Ai Weiwei Sculpture Purposefully Broken During Exhibition Opening in Italy
A man destroyed a porcelain sculpture by Ai Weiwei seemingly on purpose during the opening reception of an exhibition dedicated to the Chinese dissident artist...
French Heritage Sites Had ‘Pre-Covid’ Level of Visitors With 46.8 M. in 2023: Report
A new study shows that attendance at French museums, monuments and other heritage sites have recovered to pre-pandemic levels with 46.8 million visitors in 2023....
Whitney Biennial’s $100,000 Bucksbaum Award Goes to Nikita Gale, Whose Installation Meshed Sound and Mechanics
Nikita Gale, a Los Angeles–based artist best known for her installations that mesh unexpected elements, pairing video and sound equipment with industrial materials like concrete...
School is Back in Session for the Art World, for Better or Worse
About three hours into prowling the aisles at the VIP preview of The Armory Show earlier this month, I began to feel déjà vu. It’s...
Spent Fireworks and Rock-Like Debris Rain Down on Crowd at PST ART Event in LA with Several Injuries Reported
Around 4,000 people filled the Los Angeles Coliseum on September 15 to witness the kickoff event for the Getty Museum’s $20 million PST ART: Art &...
Melania Trump Defends Nude Modeling Work With References to John Collier’s ‘Lady Godiva’ and Michelangelo’s ‘David’
In a video clip posted to social media Wednesday, former First Lady Melania Trump defended her prior history of nude modeling by comparing it to...
Russian TV Contributor and Former Political Adviser Charged with Laundering Funds Through Art and Antiques, Flees to Russia
The US Department of Justice has charged political advisor and Russian television contributor Dimitri Simes and his wife, Anastasia Simes, with violating US sanctions through...
University of Michigan Museum of Art Seeks To Deaccession 9th Century Buddha Statue to Nepal
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is seeking to deaccession a 9th-century stone Buddha to allow for its repatriation it to Nepal. UMMA...
Frick Collection Hires Axel Rüger as New Director Ahead of Scheduled Reopening Next Spring
The Frick Collection announced the appointment of Axel Rüger as the museum’s next Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen director. He begins the new post in early...
South African Cave Art May Depict Extinct Animal from 250 M. Years Ago, New Study Finds
Rock art located in present-day South Africa might be the key to discovering an extinct animal species from more than 200 million years ago, according...
Art World Scammer Anna Delvey Was Interviewed by Internet Icon Ziwe, With Predictably Outrageous Results
First Dancing With The Stars, now internet icon and comedian Ziwe Fumudoh: Anna Delvey is apparently on a press tour. The 33-year-old Delvey, whose real...
India Art Fair Will Launch Offshoot in Mumbai Next Year but Art Mumbai Fair is Unhappy About the Overlapping Dates
New Delhi’s India Art Fair will launch a new expo in Mumbai next year, according to a press release Thursday. The new event in India’s...
Paulina Pobocha Joins AIC as Chair and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Art Institute of Chicago has named Paulina Pobocha as Chair and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, just a year after Pobocha took up...
India Art Fair in New Delhi Expands to Mumbai, Hauser & Wirth Appoints Mirella Roma as Its New CEO, and More: Morning Links for September 19, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines TOUGH TRUTHS. A traveling German exhibition documenting the experience of refugees...