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Corinna Durland Director kurimanzutto Photo by PJ Rountree, 2026 Kurimanzutto has appointed Corinna Durland as senior director of its New York gallery, the Mexico City–founded gallery announced Tuesday. Based in New York, Durland will lead the space in close collaboration with the gallery’s founders and partners, with a mandate to strengthen its program in the United …

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Honoree Judy Baca speaks onstage during the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for LACMA Artist Judy Baca is pushing back against allegations from former employees who claim she improperly benefited from a $5 …

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Ian McKellen in “The Christophers,” a new film by Steven Soderbergh about an artist and an art forger. Screenshot/YouTube The art world continues to be Hollywood’s new favorite setting. Following Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, an art thriller released last month, and Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, a 2025 film about an art heist, comes The Christophers …

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Christophe Leribault, the new president of the Louvre. Getty Images One day after Laurence des Cars resigned from her position as president of the Louvre Museum, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Christophe Leribault, the director of the Palace of Versailles, to take her place. The decision, a government spokesperson told Le Parisien, was announced by Macron …

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Rachida Dati denies the charges against her. Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Rachida Dati, France‘s culture minister, is stepping down from her post to run for mayor of Paris in next month’s election, she told the Financial Times in an interview Wednesday. Dati was appointed minister of culture by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in 2024 …

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The Vrindavani Vastra, woven 350 years ago andillustrating scenes from the life of the god Krishna. Wikimedia Commons The Vrindavani Vastra, a 350-year-old tapestry woven in the foothills of the Himalayas and depicting the life of the god Krishna, will make a six-month homecoming, as part of a loan struck between the British Museum and …

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Quattro Gatti Gin is the Official Gin of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Photo Angus Mordant Aperol and Campari might have some serious competition at the Venice Biennale this year. While spritzes made with those apéritifs is often the drink of choice for collectors, curators, and critics taking a break …

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Detail of Judy Baca’s ‘Great Wall of Los Angeles’ (1976–), showing an alternative history of the 1950s: Farewell to Rosie the Riveter, Development of Suburbia, the Red Scare & McCarthyism, Division of the Barrios & Chavez Ravine. MAXIMILÍANO DURÓN, ARTNEWS/COURTESY THE ARTIST AND SPARC, VENICE, CALIFORNIA To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with …

LA Artist Judy Baca Accused of Misusing Funds For Historic Mural, French President Stung by Louvre Chaos: Morning Links for February 26, 2026 Read More »

Gallerists reported strong sales on day one of Frieze LA. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines MACRON PICKS PÉGARD. Catherine Pégard, former president of the Chateau de Versailles and a close ally of French president Emmanuel Macron, will become the new French culture minister, reports Le Monde. …

Catherine Pégard Named French Culture Minister, Frieze Los Angeles Clocks Enthusiastic Sales: Morning Links for February 27, 2026 Read More »

Michael Joo, Saltiness of Greatness (1992). Courtesy Space ZeroOne. A large sculpture by Korean American artist Michael Joo collapsed after an accident, reportedly caused by a careless visitor, during the February 20 opening of his exhibition “Sweat Models 1991–2006,” at New York’s Space ZeroOne.  The collapse of the piece Saltiness of Greatness (1992) injured four, …

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