Atlanta Art Fair Announces Exhibitor Highlights for Inaugural Edition
This fall, Atlanta, one of the fastest-rising cultural hubs in the United States, takes its art market global. From October 3 through 5, the inaugural...
Open Letter Slams Slovakia’s Government, Banksy Video Interview Resurfaces, George Clooney is Auctioning a Dinner Date, and More: Morning Links for August 15, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES ANIMAL HARM? I think we can finally put the Banksy vandalizing...
Archaeologists Discover 2,000-Year-Old Decorated Mosaic in England
Archaeologists have discovered a decorated mosaic believed to have been built nearly 2,000 years ago, along with several other Roman structures in northwestern England. The...
Mural of Italian Olympic Champion Paola Egonu Targeted by Racist Vandalism
A mural celebrating Italian Olympic volleyball champion Paola Egonu was defaced with racist graffiti just a day after its unveiling near the Italian Olympic Committee...
Man Sues Museum of Ice Cream, Bronx Museum Director Quits, Judge Allows Artists’ Copyright Lawsuit Against AI Companies, and More: Morning Links for August 14, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES JUMPING SHIP? Smack bang in the middle of the Bronx Museum’s...
The Armory Show Announces Partnership with the US Open for Third Consecutive Year
The Armory Show announced that they will once again partner with the US Open Tennis Championships to present sculptures and installations on the grounds at...
Thousands of Protestors Demand Slovakia’s Culture Minister Quits for Firing Directors of National Gallery and National Theater: ‘She’s Spreading Neo-Fascist Opinions’
Thousands of people took to the streets of the Slovakian capital on Monday and Tuesday to protest against the country’s culture ministry, which axed the...
Judge Says Major AI Companies Did Not Profit Unfairly from Artists’ Work
A California judge has again changed the course of a keenly-followed case brought against developers of AI text-to-image generator tools by a group of artists,...
Ninth Banksy Artwork in Nine Days Discovered At London Zoo
A Banksy artwork has appeared at the London zoo, depicting a gorilla letting a seal and several birds escape while the eyes of three other...
Sale of $1.4 M. Forged Leonardo da Vinci Painting Foiled by Customs Officers
A Spanish man has been arrested in Madrid for his part in the attempted sale of a forged painting purported to have been by Leonardo...
Italy’s Auctioning its Castles, Ninth Banksy Mural Found, a Museum for Instagram Enthusiasts, and More: Morning Links for August 13, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES PAIN IN THE ASSET. Italy’s public debt is mounting. How to...
Thousands of Taylor Swift Fans Flood Museums In Vienna After Concerts Cancelled Due to Security Threats
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans flooded museums in Vienna over the weekend after multiple institutions waived entry fees after three of the singer’s concerts were...
The Eighth Banksy Animal Artwork to Emerge in London in Eight Days Depicts a Rhino Mounting a Car
It’s been a week since Banksy started painting animal murals all over London. First a mountain goat was seen perched precariously on a wall buttress,...
Archaeologists Discover Remains of Two More Victims at Pompeii
Archaeologists recently discovered the remains of two additional victims at Pompeii, the ancient city near Naples that was buried during a catastrophic explosion of the...