Stephen Friedman Gallery Plans New York Location, National Gallery of Canada Reports Ransomware Attack, and More: Morning Links for May 11, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines JUMPING ACROSS THE POND. London’s Stephen Friedman Gallery, which reps artists like Yinka Shonibare, Pam...
Metropolitan Museum of Art to Appoint Researchers Who Will Review Objects with Provenance Issues
On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art said in an internal letter that it was implementing measures to review artifacts as authorities and scholars continue...
Tom Sachs Offers A Half-Apology For Allegedly Toxic Studio Culture
In a statement to the New York Times Wednesday, artist Tom Sachs attempted to apologize for the work conditions at his studio. The statement followed...
UK Government and British Museum Were at Odds Over the Parthenon Marbles, Declassified Documents Reveal
The Parthenon Marbles have long been at the center of the restitution debate. While talk of their potential return from the British Museum to Greece...
Hundreds of Artists Decry Digital Art Show in Germany Funded by Controversial Data Firm
Walter Smerling, a German curator who previously faced controversy last year for the exhibition “Diversity United,” is under fire once again, this time because a...
Amid Protests, Gwangju Biennale, Park Seo-bo End $100,000 Prize After Just One Edition
South Korea’s Gwangju Biennale, arguably the top biennial in Asia, has ended an art prize that was funded by the famed artist Park Seo-bo less...
Ruth Foundation Gives $1.25 M. to 56 Arts Organizations Selected by Artists
The Ruth Foundation for the Arts has announced the 56 arts and cultural organizations that have been selected for its second annual Artist Choice initiative....
BBC to Restore Eric Gill Statue Vandalized Last Year to Protest Artist’s Admitted Pedophilia
The BBC will restore a controversial statue by Eric Gill, a British sculptor who died in 1940, that sits outside its headquarters. It was vandalized...
Gwangju Biennale Names 2024 Curator, Met Plans Provenance-Research Team, and More: Morning Links for May 10, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines MASTER OF CEREMONIES. The Gwangju Biennale in South Korea has named the veteran French...
Hannah Gadsby Addresses Sackler Ties to Their Brooklyn Museum Show: ‘There’s a Problem with Money in the Art World’
Last month, the Brooklyn Museum announced that comedian Hannah Gadsby, whose 2018 Netflix special memorably skewered the male-centric art canon, had been tapped to co-curate...
Six Must-See Museum Shows in New York This Month
If you find yourself in New York and “want to be a part of it,” as Frank Sinatra iconically once sang, look no further than...
With an Additional $12 M., Getty Foundation Announces Science-Focused 2024 PST Shows
The Getty Foundation has provided a fuller picture of the exhibition slate that will dominate Southern California museums during fall 2024, when many will take...
UNESCO Says Violations of Artistic Freedom Are on the Rise
In a newly released publication, UNESCO warned that violations of artistic freedom are on the rise, reporting that more and more artists are being imprisoned,...
Forgotten Sections of Roman Wall That Once Surrounded London Found Near the Thames
There is no shortage of ancient historic sites to be seen in London, but according to Artnet News, certain parts of the city’s Roman past had...