Holocaust Center Raises Alarm Over Sale of Bronze Nazi Eagle Valued at $26...
The eagle, which was recovered off the coast of Uruguay in 2006, will soon be sold in a public auction.
View ArticleFrieze Sculpture Exhibition to Open at Rockefeller Center in September
The exhibition, which was inspired by Earth Day and New York's natural materials, was reorganized due to the pandemic.
View ArticleTeen Artists Making Work at Home Get a Spotlight at Harlem’s Studio Museum
'Hearts in Isolation: Expanding the Walls 2020' is the culmination of an eight-month photography program for NYC teens.
View ArticleNew Report Predicts a Third of US Museums Will Close, Eliminating 242,000 Jobs
The American Alliance of Museums found that museums in the United States support 726,000 direct and indirect jobs, but that a third of those may soon be lost as museums are forced to permanently close.
View ArticleWhistleblowers Share Stories of Discrimination on ‘Cancel Art Galleries’...
Anonymous contributors have shared alleged incidents of discrimination that took place at Gavin Brown, Gladstone, and Kasmin Gallery, among others.
View ArticleKidnapped German Curator Hella Mewis Has Been Released, Iraqi Officials Say
Mewis was abducted by unidentified assailants outside the Beit Tarkib art center in Baghdad on Monday evening.
View ArticleSeattle Children’s Museum Lays Off Staff Amid Conflict Over Black Lives...
After social media posts in support of Black Lives Matter were deleted by the museum's director, staff reached out to the board of trustees. Soon after, they were informed their employment had been...
View ArticleFlags Designed by KAWS, Marina Abramović Will Be Flown at Rockefeller Center
Everyday New Yorkers and art stars alike made contributions to this exhibition, which celebrates the spirit of New York City.
View ArticleThe Met Museum Appears to Have Mislabeled a Sacred Jewish Artifact
The object in question appears to be a Jewish tefillin, but the Met calls it an 'amulet' from 6th-century Egypt.
View ArticleHelmut Newton’s Controversial Fashion Photographs Are Reevaluated in a New...
'Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful' is the first documentary to revisit the provocative photographer's work since his death in 2004.
View ArticleRubens Portrait Once Barred From Leaving the UK Now for Sale for $5 Million
The UK barred this work from being permanently exported in hopes that a British museum would purchase it. It's now on offer to the highest bidder.
View ArticleThe Location of Van Gogh’s Last Painting Has Been Found in a Century-Old...
Made perhaps hours before his death, van Gogh's last painting depicts a mysterious, tree-clogged hillside.
View ArticleOslo’s Picasso Murals Are Being Relocated Despite Protest
The building where the two Picasso murals resided had not been used since 2011, when a nearby car bombing claimed the lives of 8 people.
View ArticleLin May Saeed’s Styrofoam Animals Exemplify Beautiful Reuse
'I think it’s a good thing when you can make something different out of something that is complete and utter trash,' Saeed believes.
View ArticleNative American Artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Thinks Museums Have a Long...
The National Gallery recently acquired its first painting by a Native American artist. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith discusses the dubious honor.
View ArticleWhy Plans for the National Museum of the American Latino Have Been Delayed...
Plans to create the museum have faced opposition since it was first proposed in the 1990s.
View ArticleHeather Phillipson’s Dystopian Sculpture Lets You Spy on Trafalgar Square
The latest contemporary artwork to grace Trafalgar Square depicts a pile of oozing whipped cream, a fly, and a drone that lets you spy on passers-by.
View Article‘Mystic Lamb’ Restoration, Mocked on the Internet, Determined to be Accurate
Back in January, Twitter caught fire when the Mystic Lamb's new 'Instagram face' was revealed. Now, researchers have proven that's how it was originally painted
View ArticlePacita Abad, a Painter of Women Around the World, Celebrated With a Google...
'As women, we all have an obligation to help improve the lives of other women, both in our own countries and around the globe,' Abad wrote.
View ArticleMiss Museums? View Art Outdoors in New York
From Socrates Sculpture Park to Rockefeller Center to Storm King, artists are still doing thrilling things with sculpture, sound and installation.
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