Zasha Colah Named Curator of the 13th Berlin Biennale
The 13th edition of the Berlin Biennale will be curated by Zasha Colah, exhibition organizers announced on Tuesday. Colah was selected by an international selection...
‘Extraordinary’ Monumental Pits Dating to the Mesolithic Period Discovered in England
Archaeologists in Bedfordshire, England, have discovered at least 25 monumental pits dating to the Mesolithic era that tease unprecedented insight into the happenings of ancient...
Copyright Infringement Suit Involving Nirvana and Dante’s ‘Inferno’ Illustration Heads to the UK
A copyright lawsuit against grunge royalty Nirvana has been kicked over to the United Kingdom after a Ninth Circuit panel upheld a Los Angeles federal...
French National TV Station Apologizes for Using Artist’s Analysis of Nahel M. Shooting with Police Transcription
A French national TV station apologized this week for its “inappropriate use” of an analysis of the shooting of Nahel M. by a police officer...
Switzerland Returns 3,400-Year-Old Statue Fragment To Egypt
Switzerland has returned a 3,400-year-old statue fragment to Egypt after it was seized in criminal proceedings in Geneva. Carine Bachmann, the director of the country’s...
Architect David Adjaye Steps Back from London Projects After Report on Sexual Misconduct Allegations
On Tuesday, the Financial Times published a report detailing allegations of sexual misconduct by three women against the architect David Adjaye, who has designed a...
The Palais de Monaco Unveils a Fresh Look, By Restoring Recently Uncovered 16th-Century Frescoes
Erected in 1191 as a Genoese fortress, the official residence of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco has been the home of the Grimaldi family since...
Zeno X, Giant of the Belgian Gallery Scene, to Close After 42 Years
Zeno X, an Antwerp-based gallery that helped raise the profile of celebrated artists ranging from Luc Tuymans to Jack Whitten, will close after 42 years...
Three Plead Guilty To Charges Related to Theft of Warhol and Pollock Artworks in Major Burglary Ring
Three of the nine suspects charged for stealing artworks by Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock — as part of a burglary ring that targeted local museums — have pleaded...
France Passes Law Allowing Museums to Restitute Nazi-Looted Artworks
The French National Assembly voted unanimously on June 29 to adopt a new law that allows public institutions to return Nazi-looted objects in their collections,...
New Orleans Museum of Art Faces Outcry After Hiring White Woman as African Art Curator
On Friday, the New Orleans Museum of Art announced that it had hired Amanda M. Maples as its Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art,...
Tel Aviv Art Museum Calls Off Christie’s-Hosted Conference Following Jewelry Auction Fallout
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art has canceled a conference hosted by Christie’s amid continued pushback over the auction house’s recent sale of collector Heidi...
Tel Aviv Museum Cancels Controversial Christie’s Conference, Artist Cho Yong-ik Dies at 89, and More: Morning Links for July 3, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines CONTROVERSY IN ISRAEL. The Tel Aviv Museum of Art said that it has nixed a...
A Baffling $11.5 M. Sale at Phillips Marks the End of London’s Summer Auctions
The London evening sales came to a lackluster end Friday with Phillips newly introduced “20th Century to Now” sale, which brought in just over £9 million...