Baxter St at CCNY Receives $1 M. Grant from Mellon Foundation
Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York has been awarded a three-year, $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, marking a transformative moment for...
Gerhard Richter Mural in Germany Will Be Partially Uncovered for the First Time in Decades
In 1956, a young Gerhard Richter painted a large mural of more than 645 square feet in the stairwell foyer of the German Hygiene Museum...
America Ferrera Will Play Artist Ana Mendieta in TV Adaption of ‘Naked by the Window’
EXCLUSIVE: America Ferrera‘s hot streak continues, as the Barbie Oscar nom has been set to executive produce and star in Naked by the Window, a series adaptation of the...
Brooklyn Museum’s American Art Reinstallation to Center Black Feminist Perspectives
The cultural sea change at arts institutions has been visible in major and minor ways. But the Brooklyn Museum, which has fostered a strong connection...
American Artist Joan Snyder joins Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, Expanding International Reach
American artist Joan Snyder has joined Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, marking a significant development in her career. Represented by the gallery in Europe and Asia in...
Diego Rivera’s Nude Portrait of C. Z. Guest Stars on ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’
Diego Rivera is known for a multitude of paintings: vast murals that pay homage to the struggle of the proletariat, canvases that alluded to events...
London’s V&A Museum Is Seeking a Taylor Swift Consultant in Time for the Eras Tour
British Swifties, polish your resumes—the Victoria & Albert Museum in London is seeking an expert in all things Taylor Swift. According to the museum, the...
Mexico’s Splashy ‘My Heritage Is Not for Sale’ Campaign Hides a More Troubling Reality for Conservationists
In January, after experts from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) discovered that 70 allegedly Mexican pre-Columbian artifacts were for sale on the...
V&A Museum Seeks Swiftie for Hire, Washington’s Bellevue Arts Museum in Financial Crisis, Joan Snyder joins Thaddaeus Ropac, and More: Morning Links for February 23, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES MUSEUM WOES. Washington State’s Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) is in “dire financial crisis,”...
British Museum Makes Emergency Repairs to Several Galleries Due to Leaking Roofs
Emergency roof repairs are being made to four galleries at the British Museum, according to a new report by the Art Newspaper. The repairs to...
$30 M. Brice Marden Painting Headed to Auction Is Poised to Break Artist’s Auction Record
A diptych painting by Brice Marden, who died last year at the age of 84, will be auctioned in May at Christie’s, which is expecting...
UK Campaigners Lose Legal Bid to Stop Construction of Tunnel Near Stonehenge
British activists have lost a legal challenge to stop the construction of a two-mile tunnel that they say would pass perilously close to Stonehenge. The...
Anti-Abortion Group Calls for Removal of ‘Satanic’ Shahzia Sikander Sculpture in Texas
A Shahzia Sikander sculpture has become the subject of controversy after a powerful anti-abortion group claimed that the work promotes “satanic” imagery. The sculpture, which...
Nigeria’s New Museum of West African Art Calls Into Question the Future of Encyclopedic Museums
This fall, barring any last-minute delays, Nigeria will open the glitzy Museum of West African Art, a sprawling 15-acre complex with a world-class historical museum,...