Orlando Museum of Art Names New Interim Leader After Staff Shakeup
The Orlando Museum of Art in Florida has named Cathryn Mattson as its new interim executive director and CEO, signaling a hopeful return to stability...
Backlash Grows Online Over Past Comments Made by Graffiti Artist and ‘Beef’ Actor David Choe
Video of graffiti artist David Choe graphically describing raping a woman was recently removed online due to copyright claims after the footage of the 2014...
Milan Monument Requires Restoration Following Climate Protests, Culture Minister Says
A 19th-century statue in Milan that was defaced by a climate activist group early last month now requires an involved restoration, Italian officials said last...
Congolese Plantation Workers’ Collective to Represent the Netherlands at the Venice Biennale
The Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise, an acclaimed collective of plantation workers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and their collaborator Renzo Martens...
Carolyn Ramo, Longtime Director of Grant-Making Nonprofit Artadia, to Step Down
Carolyn Ramo, the longtime executive director of the grant-making nonprofit Artadia, will step down from her position at the end of May. A nationwide search...
A New Generation of Computer Plotting Arrives at Pace via Tyler Hobbs
Thousands of artists jumped into the NFT game when the crypto market was soaring in 2021, hoping that they could leverage this pivotal moment when...
Curator Bernice Rose Dies at 87, the Dutch Make Venice Biennale Pick, and More: Morning Links for April 18, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines THE CROWN JEWELS. The Royal Collection of the British royal family is world-famous, stocked...
Artist Wins Photography Contest After Submitting AI-Generated Image, Then Forfeits Prize
An artist declined an award at a prominent photography contest because he had submitted an AI-generated work, proving, he said, the competition couldn’t deal with...
Over 600 Protest at RISD In Support of Workers’ Strike Amid Wage Negotiations
Over 600 students, faculty, and Providence locals joined a walkout at the Rhode Island School of Art and Design (RISD) last week in support of...
3,200-Year-Old Necropolis Filled with Tombs for the Elite Found in Egypt
About 20 miles from Cairo, in Saqqara, Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a 3,200-year-old necropolis that once served as the final resting place for the aristocracy...
Irma Blank, Artist Whose Text-Based Abstractions Brought Her Late-Career Fame, Dies at 88
Irma Blank, an unclassifiable artist whose experiments with the aesthetics of text went largely under-recognized outside Italy until the past decade, died on April 14...
New York Museum Censors Images of Prophet Muhammad in Online Tour, Sparking Debate
Scholars took issue with the Asia Society’s handling of images of the Prophet Muhammad after some pictures were blurred in an online campaign related to...
HK Arts Council Nixed Funding Over Security Law Issues, Critics Debate Australian Museum Field, and More: Morning Links for April 17, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines FIGHTS DOWN UNDER. On Friday, art critic Christopher Allen wrote a column for the Australian arguing that...
Expo Chicago Awards Prizes to Museums for Acquisitions of Work by Under-Recognized Artists
The Expo Chicago art fair has revealed the four institutions set to acquire works being sold there via prizes, as well as the curators set...