Virginia’s Chrysler Museum Will Return Sculpture to Boston Organization After Decades-Long Battle
A decades-long battle over a statue known as The Wounded Indian has come to an end, with its owner, the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia, agreeing to...
Wildfires in Maui Destroy Cultural Heritage Sites, Raising Alarm Among Experts
Wildfires have destroyed historic sites, museums, homes, and buildings in the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. At the time of...
Ancient Roman Bath with ‘Sophisticated Furnishings’ Uncovered in Cologne
An ancient Roman bath complex was uncovered during the construction of a new fountain in Cologne’s Neumark, the culturally and historically rich center of the German...
Ancient Step Pyramid Dedicated to Horse Cult Discovered by Archaeologists in Kazakhstan
A 4,000-year-old step pyramid dating to the Bronze Age has been discovered by archaeologists in Kazakhstan’s Abai region. Archaeologists from the L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian...
Former Curator Sues Worcester Museum of Art, Alleging Discrimination and ‘Offensive Behavior’
A former curator is suing Massachusetts’ Worcester Art Museum, accusing the director and several senior staff of discrimination. In the civil lawsuit, filed in Worcester...
New Zealand Calls Off Venice Biennale Pavilion for 2024 After Report Finds ‘Inadequate’ Resources
For the first time in more than two decades, New Zealand will not have a pavilion at the Venice Biennale, the world’s biggest art festival....
Arizona Show with Shepard Fairey Work About Police Brutality Is Postponed, Prompting Censorship Allegations
The Arizonan city of Mesa is facing censorship allegations after a show of politically oriented street art was abruptly delayed. According to Arizona’s Family, a...
Supreme Court Blocks $6 Billion Sackler Settlement, Liverpool Slavery Museum Drops David Adjaye, and More: Morning Links for August 11, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines HITTING PAUSE. The $6 billion settlement that would shield the arts-supporting, opioid-selling Sackler family from...
Philadelphia’s Barnes Foundation Can Officially Lend Its Masterpieces, Court Rules
A court has ruled that the Barnes Foundation can start lending works from its Impressionist and modern art collection to other institutions, meaning that masterpieces...
Rapper Travis Scott’s Concert at the Circus Maximus in Rome May Have Put Ancient Sites ‘At Risk’ of Damage
After a performance at Rome’s Circus Maximus by American rapper Travis Scott sparked concerns of an earthquake on Monday evening, the director of the nearby...
Brice Marden, Painter Who Redefined Abstraction, Dies at 84
Brice Marden, an acclaimed painter whose abstractions quietly pushed the style in new directions, repeatedly injecting it with new life during an era when painting...
Sex Pistols Graphic Designer Jamie Reid Dies at 76, Rolling Stones Statues Installed in England, and More: Morning Links for August 10, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ARTIST JAMIE REID, who created the art for key Sex Pistols records and posters...
Pace Gallery Takes Representation of Lawrence Weiner Estate in Asia
The estate of Lawrence Weiner, the famed Conceptual artist who died in 2021, will now be represented by Pace Gallery in Asia, with plans to...
Artist Award Roundup: Ellsworth Kelly Award Goes to Dakota Mace, Archives of American Art Awards Medal to Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and More
Interdisciplinary artist Dakota Mace was named this year’s winner of the Ellsworth Kelly Award, which is administered by the New York–based Foundation for Contemporary Arts. The...