Walter Dahn, German Painter Who Led the Charge Against Prevailing Styles, Dies at 70
Walter Dahn, an artist whose paintings reacted against Minimalism and Conceptualism with humor and grace, earning him a cult following both within Germany and abroad,...
British Museum Receives Its Most Expensive Gift, Michelangelo May Have Painted a Woman with Breast Cancer, Two Ben Enwonwu Works Discovered, and More: Morning Links for November 14, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines BRITISH MUSEUM RECEIVES MOST VALUABLE GIFT. The British Museum has received...
San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum to Close to the Public for a Year or More
The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco will shutter its galleries for at least a year, a move that its leadership attributed to continued financial...
Pro-Palestine Activists Call for MoMA to Sever Ties with Honorary Chairman Ronald S. Lauder
Last night, pro-Palestine protestors gathered outside the Museum of Modern Art in New York as it hosted the annual assembly for the World Jewish Congress,...
Anna Weyant Graces the Cover of ‘Vogue’ with a Portrait of Kaia Gerber
A recent cover of Vogue‘s December 2024 issue may look strikingly familiar to art world audiences, who may recognize it as the work of Canadian...
Yves Bouvier to Stand Trial in France Over Missing Picasso Artworks
A French court has ruled that Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier and his business partner Olivier Thomas should stand trial over allegations related to the...
Hauser & Wirth Asia Managing Partner Elaine Kwok Departs After Two Years
Elaine Kwok, a veteran of the Hong Kong art market, has officially left her position at Hauser & Wirth after a two-year stint. The gallery...
Steve McQueen Pulls Out of Film Festival in Protest of Its Leader’s Comments on Female Cinematographers
Steve McQueen, a Turner Prize–winning artist and filmmaker, said he would not appear at a Polish film festival after the event’s leader published a controversial...
Frieze’s Owner Endeavor Reports Higher Q3 Losses After Disclosing Potential Sale of Art Fair
Endeavor Group Holdings, the Hollywood entertainment company that owns the Frieze art fair and media franchise, reported a loss of $420.36 million for the third...
Pompeii Will Soon Limit the Number of Visitors to its Archaeological Park
The ancient city of Pompeii, it seems, has taken a liking to the recently implemented “day tripper” tax in Venice, or at least the theory behind it,...
Miren Arzalluz Named Director of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Art historian and curator Miren Arzalluz has been appointed director general of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, the institution announced in a statement. She...
Producer and Collector Benny Blanco, and His George Condo Painting, Featured in People’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Issue
Benny Blanco, the Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer, was recently featured in People Magazine‘s 2024 “Sexiest Man Alive” issue, along with his art collection. Blanco was...
Frank Auerbach, Painter Who Redefined Portraiture, Dies at 93
Frank Auerbach, a towering figure of British art history who plotted new paths for painting with his thick, smeary portraits, died on Monday in London...
Italian Police Smash Art Forgery Ring, Mark Rothko’s ‘Ukrainian Flag’ Painting Hammers for $32.5 M., Social Media Accounts Are Targeting Paris While Promoting Azerbaijan, and More: Morning Links for November 12, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines BUSTED ART FORGERY NETWORK. Italian authorities have uncovered a pan-European, multi-million-dollar...