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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 …

Dealers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Art Basel, Lawsuit Over National Garden of American Heroes, and More: Morning Links for June 16, 2026 Read More »

Demonstrators gather near Arlington Memorial Bridge to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot “Triumphal Arch” on May 26, 2026, in Washington, DC. Organizers from Third Act DMV say the planned structure is disrespectful to the solemn character of Arlington National Cemetery. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A group of 19 attorneys general have moved …

Coalition of Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Support of Suit to Halt Construction of Trump’s Triumphal Arch Read More »

Helen Cammock in 2019. Photo Stuart Wilson/Getty Images for Turner Contemporary A video work by Helen Cammock that has been on view at the National Portrait Gallery in London for nine months has recently sparked controversy for its claim about former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s role in the Bengal famine of 1943. In the …

Helen Cammock Video Work Sparks Controversy Regarding Churchill’s Role in 1943 Bengal Famine Read More »

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 …

Brice Marden Spent Sixty Years Chasing the Same Question. A New Gagosian Survey Shows the Results Read More »

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 …

Louvre President Tells French Senate Museum Is ‘at the End of Its Rope’ Read More »

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 …

Penske Media Corporation Acquires Vox Media, Creating the World’s Largest Digital Media Publisher Read More »

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 …

Kennedy Center Establishes New Endowment in President Trump’s Name Read More »

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 …

First Day of Art Basel Stronger Than Last Year, Anti-Putin Artist Killed, and More: Morning Links for June 17, 2026 Read More »

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 …

Artist Gavin Snider Accuses Tik Tok-Famous Artist Devon Rodriguez of Stealing Knicks Artworks Read More »

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 …

London’s Jewish Museum Reopens in Temporary Location After Three Years Read More »