Legal Advocacy Groups Call for Iran to End Campaign Targeting Dissident Artists
A new report co-published by two legal U.S.-based advocacy groups calls on Iran to stop a years-long campaign to persecute artists, a push that grew...
Brooklyn Museum of Art Rebrands After 200 Years
Can a 200-year-old institution rebrand as cutting edge? The Brooklyn Museum of Art is attempting to do just that with its new logo design. The...
Stonewall Museum Ends Membership with Florida Tourism Organization After LGBTQ+ Page Disappears
The Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, canceled its membership with the state’s official tourism marketing corporation, Visit Florida, after that organization “quietly”...
9 Shows to See During the Getty’s Science-Themed PST ART Festival
Experimentalism regularly reigns supreme in the latest edition of PST ART, a recurring, Getty Foundation–run initiative in which dozens of museums in Los Angeles and...
MoMA Director Glenn Lowry to Step Down in 2025 After Leading the Museum for 30 Years
Glenn Lowry, the director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, will step down from his post in 2025, bringing to a close a 30-year...
Rare Celtic Helmet Thought to Be 2,400 Years Old Excavated in Poland
A Celtic helmet that archaeologists believe is around 2,400 years old has been discovered in Poland. Described by its finders as “very rare,” the helmet...
Three Workers at New York’s Noguchi Museum Fired After Wearing Keffiyehs on the Job
Three employees at the Noguchi Museum in New York were fired for violating an internal policy that banned keffiyehs, a garment symbolic of Palestinian culture....
30-Year-Old Painter Michaela Yearwood-Dan Joins Hauser & Wirth
Michael Yearwood-Dan, a painter whose colorful abstractions have generated a loyal following, has joined Hauser & Wirth, one of the biggest galleries in the world....
Art Institute of Chicago Receives Record $75 M. Gift Toward Expansion
The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) received a $75 million donation from Aaron I. Fleischman and Lin Lougheed to support future expansion, the museum announced...
A Month Before Art Basel Paris Opens, Director Clément Delépine Unveils the Program
Next month, Art Basel Paris—rebranded from the unwieldy Paris+ par Art Basel—will inaugurate the newly renovated Grand Palais. The fair comes amid a wave of...
Sophie Calle, Doris Salcedo Among Winners of $105,000 Praemium Imperiale Award
The Praemium Imperiale, a Japanese award that counts among the biggest arts prizes in the world, has this year gone to five people, including artists...
Nicole Eisenman’s Views on Palestine Caused Funding Issues for Chicago Retrospective: Report
A Chicago retrospective for Nicole Eisenman, a celebrated artist who has spoken out in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza, faced funding issues because some...
New Arts Workers’ Group Will Fight Inequities Maintained by Museum Management
A group of US-based museum professionals, artists, and cultural workers have banded together to launch a new group that they hope will remedy decades-old fractures...
Julie Mehretu to Create 83-Foot-Tall Glass Mural for Obama Presidential Center
Chicago’s forthcoming Obama Presidential Center will feature an 83-foot-tall stained work by Julie Mehretu, an acclaimed painter who has regularly worked at large scale, producing...