Protests Against ‘Mafia Style’ Violence Erupt After an Archaeologist Was Viciously Attacked In Greece
State-employed archeologists staged a five-hour protest outside the Culture Ministry in Athens on Tuesday to protest the savage assault of a colleague in a suburb of the Greek...
A Rare Early Work by David Hockney Worth Over $35,000 Was Discovered on Antiques Roadshow
It was a pastel painting of a snapshot from almost anywhere: muted green fields split by a beaten footpath, and a thin tree line edging...
Miami Art Dealer Who Smuggled Ivory Sculptures Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison
A federal judge sentenced a Miami art dealer Monday to 51 months in prison for illegally smuggling sculptures made of ivory in and out of...
High Resolution Scans of Artworks Leaked from Taiwanese Museum and Illegally Sold Online
Approximately 100,000 high resolution images of paintings and calligraphy from the National Palace Museum in Taipei have been leaked, according to a report from CNN....
Greek Archaeologists Strike Over Assault, Benin to Stage First Venice Pavilion, and More: Morning Links for March 15, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines THE COLLECTORS. Billionaire Mitchell Rales, who cofounded the Glenstone museum in Potomac, Maryland, has joined a...
Magritte to Top Surrealism Sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s in Paris
Works by René Magritte will headline forthcoming sales dedicated to Surrealism at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, each scheduled to take place in Paris this week and...
Columbus Museum of Art Hires Inaugural Director of Black Trustee Alliance as New Director, CEO
The Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio has hired Brooke A. Minto as its next executive director and CEO. She replaces Nannette Maciejunes, who retired...
Centre Pompidou Signs Deal with Saudi Arabia to Develop New Museum in AlUla
AlUla, the sprawl of sandstone valleys and mountains cradling Saudi Arabia’s cultural ambitions, will soon welcome another high-profile project to its landscape. On Sunday, Laurent...
Museum Watch Group Decries Ousting of Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery Director, Warns of ‘Loss of Art Autonomy’
CIMAM (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art), a global network of museums and museum professionals, has raised the alarm over the removal...
Indigenous Mother Forced to Remove Traditional Woven Baby Carrier at Portland Art Museum
An Indigenous woman was told to remove her traditional woven baby carrier while visiting an exhibition of Native American art at the Portland Art Museum...
Federal Judge Dismisses Libra Max’s Latest Lawsuit To End Guardianship of Her Father, Pop Artist Peter Max
For years, Pop artist extraordinaire Peter Max has been at the center of a Britney Spears-esque guardianship battle that has pit his daughter Libra Max...
American Women’s History Museum Gets Founding Director, Columbus Museum Names New Leader, and More: Morning Links for March 14, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines BIG HIRE, PART 1. The Smithsonian tapped Nancy Yao, the president of the Museum of Chinese...
Musée Picasso Paris Gives Fashion Designer Paul Smith Carte Blanche to Reinstall Its Permanent Collection to Dazzling Effect
Paul Smith, the British fashion designer, is best known for his vibrant and colorful designs that are paired with impeccable tailoring. Smith’s mantra has long...
Former Assistants Allege ‘Scary and Destabilizing’ Culture at Tom Sachs’ Studio
Former studio assistants for Tom Sachs have alleged that the workplace environment created by the artist was “destabilizing and scary,” Curbed reported in an exposé...