Brice Marden, Only, (2009–11) © Brice Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Maris Hutchinson, courtesy the Gagosian Gallery Three years after Brice Marden‘s death, his daughters found themselves looking at nearly every painting he had ever made. The occasion was the completion of Brice Marden: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, 1961–2023, a project the artist …
Christophe Leribault, the Louvre’s president-director since February, addressed a French Senate committe this week. Photo Luc Castel/Getty Images Christophe Leribault, the Louvre’s president-director since February, addressed the French Senate Wednesday, delivering an assessment that the storied Paris museum is “à bout de souffle,” or “at the end of its rope.” Speaking before the Senate’s Committee …
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Courtesy PMC Los Angeles, CA—June 18, 2026—Today, Penske Media Corporation (PMC) announced the acquisition of Vox Media and its leading brands: Eater, The Verge, SB Nation, POPSUGAR, The Dodo, Punch, and Thrillist, along with Concert, Vox Media’s premium ad marketplace, and Forte, Vox Media’s first party data platform. PMC was Vox’s largest shareholder prior to the announcement of the deal and acquisition. Penske Media has created a new subsidiary “PMX”, which will combine PMC’s existing …
The recently renamed Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., 2025. Photo Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., has voted to establish a new endowment in President Donald Trump’s name, apparently creating an additional source of private funding to complement its existing endowments …
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View of a site-specific commission across Messeplatz by Nairy Baghramian for Art Basel 2026. Courtesy of Art Basel To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good morning! The first day sales at Art Basel were stronger than last year, even if it’s no selling frenzy. An artist who made work criticizing Putin …
Getty Images for United Talent A Knicks fans across New York City may be on their way to celebrate the team’s NBA Finals win with a ticker-tape parade this morning, but at least one New Yorker won’t be celebrating just yet. Brooklyn-based artist and designer Gavin Snider has accused Devon Rodriguez—he of the viral subway …
JW3 in London, home of the Jewish Museum London’s temporary exhibition program Two Rooms. Photo Hufton + Crow/View Pictures/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The Jewish Museum in London, an almost century-old institution that closed in 2023 amid ongoing financial and organizational challenges, is reopening on June 17. The temporary exhibition space is called Two …
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Soyoung Yoon will be the next director of the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program. Photo Bryan Derballa The Whitney Museum in New York has named Soyoung Yoon as the next director of its Independent Study Program (ISP). She will start in her role on June 16. Yoon will be only the third director in ISP’s …
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A view of the Paula Cooper Gallery at the Art Basel Miami Beach in 2025. Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Good Morning! New York’s Supreme Court ordered dealer David Nahmad to return a contested Amedeo Modigliani painting to the heirs of a Holocaust victim within 30 days. Paula Cooper Gallery has won the inaugural Art …
Willem de Kooning in his studio at 85 Fourth Avenue in New York in 1946. Photo Harry Bowden On Sunday, an expansive exhibition focused on Willem de Kooning’s drawings opened at the Art Institute of Chicago. The show includes some 200 artworks, including paintings, bronze sculptures, and mixed-media works from throughout de Kooning’s seven-decade career. …
