Sylvain Amic Named President of Musée d’Orsay and Musée de L’Orangerie in Paris
Art curator Sylvain Amic has been named the new president of the Musée d’Orsay and Musée de l’Orangerie museums in Paris. The 56-year-old Amic will succeed art historian Christophe Leribault, who was...
Man Faces 14 Months in Prison for Selling 145 Fake Peter Max Paintings
On Wednesday, a Connecticut man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for selling 145 fraudulent paintings by Pop artist Peter Max, the Art Newspaper...
Musée d’Orsay Gets New Leader, Fire-Ravaged Copenhagen Stock Exchange Facade Collapses, Major Joan Mitchell Paintings to Sell, and More: Morning Links for April 19, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES FIRE DAMAGE. The façade of Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange collapsed Thursday,...
Louvre, Guggenheim Among Major Museums Awarded Conservation Grants
Bank of America, which has a division that focuses on cultural philanthropy, has announced the 24 institutions that its giving funding to as part of...
Our Critics Predict the Golden Lion Winners at the 2024 Venice Biennale
While the last professional preview day for the 2024 Venice Biennale is Friday, the week’s hullabaloo technically ends on Saturday morning, when the exhibition opens...
A Quick Scribble by Michelangelo Sold for Over $200K at Christie’s New York
A small drawing by Michelangelo, accompanied by a letter from the artist’s last direct descendant, has sold at Christie’s New York for $201,600, far outstripping...
A ‘Succession’-Level Series On Art Fraudster Inigo Philbrick is Coming to HBO
EXCLUSIVE: HBO is teaming up with Doctor Who producer Bad Wolf to develop a series about Inigo Philbrick, the flamboyant art dealer jailed for committing more than $86 million in fraud. Bad...
French Sculptor Camille Claudel Steps Out from Rodin’s Shadow in New Getty Show
Known in France as a giant of modernist sculpture, to the rest of the world Camille Claudel is mainly remembered as Auguste Rodin’s lover. Her tragic life,...
Meeting of the Minds: James Lee Byars and Seung-taek Lee’s Art Convene for an Introspective Collateral Event in Venice
Can two artists born in the same year, worlds apart, and never having met make work that is eerily similar to each other? That’s the...
Meeting of the Minds: James Lee Byars and Seung-taek Lee’s Art Convene for an Introspective Exhibition in Venice
Can two artists born in the same year, worlds apart, and never having met make work that is eerily similar to each other? That’s the...
Jenny Holzer, Thelma Golden, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Jonathan Anderson and Larry Ellison Included In Time Magazine’s 2024 List of Most Influential People
The most recent edition of Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world includes conceptual visual artist Jenny Holzer, curator Thelma...
Michelangelo’s Scribble Sells, Maurizio Cattelan Sets the Record Straight, an Inigo Philbrick Tell-All Book, and More: Morning Links for April 18, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES MICHELANGELO’S POST-IT. A scribble by Michelangelo on a Post-it-like, small paper...
Masterpieces Saved Notre Dame Cathedral Fire to be Exhibited in Paris
A new exhibition at the Mobilier National in Paris will showcase masterpieces that have been restored since the devastating fire at the Notre Dame cathedral...
Art Dealer Arrested by Spanish Over Looted Egyptian Artifact Offered at TEFAF
Spanish national police recently arrested an antiques dealer for selling a stolen Egyptian sculpture dated from 1450 BCE. The artifact was offered by a Swiss...