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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 »

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 …

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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 …

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