Jane Ayers. Henry, artist Nancy Shaver’s collectibles store in Hudson, New York, is closing after 30 years. Its demise marks the end not only of a beloved retail enterprise, but of a singular, long-running art project. As a shop, Henry is an ever-changing compendium of objects, generally showing the effects of time and use, selected …
Brent Leggs will be the next president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Courtesy the National Trust for Historic Preservation The board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a Congressionally chartered nonprofit involved in lawsuits against Donald Trump’s plans for a new White House ballroom and a reimagined John F. Kennedy Center for …
Austrian artist Florentina Holzinger performs at the Austrian Pavilion, titled ‘Seaworld Venice’, during the 61st Venice Biennale in May. Photo by Giuseppe Cottini/Getty Images Ring the alarm—the most striking performance of this year’s Venice Biennale is going on tour. An adapted version of Florentina Holzinger’s Seaworld Venice, created for the Austrian Pavilion, will be presented at …
Courtesy Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, a museum-without-walls whose stated mission is to center women’s history on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., has launched a new augmented reality project called “Unhidden Heroines.” Starting on June 18, anyone with a smartphone (or a computer) will be able to conjure …
Connie H. Choi will be the next chief curator of the Barnes Foundation. Photo Claudia Lucia The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia has named Connie H. Choi as chief curator and vice president for art and education, the latter being a newly created position. She succeeds Nancy Ireson, who held the title of chief curator and …
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Ho Tzu Nyen, T for Time: Timepieces, 2023–present. Installation view at LUMA Arles, Arles, 2025. Courtesy New Museum, New York Though separated by roughly 6,000 miles, the New Museum and Korea’s Ulsan Art Museum have never been closer. The two institutions today announced a multi-year partnership as part of the Hyundai Translocal Series, an initiative …
Umoja Art Gallery in Kampala, Uganda. Courtesy Umoja Art Gallery Arts workers affiliated with Umoja Art Gallery, based in Kampala, Uganda, were denied Swiss entry visas the week before the Africa Basel art fair opened on June 17. The Art Newspaper reported the news, noting that the gallery’s empty booth featured a sign explaining that …
An illustration of what summer solstice celebrations at Bulford may have looked like 5,000 years ago Wessex Archaeology/PA. Archaeologists from Wessex Research, a British archaeological firm, have found a structure that may have been a prototype for Stonehenge. The company announced the find just days before June 21, when thousands of visitors will converge on …
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Jan van Kessel the Elder and Abraham Willemsens, Interior of a Collector’s Cabinet: An Allegory of Sight, ca. 1660. Courtesy Art Loss Register The London-based Art Loss Register said Tuesday that it had recovered a 17th-century Flemish painting that had been stolen in September 2020 from a private residence in Canada. The missing painting was …
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Ibrahim Mahama’s site-specific commission on the Münsterplatz for Art Basel 2026. Courtesy Art Basel To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good morning! Art Basel opens this week in Switzerland, and dealers say they’re cautiously optimistic after several challenging years. Ibrahim Mahama unveils a major Münsterplatz commission as he recovers from a …
