Colony Investment Management to Buy 60 Percent Stake in Perrotin
The real estate investment company Colony Investment Management is in discussion to purchase a 60 percent stake in Perrotin gallery, according to Bloomberg News. The...
Pace Keeps Calder’s Legacy Alive with a Special Presentation at Art Basel
Marc Glimcher and Alexander S. C. Rower met when they were 19. They were introduced by the former’s father, Arne Glimcher, who had just began...
Historian Claims Tate Britain ‘Censored’ His Curatorial Proposal for Turner Painting in Rehang
A historian has alleged that Tate Britain “censored” his proposal for a rehung gallery featuring a J. M. W. Turner painting in the London’s current...
55-Carat Ruby of ‘Unprecedented Size’ Sells for $34.8 M. at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s has auctioned off a 55.22 carat ruby in New York for $34.8 million. The unmounted stone was unveiled by the auction house in Dubai...
Crimean Treasures to Go to Ukraine after Decade of Legal Battles
In 2013, four Crimean museums loaned 300 artifacts to the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam for the exhibition “Crimea — Gold and Secrets of the...
Chevron Says It Destroyed Public Art Piece in California Near Refinery
Last week, Chevron said that it had removed a public art project installed on a fence near the company’s refinery in Richmond, California. At the...
Dutch Court Sends Crimean Artifacts to Ukraine, Takashi Murakami Talks AI, and More: Morning Links for June 12, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines LEGAL AFFAIRS. When Russia annexed the Crimea region of Ukraine in 2014,...
Jean-François Belisle Named New Director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) has announced Jean-François Belisle as its next director and CEO. Belisle will succeed interim director and CEO Angela Cassie,...
Catastrophic Dam Collapse in Ukraine Floods Beloved Artist House Museum
A catastrophic dam collapse in southern Ukraine has reportedly flooded the house museum of late artist Polina Rayko, whose image of a dove has been...
7,000-Year-Old Ancient Stones in France Removed to Make Way for a New Hardware Store Chain
A field of ancient stones in Carnac, a town in northern France, has been swept away to make room for a hardware store chain, France...
As Museum Design Moves Beyond Starchitecture, New Blueprints Show Signs of the Future
For Imagining the Future Museum: 21 Dialogues with Architects, released earlier this year, writer and museum consultant András Szántó conducted interviews with established and rising...
U.S. Capitol Display Gets First Statue by Black Artist, Embattled Art Adviser Lisa Schiff Is Under Federal Investigation, and More: Morning Links for June 9, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines THE POLITICAL SCENE. Thursday was quite a news day in Washington, D.C.,...
‘They’re Trying to Erase Us’: Chevron Takes Down Public Art Piece
In the middle of the night on May 15, a public art project in Richmond, California, disappeared without a trace. The project, titled Fencelines –...
Gang Members Arranged Return of Stolen Gottfried Lindauer Paintings from New Zealand Gallery In Secret Prison Deal
Two paintings by Gottfried Lindauer, valued around $490,000 US ($800,000 NZD) that were stolen in 2017 were returned to police through a secretive deal arranged...