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View of Agnes Questionmark’s installation Cyber-Teratology Operation, at the Venice Biennale, 2024. Photo Mehiri Studio/Courtesy the artist The New Museum in New York has announced the 36 artists and collectives that will participate in the 2027 New Museum Triennial, running February 4–May 16, 2027. Under the title “The Outside Expands,” the sixth edition of the …

New Museum Announces 36 Artists and Collectives for Upcoming Triennial, Including Virginia Chihota, Mandy El-Sayegh, Josi, Jota Mombaça, and Agnes Questionmark Read More »

Rep. Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland, speaks to reporters at the end of a hearing on the January 6th investigation on June 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democratic Maryland representative Jamie Raskin, a dogged antagonist to President Donald Trump who attempted to have him removed from office, has introduced legislation directing the …

Rep. Jamie Raskin Wants the Smithsonian to Collect and Display Trump’s Propaganda, To Teach About Tyranny Read More »

During the past 12 months, the art world lost some of its most dedicated collectors, who were known for the outsize holdings as well as their patronage of institutions, many of which benefited from their largess. Agnes Gund and Barbara Jakobsen were longtime trustees of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Dorothy Vogel …

In Memoriam: Remembering Art Collectors Lost, From Agnes Gund to Dorothy Vogel Read More »

“Utility,” at the Bunker Artspace, featured works from Beth Rudin DeWoody’s collection. Maximilíano Durón/ARTnews Top collector Beth Rudin DeWoody has listed her Upper East Side co-op for $12 million, for the second time since 2018. She previously took the apartment off the market in 2020. At 5,000-square-feet, the 10 Gracie Square fourth-floor apartment boasts incredible …

Art Collector Beth Rudin DeWoody Lists Upper East Side Co-Op for $12 M. Read More »

A new piece from the 2026 clothing collaboration between Gap, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Roy Lichtenstein Estate. Courtesy Gap, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Roy Lichtenstein Estate If you’ve ever wanted to own a Lichtenstein, but can’t afford the multi-million dollar price tag, there is a more affordable …

Whitney Museum and Gap Unveil New Roy Lichtenstein Clothing Collaboration Read More »

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Photo Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Funding trouble has been brewing at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam since at least 2023, when the museum began negotiating with the Dutch Ministry of Culture over the budget for a much-needed building renovation. In the summer of 2025, two years into …

Van Gogh Museum Reaches Agreement with Dutch Government on Contentious Renovation Budget Read More »

The Whitney Museum. UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Unionized staff at the Whitney Museum in New York ratified its second contract Sunday night, hours ahead a strike deadline, narrowly heading off a disruption to the opening of a forthcoming Roy Lichtenstein retrospective. Under the new contract, every Whitney employee will receive a wage increase …

Whitney Museum Workers Reach Contract Deal Hours Before Strike Deadline Read More »

The Phoenix Art Museum. Bill Timmerman Philanthropist Sukumar Nagendran has donated $5 million to the Phoenix Art Museum in Arizona, the museum announced this week. The gift will support the expansion of the institution’s Asian art galleries, as well as acquisitions, scholarly research, and public programs on Sri Lankan art. The museum’s Art of Asia …

Phoenix Art Museum Receives $5 M. Donation to Expand Sri Lankan and South Asian Art Galleries Read More »

Sections of the Parthenon Marbles displayed at The British Museum in London, England, on November 22, 2018. Photo Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has continued to speak out regarding the Parthenon Marbles, vowing to “ramp up” his country’s efforts to retrieve the marble sculptures from the British Museum, The Guardian reported. Mitsotakis …

Greek Prime Minister to “Ramp Up” Efforts Related to Parthenon Marbles Return Read More »

Unions at the Guggenheim Museum (left) and the Brooklyn Museum ratified contracts this week. From left: Photo David Butow/Corbis via Getty Images; Photo Christina Horsten/picture alliance via Getty Images Unionized staff at four of New York’s prominent cultural institutions—the Brooklyn Museum, Guggenheim Museum, the Jewish Museum, and the American Folk Art Museum, and (AFAM)—have ratified …

Guggenheim and Brooklyn Museum Unions Ratify New Contracts, Averting Strikes Read More »