Guggenheim Museum’s Naomi Beckwith to Curate Documenta 16
Naomi Beckwith, the Guggenheim Museum’s deputy director and chief curator, will curate the 2027 edition of Documenta, a closely watched art exhibition that takes place...
New York’s Jack Hanley Gallery Closes after 37 Years in Business
Jack Hanley Gallery, a beloved gallery based in New York, said on Tuesday night that it would close this month, marking 37 years in business....
Kim Kardashian May Have Bought $4.9 M. Basquiat Painting at Christie’s Auction
Rumors are swirling that Kim Kardashian may be the owner of a $4.9 million Jean-Michel Basquiat painting that appeared at auction at Christie’s in 2017....
Following Hurricane Damage, the Rothko Chapel Reopens to the Public
After closing due to hurricane-related damage earlier this year in July, the landmark Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas reopened to the public on Tuesday. The...
Robert Smithson’s ‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, the renowned 54-year-old Land art installation on Utah’s Great Salt Lake, has officially been added to the National Register of Historic...
Christie’s Totals $5.7 B. in 2024, Down from Last Year’s $6.2 B. Amid ‘Challenging Environment’
Christmas is almost here, which means Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerutti did his best to bring festive cheer by crunching the auction house’s 2024’s numbers during...
UK Considers Granting Artists ‘Right to Personality’ Amid Rise of Generative AI
The UK government is considering an upgrade of its “right to personality” law that could gain artists new safeguards against generative artificial intelligence models capable...
Cast of New Film ‘The Gallerist’ Confirmed As Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and More
MRC is set to independently finance The Gallerist, Cathy Yan’s new film starring the previously announced Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega. The company also today officially confirmed...
A New National Museum of the American Latino Moves Forward as It Fights to Find Its Footing
The National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL) faces a Herculean challenge. Established in late 2020, nearly 30 years after it was first proposed, the...
The Defining Artworks of 2024
Crumbling amber, a nonbinary deity, a horned woman, a disco ball formed from synthetic hair: all these things and more appeared in the year’s most...
Iconic David Hammons Work to Be Restaged by Hauser & Wirth During Frieze LA
As part of its programming for the upcoming Frieze Los Angeles fair, Hauser & Wirth will restage David Hammons’s iconic work Concerto in Black and...
Banksy Strikes Again with Mysterious Madonna and Child Mural Featuring a Rusty Bosom Wound
On December 16, British street artist Banksy stirred speculation after posting a mysterious work on Instagram referencing the Madonna and Child. The painting on a...
Stolen Banksy, Damien Hirst Works Recovered Two Years in Poland
More than two years after eleven artworks were stolen in a burglary in Poland, the works have been recovered, according to Polish international news network...
Dealer Pierre Levai Was Held ‘Captive’ by His Lover Before His Death, Lawsuit Claims
The long-running legal saga over Marlborough Gallery dealer Pierre Levai has deepened further with yet one more lawsuit, this one centered around the gallerist’s final...