Art Basel Miami Beach Names 272 Exhibitors, With a Major Overhaul to the Fair’s Floor Plan
The 2026 fair, running December 2–6, will have few exhibitors…
In a Letter to President Trump, Artist Kehinde Wiley Asks to Repurchase His Painting Removed from US Embassy
The artist’s painting Young Artists After Siamesas 1960 (2013) was…
Hard Truths: Can Senior Citizens Be Sage Social-Media Ambassadors?
A museum worker ponders elders on Instagram, and a gallery…
Whitney Museum Workers Declare Strike
The union prepares for work stoppage ahead of the Lichtenstein…
ARTnews Announces Nominees for Third Annual ARTnews Awards
The awards honor excellence in art at US institutions and…
Simone Forti, Leading Figure of New York’s Judson Dance Theater Scene, Has Died at 91
In addition to her role as a dancer and choreographer,…
August 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Deadlines! Are! Approaching! Do stories and artists like this matter…
Harvard Art Museums Tested Out Using Generative AI to Animate 18th-Century Painting as Part of Marketing Campaign
The test subject was François Boucher’s 1750 portrait of Jeanne-Antoinette…
Madrid Museum Puts Picasso in Dialogue With “African Guernica”
Dumile Feni’s monumental drawing is part of the Museo Reina…
French Scientists Precisely Date a Paleolithic Cave Painting for the First Time as About 13,000 Years Old
The results show that sections of another painting were created…
Art World’s Top Players Turn Up in New York’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Database
As part of its bid to administer a new pied-à-terre…
Man Arrested in Broad Daylight Theft of 2,500-Year-Old Gold Torque From French Museum
Discovered in an ancient Celtic tomb in northern Burgundy, the…
Artist Dustin Yellin Has a Hot Take for Viral ‘Subway Takes’ Show
Dustin Yellin has a hot take: “Religion should be a…
Lucy Sparrow Invokes ’90s Supermarket Nostalgia in ‘The Beginning of Convenience’
The artist’s new exhibition is fully stocked with more than…
The Queer Surrealists Who Fought Nazis With Paper Bullets
Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore shared a magnificent life as…
Betye Saar, Who Turned Black Stereotypes Into Symbols of Resistance, Dies at 99
Over her seven-decade career, the artist transformed everyday objects into…
Betye Saar, Who Opened Portals Between Worlds, Dies at 99
Her visionary assemblages recast the debris of American history into…
Betye Saar, Pioneering Assemblage Artist Who Powerfully Tackled Racism, Dies at 99
She died just four days before her 100th birthday on…
Smithsonian Hearing’s Most Bizarre Moments Ranked by Tier
“Is Mickey Mouse racist?” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill asked…











