Gagosian Chief Operating Officer Andrew Fabricant Is Out After Five Years
Andrew Fabricant is out as chief operating officer at Gagosian, according to an email from gallery founder Larry Gagosian that was obtained by ARTnews. Fabricant’s wife,...
A Long Night Out During Art Basel Yields Run-ins With Collectors, Celebs, and Art World Power Brokers
For those that arrived to Switzerland on Monday, ahead of Art Basel’s first VIP preview, there were no shortage of glitzy parties to attend. As...
A Record Heatwave Forces Greece to Close the Acropolis
Those wishing to visit the Acropolis in Athens, Greece this week are out of luck, as the ancient site has been closed due to a...
Photographer Wins AI Image Contest with Real Picture, Then Gets Disqualified
A photographer submitted a real photograph to a contest for AI-generated pictures, and won the competition, as the judges believed it to be digitally made....
Kehinde Wiley Show at Nebraska Museum Postponed Amid Allegations of Sexual Assault
A Kehinde Wiley show due to open at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, this September has been quietly postponed as the artist faces...
Minneapolis Institute of Art Cancels Kehinde Wiley Show amid Allegations of Sexual Assault [Updated]
The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has canceled its iteration of a traveling survey dedicated to artist Kehinde Wiley, who is currently facing allegations of...
NYPD Investigates Vandalism of Brooklyn Museum Director’s Home, British Artist Faces Scrutiny in Germany, and More: Morning Links for June 13, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES SUSPECTS SOUGHT. An investigation is underway into the vandalism of the...
For Director Elena Filipovic, the Kunstmuseum Basel Is a ‘Spaceship’ Carrying Us into the Future
Each time curator Elena Filipovic opens an exhibition, she convenes the institution’s entire staff, including its guards and shop cashiers, to participate in an in-depth...
Art Basel’s Maike Cruse on the Swiss Fair’s Endurance, What Not to Miss, and What Comes Next
It has been just over a year since Noah Horowitz tapped Maike Cruse to lead Art Basel’s flagship fair in Basel, Switzerland. Just enough time, according...
Trove of 19,000 Artifacts Found at Residential Development in Southern England
Some 19,000 artifacts dating as far back as the Mesolithic period were discovered in the United Kingdom, Newsweek reported on Monday. They were found at...
Fire Extensively Damages 116-Year-Old Church in Toronto, Destroying Group Of Seven Murals
A recent fire in Toronto at a historic church built in 1908 has severely damaged the Canadian heritage site and destroyed religious murals painted by...
Brooklyn Museum Director’s Home Vandalized with Anti-Zionist Graffiti
The home of Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak was vandalized overnight in an apparent protest of her institution’s ties to Israel. Red paint was splashed...
Goldsmith University’s Art Gallery Closes Through October After Pro-Palestine Students’ Protest
An art gallery at Goldsmiths University, London’s top art school, will shutter through October after pro-Palestine students occupied the space two weeks ago, calling for...
Curator Stefanie Hessler Talks Pirate Symbols and Distilleries for Art Basel’s Public Art Sector
With the 2024 edition of Art Basel in Switzerland now officially underway, one component that often gets overlooked—amid the frenzy over artworks selling for multimillion-dollar...