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Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez, I.C.E. SCREAM, 2024–ongoing, installation view at Boston University Art Galleries, 2025. Photo Tim Correira/Courtesy Boston University Art Galleries As accusations of censorship mount at museums nationwide, a new resource has emerged to help artists safeguard freedom of expression. The Artist’s Guide to Defending Artistic Freedom, from the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), outlines …

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani addresses the crowd at the 2026 New York City Inauguration outside of City Hall in New York City, New York, United States on January 1, 2026. (Photo by Jason Alpert-Wisnia / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images) Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Hundreds of New York City–based artists and cultural workers …

In Open Letter, Hundreds of Artists Urge Mayor Mamdani for Two-Year Ban on AI in Classrooms Read More »

An exceptional bronze votive chariot discovered at the Casas del Turuñuelo archaeological site. Fran Muñoz de Llanos, courtesy Guareña Town Hall. The Casas del Turuñuelo archaeological site, in the municipality of Guareña, has turned up a remarkable specimen, an extraordinary bronze votive chariot, the likes of which has never been uncovered in the Iberian Peninsula. …

An Exceptional Bronze Votive Chariot Was Unearthed, the First of its Kind Ever Found on the Iberian Peninsula Read More »

Courtenay Finn will be the next chief curator of Crystal Bridges and the Momentary. Photo Benedicte Gyldenstierne Sehested/Courtesy Crystal Bridges The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas, announced that the appointment of Courtenay Finn as the next chief curator of both institutions. Finn will start in her role on …

Crystal Bridges Museum Appoints Courtenay Finn as Chief Curator Read More »

Charles Hinman in front of one of his works, February 1969 Jack Mitchell/Getty Images) Charles Hinman, known for his three-dimensional shaped canvases, died on May 29 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was 93. The news was first reported by the New York Times. Born in 1932 in Syracuse, New York, Hinman received a BFA from …

Charles Hinman, Known for His Sculptural Paintings, Has Died at 93 Read More »

Part of the discovery at Gabal El-Teir. Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists working in Upper Egypt discovered two tombs dating to the Early Dynastic period, both of them at the fabled location known as Gabal El-Teir—or, as translated from Arabic, “Mountain of the Birds.” The tombs date from 3100 to …

Egyptian Archaeologists Unearth Two Tombs That Could Represent Early Development of Funerary Pyramids Read More »

Tess Jaray at the Slade School of Fine Art, London, December 1957 John Pratt/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. British artist, printmaker, and educator Tess Jaray, known for her hard-edge abstractions, died on May 24 at age 88. The news was first reported by the Guardian in May. Jaray was born in 1937 in Vienna into a …

British Artist Tess Jaray, Known for Her Hard-Edge Abstractions, Has Died at 88 Read More »

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 …

Henry, Artist Nancy Shaver’s Collectibles Shop in Hudson, New York, Is Closing After 30 Years Read More »

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 …

National Trust, Mid-Fight with Trump over White House Ballroom and Kennedy Center, Elects New President Read More »

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 …

After Splashy Venice Debut, Florentina Holzinger’s ‘Seaworld’ is Coming to Berlin, Brooklyn Read More »