Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow. Photo: Sam Saunders/Wikimedia Commons. Campaigners, politicians, and arts figures are calling on the Scottish government to intervene over the possible sale of the archive of Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts, according to The Art Newspaper. The collection was listed among the assets of the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), which was recently …
Flávia Almeida. Courtesy Museu de Arte de São Paulo Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), one of the world’s most closely observed museums in the art-rich biggest city in Brazil, promoted Flávia Almeida from vice-president to president, to direct the institution after 12 years of leadership by Heitor Martins. As reported by ArtReview, Almeida …
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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 20: The entrance to the Smithonian National Musuem of African Art located along the Nationa Mall is seen on August 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. The museum is one of 19 Smithsonian Institute museums in Washington, DC, and New York, NY. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) Getty Images The Smithsonian …
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A hazy view of the Albany city skyline is seen from Prospect Park on Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Troy, N.Y. Albany Times Union via Getty Ima The New York State Museum in Albany has been accused of misusing $597, 624 in federal grant funds between 2020 and 2022, the Times-Union reported Wednesday. The finding …
A seven-foot-tall marble sculpture from the ancient city of Sardis. Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Turkey. A seven-foot-tall marble statue from the 5th century BCE has emerged from under what used to be a Roman roadway in the ancient city of Sardis, in western Turkey, reports Heritage Daily. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the …
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Left: The Holy Vvedenska [Presentation] Church in Beryslav, built in 1726. Right: the charred remains of the church after a Russian drone attack. Photos courtesy of Kherson Regional State Administration Courtesy of Kherson Regional State Administration A Russian drone has reduced to ashes a 1726-built church in Ukraine, which officials say was a rare surviving …
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Kim Sajet, Ex-Director of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, attends the 2019 American Portrait Gala at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery on November 17, 2019 in Washington, DC Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good Morning! A new AI chatbot helps speed up provenance research for Nazi-looted artworks. The …
Michelle Grabner. Photo Myrica von Haselberg Artist Michelle Grabner will donate more than 2,000 artworks to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC) in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, making the institution the most comprehensive repository of her work. Comprising 700 paintings, 200 sculptures, and 1,200 prints, Grabner’s gift spans the arc of her career, so far, with …
Courtesy Art Week NYC On Tuesday, Art Week NYC, the soon-to-launch annual citywide celebration of contemporary art presented by ARTnews, Art in America, and Artforum, announced the galleries participating in its gallery program. Seventy-six galleries are set to participate in the inaugural edition of the event, set to take place November 11–14. Among those participating …
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The Philadelphia skyline, seen on July 4, 2026. Getty Images On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search at Dane Fine Art, a gallery based in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. While the FBI did not say what the search was for, a spokesperson told CBS Philadelphia that it was conducting a “court-authorized law enforcement activity.” Victor Fiorillo, a …
