Nan Goldin’s PAIN Group Takes Its Anti-Sackler Protests to Harvard’s Art Museums, Again
For a second time, on Thursday, Nan Goldin’s anti-Sackler group, PAIN, protested at the Harvard Art Museums, one of the few arts institutions in the...
Dallas Museum of Art Curators Scoop Up $100,000 in Artworks as Local Fair Kicks Off
On Wednesday, curators from the Dallas Museum of Art gathered at the Dallas Art Fair to decide which works they would acquire for the museum...
Meet Alice Audouin, the Art World’s Go-To Sustainability Specialist
Over the past two decades, Alice Audouin has become the go-to liaison in Europe between the art world and all things sustainable and ecological. With...
Tiffany & Co. Plans Art-Filled New York Flagship, Collector Ron Perelman Pledges $25 M. to Brown, and More: Morning Links for April 21, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ON CAMPUS. Collector Ronald O. Perelman has pledged to give $25 million to his alma mater, Brown...
Texas-Born Princess Evicted from Villa in Rome with Ceiling Painted by Caravaggio
A Texas-born Italian princess was evicted from a villa in Rome, Italy that features the only known ceiling painted by the renowned painter Caravaggio, the...
A Restored 1920s Frank Lloyd Wright Home in Tulsa Just Hit the Market for $8 Million
A new Frank Lloyd Wright listing with a unique design history just came to market. Known as one of only three Oklahoma builds by the American architect,...
Hammer Museum’s Made in L.A. Biennial Names 39 Artists for Upcoming Edition in October, Including Joey Terrill, Melissa Cody, Guadalupe Rosales
The Hammer Museum has named the 39 artists, collectives, and organizations that will take part in the upcoming sixth edition of its acclaimed Made in...
Scholar Says Michelangelo Painted Himself in Sistine Chapel, $20 M. Henri Rousseau to Smash Auction Record, and More: Morning Links for April 20, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines READY YOUR PADDLE. Next month in New York, Christie’s will offer a juicy Henri Rousseau, Les...
US Prosecutors Say Art Collector Financed Hezbollah and Violated Sanctions, Dealing Art and Diamonds Totaling $440 M.
Collector Nazem Said Ahmad has been charged for violating and evading US sanctions through $440 million worth of imports and exports in art and diamonds,...
The Whitney Is the Latest Museum to Utter the D-Word
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. At the Sotheby’s Modern Evening...
Prague to Return Restored Artifacts Damaged in Syria
A group of 20 artifacts temporarily housed at Prague’s National Museum for restoration after being damaged during armed conflict in Syria will be returned to...
The New and Improved Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Blossoms in Little Rock
At the unveiling of the new Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (A/MFA), Executive Director Dr. Victoria Ramirez made something very clear, “While we are welcoming...
Valentino’s Basquiat Painting Expected to Sell for Over $45 M. at Christie’s
A 12-foot-wide canvas by Jean-Michel Basquiat from 1983 from the collection of the Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani is estimated to bring in more than...
RISD Strike Ends with Contract, T. Rex Skeleton Makes $6.1 M. at Auction, and More: Morning Links for April 19, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines LEGAL AFFAIRS. On Tuesday, the United States charged the Lebanese art collector...