London’s National Portrait Gallery Reopens, Actor Gérard Depardieu Is Selling His Art, and More: Morning Links for June 21, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines MUSEUM UPDATES. Starting today, the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s general-admission ticket price is $30...
New Mexico Judge Grants and Dismisses Claims Made By Meow Wolf in Ongoing Copyright Fight
A federal judge in New Mexico has granted and dismissed some of the claims made by the art company Meow Wolf in response to a...
‘Completely Unique’ 2,700-Year-Old Rock Carvings Discovered in Sweden
Two millennia or so ago, sailing ships, grazing animals, and people—hunting, gathering, dancing—were carved into cave walls, then obscured, slowly, by layers of moss. Ultimately,...
Lost Peter Paul Rubens Painting Will Go To Auction at Sotheby’s with $7.7 M. Estimate
The painting Saint Sebastian Tended By Two Angels by Flemish master Sir Peter Paul Rubens will go to auction at Sotheby’s in London in early...
Amid Tightening of Cultural Protections Worldwide, Austria Proposes New Restitution Laws
The Austrian government has announced plans to propose a new law requiring museums to return objects acquired in a colonial context by March 2024, the...
A ‘Creature’ by Artist Danny Cole Mysteriously Appeared Overnight at Manhattan’s High Line
The camera is shaking and the cops aren’t happy. “You realize you’re trespassing at this point, right,” a New York City police officer asks in...
New York’s Whitney Museum Appoints Meg Onli as Curator-at-Large, Promotes Laura Phipps to Associate Curator
New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art announced two new curatorial appointments, including its curator-at-large position, which hasn’t been filled at the museum in nearly...
Google Doodle Honors Polish Sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz’s 93rd Birthday
The artist Magdalena Abakanowicz would have been 93 today. On the occasion of her birthday, Google honored the artist with a “doodle”, an illustration that...
Designer Paul Smith Sends Banksy to Auction, Prix Ars Electronica Winners Named, and More: Morning Links for June 20, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines TAKING IT TO THE BANK-SY. Fashion designer Paul Smith is sending a Banksy painting to auction at Bonhams in...
Independent Names 32 Exhibitors for Second 20th-Century Art Fair
Independent New York has revealed the exhibitors for its second-ever 20th Century art fair in New York, devoted to art made during that timeframe. As...
Walters Art Museum Staffers Vote to Unionize, Ann and Gordon Getty Sale Nets $21.9 M., and More: Morning Links for June 19, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines THE TOP JOB. The Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln tapped Susan Longhenry to...
‘He Was Constantly Creating’: Little-Seen Barkley Hendricks Photos Get a New York Showcase
Barkley L. Hendricks, who died in 2017, was known for his sleek, large-scale paintings of his friends. He was less widely known for the photographs...
Huang Yongyu, Chinese Artist Behind Controversial Zodiac Stamp, Dies at 98
Huang Yongyu, a Chinese artist known for his playful ink paintings of animals and flowers, has died at the age of 98. His family announced...
Suspects Charged in 20-Year-Old Museum Theft of Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol Artworks
Federal charges have been brought against nine people accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of sports memorabilia and fine art, including an Andy Warhol...