$18 M. Painting by Basquiat and Warhol Heads to Sale at Sotheby’s
An untitled 1984 painting done by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat will sell at Sotheby’s in a contemporary art evening sale this May, making it...
Museum Workers Flex Union Muscles, Dealer Inigo Philbrick Freed from Prison, British Museum Names New Director, and More: Morning Links for March 28, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES NEW BRITISH MUSEUM LEADER. Nicholas Cullinan has been appointed the new...
LA’s Broad Museum to Gain 55,000 Square Feet with New Expansion
One of the Los Angeles’s most high-profile museums is set to get a lot bigger just in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics. On Wednesday,...
Parents File $1.16 M. Lawsuit Accusing Quebec Teacher of Selling Students’ Artwork Online
A group of parents recently filed a lawsuit for more than $1.5 million Canadian dollars ($1.16 million) against an art teacher and a school board...
Kim Kardashian Sued for Claiming Tables Were Made by Donald Judd
Kim Kardashian has been sued by the Donald Judd Foundation for claiming that a set of tables were created by the late, famed Minimalist. The...
With Supper Club, Hong Kong Gallerists Try to Create the Anti–Art Basel
This week, for those in Hong Kong looking for a change of scenery from the hustle and bustle of the show floor of the Hong...
‘Titanic’ Door that Saved Rose (But Not Jack) Fetches Six Figures at Auction
The prop from one of the most memorable scenes in the 1997 film Titanic—in which Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack selflessly freezes to death in the North Atlantic while...
‘Poorest Quality’ Statue of Prince Philip Ordered to be Removed by Cambridge Council
A Cambridge council has ordered the removal of a faceless statue of the late Prince Philip, according to the Guardian. Years after it was initially...
Defaced Banksy Tree Mural Covered in Plastic Screens and Boards
A Banksy mural in north London defaced shortly after its debut has been covered with sheets of plastic and surrounded by wooden boards. The work...
Prominent Art School in Kyiv Severely Damaged by Russian Air Strike
A prominent school of art and design in Kyiv sustained severe damage from a Russian airstrike on Monday, becoming the latest landmark of Ukrainian culture...
Chanel Awards $108,000 Prizes to Artists Dalton Paula, Ho Tzu Nyen, and More
Ten artists from a wide range of disciplines, from opera to fine art to video game development, have been named among the second group of...
Richard Serra Dies, British Museum Sues Curator for Theft, Titanic Door That Saved Rose (But Not Jack) Auctioned, and More: Morning Links for March 27, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES IN MEMORIAM. Richard Serra, the sculptor whose monumental steel works defined...
Richard Serra, Minimalist Sculptor Whose Steel Creations Awed Viewers, Dies at 85
Richard Serra, the sculptor whose grand steel works defined the Minimalist art movement, has died at 85. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Serra died...
Africa’s Leading Fair 1-54 Gains a Foothold in Asia with Hong Kong Exhibition at Christie’s
In October, Touria El Glaoui, the founder of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, announced that the fair would hold its first outing in Asia....