Artnews

New York’s Newest Triennial Lines Up 39 Artists for Star-Studded First Edition Along the Erie Canal

Alice Bucknell, Staring at the Sun, 2024–25. Courtesy the artist The Medina Triennial, a new recurring art exhibition set to launch in the titular Western New York village this summer, has revealed the artist list for its inaugural edition, due to open on June 6 in close proximity to the Erie Canal. The 39 participants …

New York’s Newest Triennial Lines Up 39 Artists for Star-Studded First Edition Along the Erie Canal Read More »

Dubai’s Alserkal Art Week Expands to Month-Long Program as Gulf’s Art Calendar Adjusts to Regional Strain

An evening event at Alserkal Avenue. Courtesy Alserkal Avenue Alserkal Avenue will stretch its usual Art Week into a five-week “Art Month” from April 18 to May 18, adding grants, temporary warehouse space for collectives, and a commercially focused group show organized with 12 galleries from around the United Arab Emirates. The extension is an …

Dubai’s Alserkal Art Week Expands to Month-Long Program as Gulf’s Art Calendar Adjusts to Regional Strain Read More »

Portland Museum of Art Buys New Building For $14 M., Freeing Up Space For Exhibitions

A rendering of the Portland Museum of Art’s proposed new wing and campus reunification project. Courtesy Portland Museum of Art The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) in Maine closed on its purchase of a new building in the city’s downtown, as well as two adjacent parking lots late last month. The building, previously owned by …

Portland Museum of Art Buys New Building For $14 M., Freeing Up Space For Exhibitions Read More »

Trump Unveils Latest Plans for Proposed 250-Foot Tall Triumphal Arch

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 15: A model of President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary is seen on the Resolute Desk as President Trump holds a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Oval Office of the White House on October 15, 2025 …

Trump Unveils Latest Plans for Proposed 250-Foot Tall Triumphal Arch Read More »

Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Painter Who Used Her Art to Fight for Justice, Dies at 46

Celeste Dupuy-Spencer. Getty Images for The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, a painter whose work dealt with racism and upheaval in an America riven by inequalities, died at her home in Los Angeles on Friday. She was 46. Jeffrey Deitch gallery, which will open a Dupuy-Spencer show in LA next week, announced her …

Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Painter Who Used Her Art to Fight for Justice, Dies at 46 Read More »

See Comedian Pete Davidson’s Art-Filled New York Home for Sale for $2 M.

The interior of Pete Davidson’s house. Ginnel x Modern Angles Pete Davidson, the lovable lunk who made his name on Saturday Night Live and went on to star on the silver screen (as well as in the annals of dubious boat-ownership), put his house in suburban Westchester, New York, on the market—while revealing a considerable …

See Comedian Pete Davidson’s Art-Filled New York Home for Sale for $2 M. Read More »

Greece Introduces New Law to Combat Art Forgery and Vandalism

Ministry of Culture employees look at the famous caryatid statues inside the new Acropolis Museum in Athens 10 January 2008. The Greek president visited the new museum that is expected to be ready to open its gates to the public in early 2008.AFP PHOTO/Louisa Gouliamaki (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP …

Greece Introduces New Law to Combat Art Forgery and Vandalism Read More »

The Long Legal Saga Between Artist Ryder Ripps and the Bored Ape Yacht Club Is Finally Over

Bored Ape #8398 OpenSea A long-running legal saga between Yuga Labs, the parent company of Bored Ape Yacht Club, and artist Ryder Ripps and his business partner Jeremy Cahen, has finally ended, with the parties reaching a settlement on Tuesday. While the terms of the settlement are confidential, the parties disclosed that they agreed to …

The Long Legal Saga Between Artist Ryder Ripps and the Bored Ape Yacht Club Is Finally Over Read More »

Outgoing MCA Chicago Director Madeleine Grynsztejn Offers the Consummate Insider’s Guide to the Windy City

Madeleine Grynsztejn. MCA Chicago. At year’s end, Madeleine Grynsztejn will leave her post after 18 years as director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, which bills itself as one of the world’s largest museums devoted to the art of today. The museum, which launched in 1967 with a Fluxus happening by John Cage, Dick …

Outgoing MCA Chicago Director Madeleine Grynsztejn Offers the Consummate Insider’s Guide to the Windy City Read More »