Artist Says Comments on Palestine Cost Them a German Museum Show
Johanna Hedva, an artist based in Los Angeles and Berlin, said their attempt to call Israel’s actions in Palestine an “undeniable genocide” ended up leading...
Artists Fear Possible TikTok Ban, Pro-Palestine Message Revealed at Whitney Biennial, a German Initiative on Nazi-Loot, and More: Morning Links for March 15, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES TIKTOK ART BAN. The latest US bill to ban TikTok is worrying some...
Vatican Taps Maurizio Cattelan for its Venice Biennale Pavilion
Italian provocateur Maurizio Cattelan has been tapped by the Vatican for its Venice Pavilion. The Vatican revealed on March 11 that Cattelan will create an...
Germany Moves to Replace Advisory Panel on Nazi-Looted Art with Binding Arbitration
Heirs of Jewish collectors trying to recover Nazi-looted art will soon get unilateral access to binding arbitration as part of reforms recently approved by the...
$300 M. Art Collection Filled with Treasures, Both Old and New, Donated to Seattle University
A $300 million art collection has been gifted to Seattle University in Washington, making it the largest donation of art to a university in the...
Helena Anrather, New York Gallery with a Cutting-Edge Program, to Close
Helena Anrather, a gallery in New York’s Chinatown neighborhood, will end its brief but closely watched run this March, joining a slew of galleries in...
Historic Shipwrecks Discovered Near Greek Island Reveal Ancient Cargo
Archaeologists have discovered the remnants of 10 shipwrecks off the Greek island of Kasos that together represent thousands of years of history, according to Heritage Daily. ...
All Eyes on Whitney Biennial, Culture Policy Changes in Germany, Alison Saar Selected for Olympics Artwork, and More: Morning Links for March 14, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES EYES ON WHITNEY BIENNIAL. Coverage of the Whitney Biennial opening March 20 are hitting...
Tina Rivers Ryan Named Editor-in-Chief of Artforum
Tina Rivers Ryan, a curator, critic, and specialist in digital art, is set to leave her post at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum to become...
South Korean Museums Will Become Wedding Venues to Encourage More Marriages and Babies
Art-minded couples in South Korea will soon have dozens of public museums to choose as venues for wedding ceremonies. The announcement from the South Korean...
Keith Piper Video Installed at Tate Britain as Counterpart to Racist Restaurant Mural
Nearly four years ago, Tate Britain in London closed its restaurant amid controversy. For the first time, public scrutiny had erupted over on a 100-year-old mural in...
19-Foot-Tall Statue of Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles Is Unveiled with Typos, Goes Viral
Making a public monument out of bronze requires a combination of art in capturing a person’s likeness and science when it comes to casting the...
Yong Soon Min, Artist Who Incisively Analyzed Her Asian American Identity, Dies at 70
Yong Soon Min, a Korean American artist whose work explored Asian identity in diaspora, died on Tuesday at 70 in her home in Los Angeles....
Eleven People Face Trial in France for Selling Fake African Artifacts
Eleven people are being tried in a French court after being accused of manufacturing and dealing fake African artifacts. The group allegedly sold more than...