Harvard Will Not Remove Sackler Name from University Art Museum and Campus Building
Harvard University will not remove the name Arthur M. Sackler from one of its three art museums and another campus building. Recommendations in a recent...
Directors of Slovakia’s National Gallery and National Theater Fired: ‘It Was Like a Fascist Declaration’
Slovakia’s culture ministry announced on Wednesday that it has sacked Alexandra Kusá, the general director of the country’s National Gallery (SNG), for “several managerial failures.”...
French Street Artist Invader Debuts New Work During Paris Olympics
While Banksy has grabbed international headlines for unveiling not one but four new works this week, it turns out he is not the only elusive...
Banksy Unveils Fourth Piece in London: A Howling Wolf Joins an Ark of Animals
The fourth in a string of Banksy works has appeared in London: a howling wolf stenciled onto a white satellite dish. The work appeared overnight, popping up...
Fire at Baltimore Jewish Museum Investigated as Arson
A federal investigation has been launched after a suspected arson Sunday night outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland, the Baltimore Fire Department said in a...
Russian Artist Released in Prisoner Swap, Christie’s Teams Up With Ocean Charity, Michelle Obama Wants to Win the Election With Art, and More: Morning Links for August 8, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES TIME TO WOKE UP? Are repatriation efforts turning British museums into...
Banksy Reveals Third New Piece in Three Days: A Work Featuring Three Monkeys in London
A fresh Banksy piece has appeared in London, making the piece the third new work that the elusive street artist has unveiled in three days....
Austrian Climate Activist Group Disbands Amid Government and Public Hostility
Last Generation Austria, a climate activist group that made headlines for controversial protests in museums, will dissolve, citing insurmountable challenges in raising awareness amid “ignorance,...
Prehistoric Calendar Memorializing Comet Strike May Indicate Origin of Humanity in the Fertile Crescent
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh believe they have identified a prehistoric calendar memorializing a comet strike at the Göbekli Tepe archaeological site in Turkey. The...
Yayoi Kusama Unveils First Permanent Public UK Sculpture
A new sculpture by Yayoi Kusama was unveiled at the entrance of London’s busiest subway station. The artwork is the Japanese artist’s first permanent public...
Gaza’s Historic St. Porphyrius Church Struck Again by Israeli Missile
The Church of St. Porphyrius, a famed structure in Gaza that is thought to be the world’s third-oldest church, was struck by an Israeli missile...
Yayoi Kusama Unveils New Public Sculpture, Venice Mayor Investigated, Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art Tops Out, and More: Morning Links for August 7, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES MUSEUM PEACOCKING. Yesterday, we pointed you in the direction of Egypt...
Journalist Arrested After Filming Vandalism of Brooklyn Museum Leaders’ Homes
A journalist was arrested after filming the vandalism of the homes of the Brooklyn Museum‘s leaders this past June. Samuel Seligson, an independent videographer, was...
Berlin’s Brücke Museum Returns Drawing to Heirs of German Owner
Berlin’s Brücke Museum, which houses a collection of artworks by 20th-century German expressionists, returned a 1910 drawing by Max Pechstein to the heirs of German...