Javier Téllez. Photo Till Schneider The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has awarded its annual Pérez Prize to New York–based artist Javier Téllez. The award, which comes with an unrestricted grant of $50,000, was presented to the artist at the museum’s Art of the Party Fundraiser on November 15. “Pérez Art Museum Miami is honored …
Metropolitan Museum Of Art (Met) At Twilight. New York City, New York, United States Of America. (Photo by: F. M. Kearney/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Design Pics Editorial/Universal The Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s Costume Institute is putting form back into fashion—and placing fashion at the forefront of New York’s busiest institution. …
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Angela Westwater and Gian Enzo Sperone are going their separate ways after 50 years. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image Three months before yesterday’s announcement that Sperone Westwater would close after 50 years in business, dealer Gian Enzo Sperone sued his cofounder, Angela Westwater, claiming he was in a “parasitic deadlock” with her after she wrested …
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An installation view of one of the rooms in “From the Heart to the Hands.” Courtesy Dolce & Gabbana Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana announced on Wednesday that “From the Heart to the Hands”, an exhibition celebrating the work of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, will travel to the US in 2026. The show …
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Mel Leipzig, photographed with his work. Courtesy Gallery Henoch, New York Melvin Donald “Mel” Leipzig, a painter who guided generations of artists from his adopted home of Trenton, New Jersey, died on November 1 at the age 90. According to his daughter, Francesca Leipzig, he died exactly 18 years after the passing of his wife, …
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Andrew Wolff. Piranha Photography/Courtesy Beowolff After acquiring Artnet and taking it private and procuring a controlling stake in Artsy, Beowolff Capital CEO Andrew Wolff has set his sights on the digital future of the art market and the culture that surrounds it. On the occasion of his inclusion in the Observer’s “Art Power Index,” Wolff …
https://www.sfaaat.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GettyImages-2207404144.jpg One of the Smithsonian’s: The National Museum of Natural History. Photo Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images One-third of American museums have lost government grants and contracts since President Donald Trump took office, according to a new survey of museum directors conducted by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). The survey, published Tuesday, is based largely on …
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Torkwase Dyson, Liquid A Place, Desert X 2023. Photo by Lance Gerber. Courtesy ofthe artist and Desert X Desert X, the recurring exhibition that helped redefine land art for the 21st century, will mark its 10th edition in 2027 with a longer season, new curatorial leadership, and plans for international growth. Opening October 30, 2027, and running through …
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A teaser image for the Choke Hole event. Courtesy Pioneer Works Choke Hole, a drag wrestling show, apologized on Friday for a controversial ICE-themed portion of a performance staged at Pioneer Works, a Brooklyn art center. “We created a traumatic environment for many of our audience members and are deeply sorry for this,” Choke Hole …
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The “Indigenous Immemorial” gallery at the newly renovated Gardiner Museum, Toronto. Lance McMillan/Toronto Star via Getty Images The Gardiner Museum in Toronto has reopened after a 15-month, CA$15.5 million (about $11 million) renovation of its ground floor spaces. The museum, founded in 1984 by George and Helen Gardiner, focuses on ceramics and has a collection …
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