Seoul Welcomes New Art Fair, Cape Town’s Southern Guild Expands to LA, London Museum Strips Sackler Name, and More: Morning Links for September 5, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. V&A Dundee strips Sackler name from its galleries. Massachusetts museum surrenders bronze bust...
Veteran Cape Town Gallery Southern Guild to Open First US Branch in Los Angeles
Southern Guild, a Cape Town–based gallery known for nurturing superstars like Zanele Muholi, will open an outpost in the Melrose Hill section of Hollywood, steps from...
Expanding Its Footprint in Asia, Pace Gallery Will Open a Tokyo Outpost Next Spring
Pace Gallery, which has locations in New York, London, Hong Kong, Seoul, and elsewhere, will add yet another city to its portfolio when the gallery...
Investigators Seize $20 M. Headless Bronze Statue from Cleveland Museum
A judge recently signed a warrant ordering the seizure of a headless bronze statue from Ohio’s Cleveland Museum of Art as part of an investigation...
Ancient Roman Temple Unearthed at Construction Site in Northern Italy
The ruins of an Ancient Roman temple dating to the 1st century BCE have been discovered on the outskirts of Sarsina, an Italian rural town....
Rogue Truck Slams into Chicago’s Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Destroying a Sculpture and Damaging the Building
A pickup truck careened off a road in Chicago, slamming into the facade of Andrew Rafacz Gallery in West Town, destroying a large-scale ceramic work...
Christie’s Cancels Heidi Horten Sales, Restitution Lawyer David Rowland Dies at 67, and More: Morning Links for September 1, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines NOT FOR SALE. After facing intense pressure in some corners, Christie’s is canceling its planned...
California African American Museum to Remain Closed Until October Due to Tropical Storm Damage
The California African American Museum in Los Angeles said on Thursday that it could not reopen for the time being due to heavy rains that...
Supreme Creative Director Resigns as Arthur Jafa Collaboration Hangs in the Balance
Tremaine Emory, the creative director of the clothing company Supreme, has left the post, claiming that he faced “systemic racism” at the company. In Instagram...
British Museum Names Interim Deputy Director As It Reels from Scandal Over Stolen Objects
The British Museum in London has appointed Carl Heron as its interim deputy editor after Jonathan Williams “stepped back” from the position after reports that...
Man Filmed Himself Destroying Stone Age Relic: ‘Archaeological Information Has Been Lost Forever’
A spate of cultural vandalism continued earlier this year when part of a buried Stone Age monument in Wales was crudely excavated and left to...
Lin May Saeed, Empathetic Sculptor Who Viewed Animals as Her Equals, Dies at 50
Lin May Saeed, an artist whose sculptures encouraged empathy with animals by way of fantastical narratives and quietly forceful activist musings, has died at 50....
Ancient Mayan Nose Guard Carved From Human Bone Uncovered in Mexico
A Mayan nose ornament made of human bone was uncovered by archaeologists with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Palenque, a city...
British Museum Gets Interim Deputy Director, ‘For Freedoms’ Targets Antisemitism, and More: Morning Links for August 31, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines LEGAL AFFAIRS. A court in Wales has ordered a man to pay £4,400 (about...