tossed Out, Giving Gagosian Gallery a Small Win
A New York court has dismissed one claim against Gagosian in a years-long legal drama surrounding a Richard Prince photograph, yielding a small victory for...
Lindemann Family Returns 33 Antiquities Worth $20 M. to Cambodia
The family of the late billionaire and art collector George Lindemann recently returned to Cambodia 33 antiquities that were looted from religious and archaeological sites....
MoMA Raises Admission Prices to $30, Citing Increasing Costs
New York’s Museum of Modern Art is raising its admission prices for adults to $30, joining other museums such as the Guggenheim, the Whitney, SFMOMA,...
Former Art Basel Head Marc Spiegler Joins Superblue Board of Directors
Marc Spiegler, the former global director of Art Basel, has joined the board of directors for Superblue, the company said in a statement. The move...
Manhattan D.A. Seizes Allegedly Looted Schieles, Freddie Mercury Sales Total $50 M., and More: Morning Links for September 14, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines WARRANTS EXECUTED. In the New York Times, Tom Mashberg has the scoop that the Manhattan district...