The Andrew McNally House burns during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, 2025. Photo ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images More than 24 lives and 12,000 structures have been lost in the ongoing Los Angeles fires, among them famed houses by Richard Neutra and Ray Kappe. Of several fires, those in the Palisades and Eaton are …
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Getty Images For the first time, the World Monuments Fund (WMF) has included the moon in its 2025 list of 25 at-risk cultural heritage sites. Also …
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Israel’s Venice Biennale pavilion was shuttered to the public on opening day by artist Ruth Patir. Photo Luc Castel/Getty Images On Friday, Israel’s cabinet approved a six-week ceasefire agreement and partial hostage release deal with Hamas, temporarily bringing to an end a conflict that has wrought widespread death and destruction in Gaza. Official statistics from …
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Meg Malloy. Courtesy, Sikkema Malloy Jenkins New York-based gallery Sikkema Jenkins & Co. has been renamed Sikkema Malloy Jenkins. The gallery in a press release said that the change recognizes partner Meg Malloy’s over two-decade contribution to its development alongside founder Brent Sikkema and Michael Jenkins. The renaming was approved in 2023 before Sikkema’s murder in January …
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ART SG is in full swing, and while gallery numbers are down, visitor numbers are high. Courtesy Art Assembly To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ART SG‘S BEST BOOTHS… AND WHAT ABOUT FRIEZE LA? ART SG has opened and Karen K. Ho for ARTnews gives us her picks for …
The Andrew McNally House burns during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, 2025. Photo ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images Gallery Association Los Angeles, an association of around 100 galleries formed in 2020, released an open letter Friday night calling for the art community’s continued engagement, support, and solidarity in the city amid the ongoing Eaton, …
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A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood. AFP via Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines DEVASTATION FOR LA ARTS COMMUNITY CONTINUES. The ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles continue to destroy homes and historic, cultural buildings, including those of …
Bonnie Brennan & Guillaume Cerutti Darren Gerrish Christie’s will undergo a major leadership change effective February 1. Bonnie Brennan, the current regional president of the Americas, has been appointed CEO, succeeding Guillaume Cerutti, who has led the firm for eight years. The transition coincides with Cerutti’s new role overseeing artistic and cultural activities for Artémis, …
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Rendering of Terminal 6 at JFK. Courtesy Public Art Fund. New York-based artist Jane Dickson and eighteen others have been tapped to contribute to a public art commission that will be included as part of a forthcoming $4.2 billion renovation of Terminal 6 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. On Thursday, The Port Authority of …
An “ArtScreen” showing Andy Warhol’s Marlyn Monroe series in South Wirral High School, UK. Maurizio Cattelan’s banana duct-taped to a wall, titled Comedian (2019), can’t stay out of the news. This time, Damien Hirst has chosen the artwork to be included in Art In Schools, a digital project to bring museum-quality art into British classrooms. “Art …
