Storm King Workers Approve First Union Contracts
Unionized workers at Storm King Art Center, in New York’s Hudson Valley, have approved their first labor union contract, ending months of negotiations over benefits...
Second Banksy Artwork Appears in London in 24 Hours
A second work by the popular street artist Banksy has appeared in London on two blocked out windows depicting two elephants facing each other. The...
ArtCrush Gala Auction Breaks Records, Brings in $4.5M for the Aspen Art Museum
Aspen ArtWeek wrapped on Friday with the 19th annual ArtCrush Gala at the foot of Aspen’s Buttermilk Mountain during which 600 guests gathered for music, dancing, an...
French Police Probe Ransomware Attack on Major Museums
A ransomware attack recently targeted the central data system for the Grand Palais in Paris and 40 other museums in the Réunion des Musées Nationaux...
Whitney Museum Picks Marcela Guerrero, Drew Sawyer to Curate 2026 Whitney Biennial
The 2026 edition of the Whitney Biennial, the premier recurring art exhibition in the United States, officially has its curators: Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer,...
Florida Lawyer Blows Up Communist Statues, Egypt’s New Mega-Mummy Museum, London’s National Gallery Revamp, and More: Morning Links for August 6, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES COMMUNISM LIVES! A Florida lawyer called Christopher Rodriguez has pleaded guilty...
The Courtauld Receives $12 M. From the Manton Foundation to Create New Center Dedicated to British Art
The Courtauld Institute of Art in London has received a $12 million donation from the Manton Foundation to create the Manton Center for British Art....
Judge Orders Part of African Art Collection Discovered in Houston Shed Sold to Settle Debt
A Texas judge has ordered the owner of a controversy-riddled African art collection to surrender one or two valuable objects to settle an outstanding legal...
Three Major Art Collectors Lose Billions as Tech Shares Fall
Three of the world’s richest people—Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, and Bernard Arnault, all of whom are also notable art collectors—lost more than $130 million each...
New Banksy Artwork of Black Goat Appears in London and Leaves Public Guessing
A mysterious new Banksy artwork has sprung up near London’s Kew Bridge, alongside a cryptic Instagram post by the artist that has left people speculating...
Vatican Says That ‘Last Supper’–Like Olympics Drag Performance Was an ‘Offense’ to Christians
The Holy See is the latest religious entity to denounce a drag queen performance staged during the Paris Olympics‘s opening. Compared by many to Leonardo...
Renaissance Blockbuster Set for Buckingham Palace, Reclusive Artist Henrik Orlik Enters the Spotlight, and More: Morning Links for August 5, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES TITIAN NOT BURYING HIS HEAD IN THE SAND. Buckingham Palace’s King’s Gallery has...
Actor and Art Collector Steve Martin Organizes a Love Letter to LA for Hauser & Wirth
L.A. Story is the name of a 1991 movie written by Steve Martin that was once voted the greatest Los Angeles–set film of the 20th...
Pace Gallery Axes Global Sales VP Hired Six Months Ago, Loses Two More Senior Staffers
Three senior staffers no longer work at Pace Gallery, one of the biggest galleries in the world, ARTnews has learned. Pace axed Gary Waterston just...