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The Russian Pavilion during the 2024 Venice Biennale. Photo Felix Hörhager/picture alliance via Getty Images Only days before the opening of the 61st Venice Biennale, Italian culture minister Alessandro Giuli has launched his long-teased investigation into the Russian Pavilion. Italian media reported today that an inspector sent by the minister to Venice has set up …

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Guadalupe Maraville: ICE age Disease Thrower 4, healing instrument/altar/sculpture, 2026. Courtesy the artist New York–based artist Guadalupe Maravilla had traveled to Venice last weekend to finalize the installation of his work at the 2026 Venice Biennale, a crowning achievement for any artist. But that situation, which he first posted about on Instagram, soured Thursday evening …

In Venice to Install Work for the Biennale, Artist Guadalupe Maravilla Alleges Racial Profiling by Police Read More »

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 25: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (3rd-L) is taken out of the ballroom by security agents during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. According to reports, President Donald Trump, along with …

Republicans Push $400 M. White House Ballroom After Gala Attack Read More »

John Trumbull, Declaration of Independence, 1817. Courtesy US Capitol Alongside Donald Trump’s face, you can expect to soon see a piece of American art history on your US passport. As reported yesterday by Fox News, Trump’s State Department has revealed a limited-edition passport for the nation’s 250th anniversary that will feature John Trumbull’s 1817 painting …

John Trumbull’s Declaration of Independence Painting Appears on Trump’s New US Passports Read More »

Construction crews dismantling Vaillancourt Fountain at the Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco on April 27, 2026. Photo Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images The family of 96-year-old Quebecois sculptor Armand Vaillancourt is not giving up the fight to save the 710-ton concrete landmark known as Québec Libre! or the Vaillancourt Fountain. The public artwork …

Family of Nonagenarian Sculptor Is Fighting to Halt Demolition of Iconic Brutalist Fountain in Downtown San Francisco Read More »

Production still from Raven’s Murderers Bar, 2025. ©Lucy Raven/Courtesy the Artist and Lisson Gallery After an inaugural edition last year, the AIR festival will return to Aspen, Colorado, in July with a program of performances, exhibitions, talks, and other events in the high-flying mountain town. The second edition, slated for July 27-31, will feature some …

Aspen AIR Festival to Feature Lucy Raven, Camille Henrot, Los Thuthanaka, Morgan Bassichis, and More Read More »

Treat a Stranger Grant recipients (from top left to bottom right): Samiya Bashir, Malcolm-X Betts, Agosto Machado, Jacolby Satterwhite, Christopher Udemezue, Pe Ferreira, Gavilán Rayna Russom, Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo), Mercy Kelly, and Keioui Keijaun Thomas. Courtesy Giorno Poetry Systems Giorno Poetry Systems, a nonprofit organization founded by the artist and downtown New York …

Giorno Poetry Systems Gives Grants to 12 Artists Including Jacolby Satterwhite, Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo), and the Late Agosto Machado Read More »

Essence Harden will be senior curator at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Photo Barrington Darius The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in San Francisco has named Essence Harden as senior curator. She will begin in the role on May 18. Harden currently serves as curator of the Expo Chicago art fair. Since …

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Appoints Essence Harden as Senior Curator Read More »

A design for the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art. Courtesy Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art The forthcoming Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art has received a $490 million construction grant from Diriyah Company, a real estate juggernaut that has previously thrown its support behind an array of resorts, a digital art institution, and …

Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art Gets $490 M. from Powerful Real Estate Firm Read More »

Janne Sirén. Courtesy Buffalo AKG Art Museum Janne Sirén, the director of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Upstate New York, will depart his post in October after more than a decade, opening up yet another top role at a US art institution. Sirén oversaw the museum as it expanded dramatically in 2023, adding another …

Buffalo AKG Art Museum Director Janne Sirén to Depart After 13 Years Read More »