A Boutique Headhunter Specifically for the Art World: Field Recruitment
While the art world may be full of nepo babies who attained their position at least in part on the strength of their surname, that...
eBay Teams Up with Perrotin to Offer Contemporary Art (and Tchoktchkes) Online
On the heels of opening its new Los Angeles gallery, Perrotin has announced a collaboration with eBay in a bid to make contemporary art more...
Archaeologists Find Head of ‘Incredibly Rare’ Mercury Figure at Roman Site
An “incredibly rare” head of a figurine of the god Mercury will go on display at a heritage site in southeastern England today as part...
Ruth Wolf-Freheldt, German Mail Artist with a Cult Following, Dies at 92
Ruth Wolf-Freheldt, whose typewritten pieces of mail art have developed a small but growing following among artists, particularly in Germany, has died at 92. Her...
MoMA Says It Did Not Show ‘Gender-Based Animus’ Toward Nude Performer in Marina Abramovic Piece
New York’s Museum of Modern Art responded on Tuesday to claims that it had failed to prevent sexual assaults against an artist who appeared in...
Painter Sues New York’s Children’s Museum of the Arts, Claiming He Was Abruptly Terminated as Director
Artist Seth Cameron, the former director of Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA), filed a lawsuit against the New York institution, alleging that it breached...
How the Met and Other Major US Museums Are Approaching Provenance Research
By May 2023, after more than a year of repeated seizures of looted or stolen artifacts by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the Metropolitan Museum...
Ahead of Frieze LA, Perrotin Expands to Los Angeles, in a Historic Theater
After more than 30 years in business and more than a decade of opening locations beyond its Paris homebase, Perrotin will inaugurate its latest space...
Italy: ‘Venice Biennale Won’t Exclude Israel’, Perrotin Partners with eBay, Berlinale Film Festival Controversy Continues, and More: Morning Links for February 28, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES ISRAEL TO STAY AT VENICE BIENNALE. Italy’s culture minister, Gennaro Sangiuliano, said the Venice...
UK Crime Agency Issues Alert About Art Storage Prompted by Seizure of 32 Artworks Worth $1.26 M. From Sanctioned Collector
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) recently issued an “amber alert” to the art storage industry about the risk of its facilities being used for...
Jeffrey Gibson, Jennie C. Jones Awarded 2025 Met Commissions
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has revealed the artists selected to take over its Fifth Avenue facade and rooftop garden, two closely watched sites at...
Italy’s Culture Minister Says Venice Biennale Won’t Exclude Israel, Calls Protest ‘Shameful’
Italy’s culture minister said on Tuesday that the Venice Biennale would not exclude an Israeli presence this year, even as thousands of artists signed an...
Eiffel Tower Reopens After Strike, but Losses Mount to Millions
The Eiffel Tower has reopened its iconic lattice structure to visitors after a six-day strike by employees, marking an end to a tumultuous period marred...
Ethiopia Calls for Return of Looted Maqdala Artifact Headed to Sale in the UK
Ethiopia is calling for the return of a 19th-century shield, taken by British soldiers more than 150 years ago from its original location during a...