‘Problemista’ Captures the Pain and Anguish of Struggling Artists and the Immigration Process
The premise of the recently released A24 film Problemista packs in a lot: an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, who has only 30 days...
Putin Announces Mariupol “Liberation” Museum, William Kentridge Drops Marian Goodman Gallery for Hauser & Wirth, New Basquiat Movie in the Works, and More: Morning Links for March 7, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES KENTRIDGE JOINS HAUSER & WIRTH. The celebrated South African artist William...
William Kentridge Joins Hauser & Wirth, Departing Longtime Dealer Marian Goodman
William Kentridge, one of South Africa’s most celebrated artists, has signed with mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth, which has 19 locations around the world. Kentridge’s first...
Travis Kelce Is Producing the Jean-Michel Basquiat documentary ‘King Pleasure’
Joe Biden didn’t score an endorsement from Taylor Swift on Super Bowl Sunday, as some had predicted. But her boyfriend Travis Kelce is using the president’s renewable energy...
Lack of Progress on Nazi-Looted Art Prompts New Guidelines from US State Department
Most countries have made little to no progress on the restitution of art and cultural property looted during the Holocaust, according to a recently released...
Collectors Withdraw Works from London’s Barbican Show to Protest ‘Censorship’ of Talk on Palestine
Two collectors have withdrawn works loaned for a show at the Barbican after the London institution cancelled a talk by Indian writer Pankaj Mishra on...
Leading Conceptual Icelandic Artist Hreinn Fridfinnsson Dies at 81
Hreinn Friðfinnsson, one of Iceland’s most important artists, has died at the age of 81. Reykjavík’s i8 Gallery, which has represented the artist since 1995,...
Morgan Library Rings in Its Centennial with Black-Tie Gala and $15 M. in Birthday Gifts
On Monday evening, the Morgan Library & Museum in New York hosted a black-tie gala to celebrate its centennial as a public institution. Guests, swathed...
Official Posters for the 2024 Paris Olympics Have Been Released, Causing a Stir with Conservatives
France released the official posters on Tuesday for the upcoming 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris this summer, and conservatives and right-wingers in the...
Nations to Clarify Definition of Nazi-Looted Art, Mysterious Kirchner Painting Discovered, Conservatives Blast Paris Olympics Poster and More: Morning Links for March 6, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES BURDEN OF PROOF LIFTED. Nations agreed to new clarifications outlining “best...
Significant Paul Klee Works Head to New York for Show Pairing His Art with Calder’s
Next month, significant works by Paul Klee held in international collections will journey to New York, where they will join pieces by Alexander Calder for...
Miuccia Prada Taps Video Artist Cécile B. Evans for Installation at Paris Fashion Week
On Tuesday, during Paris Fashion Week, artist Cécile B. Evans unveiled her latest project, a short film titled Reception!, which served as the backdrop for...
‘Priceless’ Artifacts Returned to Nepal from Belgian Collector
Art Recovery International (ARI), a research firm that facilitates the restitution of artworks, has orchestrated the return of two Nepalese cultural artifacts to the country’s...
Lost JMW Turner Watercolor Sold at Clearance Sale for £100 Heads to Auction
Thirty years ago, an anonymous buyer purchased an architectural watercolor of a crumbling chapel for £100 at a clearance sale of a Georgian mansion in...