Lubaina Himid Wins $55,000 Maria Lassnig Prize for Mid-Career Artists
Lubaina Himid, an artist who has had a meteoric rise over the past several years, has won the Maria Lassnig Prize, which comes with €50,000...
Renee Cox Gets the Showcase She Deserves at East Hampton’s Newly Reopened Guild Hall
The Jamaican American photographer Renee Cox spent three decades waiting for canonization. But as she sat in the midst of her new show, “Proof of...
Artists Claude Lawrence and Leslee Stradford Take the Hamptons
Artist and saxophonist Claude Lawrence is not the same person he was before he met his partner, the artist Leslee Stradford. “She’s my cure,” he...
UNESCO Gathers in Paris To Vote On United States’ Bid to Rejoin Ranks
UNESCO’s 193 members, gathered in Paris Friday, are expected to approve the United State’s bid to rejoin their ranks, following four decades of turbulent relations...
Beeple Donates NSFW NFT to Castello di Rivoli, a Rarity in the Museum World
The Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art in Turin, Italy, is now one of the few institutions to own an NFT by Beeple, the...
At the Liverpool Biennial, Troubling Local Histories Echo Across Time
Established in 1998, the Liverpool Biennial returned this month with its 12th edition, “uMoya: The sacred Return of Lost Things,” curated by Cape Town–based artist,...
Next Kunsthistorisches Museum Leader Named, MAXXI Gets New Artistic Director, and More: Morning Links for June 30, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines FINE ART MUSEUMS. Vienna’s storied Kunsthistorisches Museum will get a new general director when 2025 dawns,...
American Revolution Museum in Philadelphia Faces Pushback from Historians for Hosting ‘Extremist’ Group
The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia faced widespread pushback from historians this week amid plans to host Moms for Liberty, a group that...
Australia’s Indigenous Art Code Revokes Membership of Embattled APY Art Centre Collective
The organization which regulates the First Nations arts sector in Australia has revoked the membership of the APY Art Centre Collective. The decision from the...
Sotheby’s Attempts a New Auction Model Amidst the Economic Downturn
In Sotheby’s’ 300-year history, the auction house has stuck to certain traditions, and there is perhaps nothing more traditional than the English auction system. In...
An 1,000-Year-Old Stone Trophy Related to a Sacred Pre-Columbian Ball Game Returned to Mexico
An elaborately carved, U-shaped stone trophy was returned to Mexico after it nearly went up for sale at an Austrian auction house, the Art Newspaper...
Philadelphia Museum of Art Union Says Management Will Renege Ratified Contract
Unionized employees of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) have accused senior management of backtracking on salary increases outlined in their first contract, ratified last...
‘I Want To Say I Am Sorry To Each of You’: Artsy Lays off 35 Employees
Online art brokerage Artsy has laid off 35 staffers, or around 15 percent of its workforce, as forecasts of a US recession swing, seemingly by...
Bienal de Saõ Paulo Names Artists for 2023 Edition, Including Igshaan Adams, Julien Creuzet, Torkwase Dyson, and Ellen Gallagher
This article was originally published on April 27, 2023, with the initial 43-artist list. It was been updated on June 29, 2023, with the complete...