Leonora Carrington Smashes Record at Sotheby’s, Lawsuit Launched Over Lost Star Trek Ship, Spain Unveils Submerged Roman Treasures, and More: Morning Links for May 16, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES CARRINGTON’S SURREAL NIGHT. The Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington is the talk...
An Emotional Show in Ghana Marks the Return of Looted Asante Culture from the UK
Repatriation ceremonies tend to be bureaucratic affairs done for show—the deal to return a looted artwork is conducted long before the object is actually handed...
American Museum of Natural History Curator Cleared of Smuggling Claims, Turkish Judge Rules
A Turkish judge cleared the American Museum of Natural History curator who was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle spider and scorpion samples from Istanbul....
Billionaire Calls for Removal of ‘Unflattering’ Portrait from National Gallery of Australia
Gina Rinehart, the richest person in Australia, has reportedly called on Canberra’s National Gallery of Australia to take down a painting of her by Aboriginal...
King Charles III’s First Portrait Since Coronation Is Getting Panned
The first official portrait of King Charles III since his coronation last year was unveiled at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the...
Christie’s Holds Auction After Cyberattack, CalArts Joins Divestment Wave, Chicago Museum Rebrands in Kenneth Griffin’s Name, and More: Morning Links for May 15, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES CURTAINS UP. Despite still reeling from a cyberattack, Christie’s held two...
Dutch Royal Academy of Art Severs Ties with Israeli Art School Following Student Protests
The Dutch Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Netherlands, has agreed to cut ties with Israeli’s Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design following a...
Pro-Palestine Watermelon Artwork Removed from Burning Man Website
A pro-Palestine artwork has been removed from the Burning Man website, according to Hyperallergic. The removal comes just days after the circulation of a petition...
Slow Start to New York Auctions, Dutch Royal Academy of Art Cuts Ties with Israeli Art School, Filmmaker Smuggled Out of Iran, and More: Morning Links for May 14, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES MARQUEE AUCTION MISFIRES. This month’s marquee New York auctions got off...
American Museum of Natural History Curator Detained in Turkey on Smuggling Claims
On Monday, a curator at New York’s American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) was detained for allegedly attempting to smuggle spider and scorpion samples from...
Vatican Museums Employees File Complaint Over Working Conditions, Pay
Nearly 50 employees at the Vatican Museums have filed a class-action complaint against Pope Francis’s administration over allegedly unsafe working conditions. The workers, many of...
Artists, Curators Pledge Support for Palais de Tokyo After Patron’s Statement on Museum’s ‘Wokeism’
After a longtime Palais de Tokyo patron controversially cut off support for the Paris museum, denouncing it for mounting a show contending with Palestine, nearly...
Christie’s Recovering from Security Breach, Vatican Museums Staff Launch Legal Dispute, a ‘Mona Lisa’ Discovery, and More: Morning Links for May 13, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES VATICAN LABOR DISPUTE. Vatican Museums employees are in an unprecedented legal...
Ownership of Egon Schiele Drawing Lost During Holocaust to Be Decided by New York Court
A 1917 drawing by Egon Schiele is at the center of a restitution case that will soon head to court in New York. The work...