The Future of Japan’s DIC Museum’s Collection, Including Seven Rothko ‘Seagram Murals,’ Is in Doubt
Japan’s loss-making, severely indebted chemical company DIC Corporation is reevaluating the future of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, an institution that it owns....
LACMA’s Art+Film Gala to Honor Simone Leigh, with Charli xcx Set to Perform
Brat summer has officially been extended into fall. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will host a special performance by Charli xcx at its...
Leonard Riggio, Barnes & Noble Founder Who Amassed a Major Art Collection, Dies at 83
Leonard Riggio, the businessman behind Barnes & Noble who made significant forays into the art world, buying key works of Minimalist art and giving millions...
High Line Art Relaunches Its 18th Street Billboard Commission with a Glenn Ligon Work
New York’s High Line Art, the art commissioning platform of the beloved railroad turned pedestrian walkway, is once getting a dedicated billboard. After nearly a...
Indianapolis Museum of Art Names New Leader Following Diversity Scandal
The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields has named its third president and CEO in four years as it attempts to move past a racism...
After Covid-Related Closure, Long Beach’s The Compound Charts a New Path Forward with January Parkos Arnall as Director
The Compound, an art and wellness nonprofit in Long Beach, California, has named January Parkos Arnall as its executive director. She begins in the post...
After Covid-Related Closure, Long Beach’s Compound Charts a New Path Forward with January Parkos Arnall as Director
Compound, an art and wellness nonprofit in Long Beach, California, has named January Parkos Arnall as its executive director. She begins in the post on...
Guggenheim to Hold Mid-Career Survey for Former Trustee Rashid Johnson
The Guggenheim Museum in New York will hold a mid-career survey next year for Rashid Johnson, an artist who sat on the institution’s board for...
New Study Identifies the UNESCO Heritage Sites Imperiled by Climate Change
A new study has listed the 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites most at risk from climate change, and emphasized the urgent need for the cultural...
A&L Berg Foundation Launches New Program to Support Early-Career Latinx Art World Professionals
For seasoned art world professionals, attending the invite-only opening week of the Venice Biennale is par for the course. But for those who are just...
LA Museums Jointly Acquire Collection, “Friends” Memorabilia Heads to Auction, a Spotlight on Sister Mary Corita, and More: Morning Links for August 27, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES HERE COMES THE NUN. As Katy Hessel writes in her Guardian column,...
Art in America’s “New Talent” Issue Spotlights 20 Artists to Watch
The new issue of Art in America, ARTnews’s sister publication, features profiles of 20 “New Talent” artists selected by the editors as significant figures to...
Three LA Museums Plan New Initiative to Share Mohn Collection Focused on Local Artists
One of the country’s most important collections of art from Southern California will now have a new home—or, technically, three of them. A trio Los...
Veteran Art Dealer Michael Findlay Looks Back on the ’60s
In 1974, German artist Joseph Beuys staged a now famous performance in New York, spending a week in isolation with a coyote inside a SoHo gallery....