Man Who Vandalized Miriam Cahn Painting at Palais de Tokyo Was a Former National Rally Politician
The vandalism of a Miriam Cahn painting at Paris’s Palais de Tokyo this past weekend has captured the attention of France, with many across the...
Police Seize Tiananmen Monument in Hong Kong, Vermont Museum Plans Native American Art Center, and More: Morning Links for May 9, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines THE TOP JOB. One of the most high-profile jobs in contemporary art...
Hammer Museum Chief Curator Connie Butler Chosen to Lead MoMA PS1
MoMA PS1 in the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City has chosen Connie Butler, the longtime chief curator of the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles,...
KAWS Wins $900,000 in Lawsuit Over Counterfeit Artworks
The artist KAWS will soon be $900,000 dollars richer after winning a lawsuit against two Singapore-based companies and a man named Dylan Joy An Leong Yi...
Ancient Bronze Owl Damaged By Visitor to Minneapolis Institute of Art
An ancient artifact was damaged when a visitor tripped at the Minneapolis Institute of Art last month, according to the StarTribune. The Pillsbury Owl, a...
Four People Arrested in Greece Amid Crackdown on Illegal Building on Islands Rich with Archaeological Treasures
Four people have been arrested on popular Greek islands on charges of illegal construction following the highly publicized beating of a local archaeologist who was investigating...
Nike Signals That It Is No Longer Working with Tom Sachs
Nike appears to be no longer working with Tom Sachs and a sneaker release that had been planned now seems to have stalled or been...
More Ann and Gordon Getty Material Heads to Christie’s, Illustrator Bruce McCall Dies at 87, and More: Morning Links for May 8, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines TROUBLE IN PARIS. On Sunday, a Miriam Cahn painting that has been the subject...
Controversial Work at Paris’s Palais de Tokyo Is Sprayed with Purple Paint by ‘Unhappy’ Visitor
A painting by Miriam Cahn at Paris’s Palais de Tokyo that stirred up right-wing rage made headlines in France once more after it was vandalized...
Photographer and Journalist Corky Lee Featured in Google Doodle for AAPI Heritage Month
The late photographer, journalist, and activist Young Kwok “Corky” Lee was featured in a Google Doodle on Friday to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage...
On the Eve of King Charles’s Coronation, South Africans Call for the Return of the Cullinan I Diamond
As last-minute preparations for King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday are underway, some South Africans are demanding that the Star of Africa, which is set...
Museum Leaders in Sudan Protest Looting, Damage of Cultural Heritage by Clashing Forces
Factional violence has engulfed Sudan, and the country’s museums are caught in the crossfires, prompting calls from artists and museum professionals to safeguard its imperiled...
A 1,000-Year-Old Viking Buckle Was Found in Norway
An ancient Viking treasure was found inside a lump of soil in eastern Norway during a 2021 archaeological excavation, the Miami Herald reported Thursday. Norway’s...
Man Painted Out of Famed Vermeer Painting Receives New Focus from Conservators
Conservators have begun to focus anew on Johannes Vermeer’s A Maid Asleep (ca. 1656–57), a painting of a napping woman that once contained a man...