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The exterior of the BBC building is seen at their Shepherds Bush headquaters July 22, 2003 in London. Getty Images  A former BBC reporter is claiming that the U.K. broadcaster “buried” footage that he captured of Banksy at one of his mural sites in New York City. Nick Bryant, who previously served as the BBC’s New York correspondent, detailed …

BBC ‘Buried’ Footage of Banksy at NYC Mural Site, Former Reporter Claims Read More »

The wreck of the Titanic. Photo Xavier Desmier/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images The Headlines I’ll NEVER LET GO? Jack, from the 1997 film Titanic, famously heard those words from his beloved Rose before he sank into the icy ocean. But now, the company that owns salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck wants to let go of—or, rather, auction—nearly 100 artifacts recovered …

Legal Dispute Threatens Auction of Titanic Artifacts, Vaillancourt Fountain Catches Fire During Demolition, and More: Morning Links for May 7, 2026 Read More »

Emmanuel Macron at the Marina Palace of Cotonou during a 2022 visit to Benin. Photo Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images The Headlines IN THE DOGEHOUSE. A federal judge slammed the US DOGE Service, ruling on Thursday that the Elon Musk–led department made unconstitutional and discriminatory cuts to National Endowment for the Humanities grants worth over $100 million, according to …

France Passes Historic Law for Restituting Colonial-Era Art, American Folk Art Museum Workers Protest, and More: Morning Links for May 8, 2026 Read More »

Nicole Kidman, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, and Anna Wintour at the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue The annual Met Gala has become such a global pop-culture phenomenon that many probably forget—or maybe never knew!—that the event functions as a lucrative fundraiser …

See Some of the Most Outrageous, Stylish Looks at the 2026 Met Gala Read More »

Members of Pussy Riot and FEMEN outside the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale on Wednesday. Brian Boucher “Russia kills! Biennale exhibits!” “Disobey! Disobey! Disobey!” “Art for show, graves below!” “Blood is Russia’s art!” “Slava Ukraini!” Those were some of the chants from a few dozen protesters, some clad in pink balaclavas, some with bared …

Pussy Riot and FEMEN Join Forces in Punk Protest in Venice: ‘Russia Kills! Biennale Exhibits!’ Read More »

Lavar Munroe, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, 2026. Courtesy the Bahamas Pavilion After a thirteen-year hiatus, the Bahamian Pavilion has returned to Venice with a proposition that is as much educational as representational: that the Caribbean nation can be reintroduced to the world through its contemporary artistic inheritance. To do so, the pavilion turns to the …

The Bahamian Pavilion Brings Junkanoo to Venice in a Biennale Standout Read More »

Stewart Butterfield and Jennifer Rubio. Photo Olivier Simille Just two months after becoming a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jennifer Rubio, along with her husband, Stewart Butterfield, have pledged $23 million to the New York museum. Rubio is an entrepreneur who founded the ubiquitous travel brand Away, and Butterfield, who is on the …

Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces $23M. Gift from Top 200 Collectors Jennifer Rubio and Stewart Butterfield Read More »

DORAL, FLORIDA – APRIL 30: A statue of President Donald Trump is seen near the ninth tee during the first round of the Cadillac Championship 2026 at Trump National Doral Miami on April 30, 2026 in Doral, Florida. Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images A gold-leafed statue of Donald Trump is now standing at his Trump …

Gold Statue of Trump Arrives at Doral After Artist Withheld It Over Money Dispute Read More »

Heidi Klum at the Met Gala. Photo Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Though the Met Gala is held each year by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the glitzy event is known less for its engagement with art and more for tapping the fashion industry. That changed this year, in large part because the Met Gala …

How Well Do the Met Gala’s Attendees Know Their Art History? We Critique Looks by Madonna, Hunter Schafer, and More Read More »

The Venice Biennale’s 2024 edition. Photo Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images The jury for the 2026 Venice Biennale, which awards the exhibition’s top prizes, announced Thursday that it had resigned. The news was posted to the Instagram account of the journal e-flux, providing no reasoning for the decision. The statement, in full, reads: “As of 30 …

Venice Biennale Jury Resigns En Masse, Organizers to Award “Visitors’ Lions” in November Read More »