Mellon Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Newark’s Project for Empty Space
Project For Empty Space (PES), the New Jersey-based arts organization that supports socially-aware artists, has tripled their operating budget thanks to a $1.5 million grant...
U.S. Wires Ukraine With Radiation Sensors to Detect Nuclear Blasts
The United States is wiring Ukraine with sensors that can detect bursts of radiation from a nuclear weapon or a dirty bomb and can confirm...
A More Climate-Resistant Coffee Rises in Africa
First the bad news. The two types of coffee that most of us drink — Arabica and robusta — are at grave risk in the...
Tate Modern Names Leader of Oslo’s National Museum as Its New Director
Karin Hindsbo, the director of Oslo’s National Museum, will be the next director of Tate Modern, making her the second woman in a row—and the...
Tweets Become Harder to Believe as Labels Change Meaning
In the 24 hours after Twitter last week eliminated the blue check mark that historically served as a means of identifying public agencies, at least...
Dallas Museum of Art Selects Finalists for Expansion, Preis der Nationalgalerie Winners Named, and More: Morning Links for April 28, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines GROW OR GO. The Dallas Museum of Art has selected six finalists for an expansion project...
New York’s Transit Agency Quits Sharing Updates on Twitter
Real-time train delays, bus route changes and other service information that would be vital to millions of New York City commuters will no longer be...
Bilingualism May Stave Off Dementia, Study Suggests
Speaking two languages provides the enviable ability to make friends in unusual places. A new study suggests that bilingualism may also come with another benefit:...
Fruitarian Frogs May Be Doing Flowers a Favor
On warm evenings near Rio de Janeiro, you might find milk fruit trees covered in brownish-orange frogs. While many frogs eat insects, the tree frog...
Deepfake Drake, HatGPT and Ben Smith on the End of the BuzzFeed Era
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Climate Protesters Smear Paint on Case and Pedestal of Degas Sculpture at National Gallery of Art
On Thursday, two climate protesters dressed in suits smeared paint on the case and pedestal of Edgar Degas’s sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen sculpture at...
Facing Continued Financial Strain, San Francisco Art Institute Files for Bankruptcy
The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), one of the nation’s oldest and most esteemed art schools, has filed for bankruptcy, the San Francisco Chronicle first reported...
Amazon’s Growth Is Slow but Good Enough
For much of its history, Amazon grew amazingly, unbelievably fast. Not so much anymore. Amazon released on Thursday its results for the first quarter. Revenue...
A Trove of 175 Roman Coins, Hidden for 2,000 Years, Was Found in an Italian Forest
A trove of 175 Roman silver coins was uncovered in an Italian forest, according to a LiveScience report. The coins, which likely date back to...