Artnews

Hito Steyerl. Photo Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Artist Hito Steyerl will no longer give the keynote speech at a controversial Berlin event that is set to address Israel’s war in Gaza, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and more. Steyerl’s withdrawal was initially reported by Süddeutsche Zeitung. After this article was published, ARTnews learned that artists Candice …

Hito Steyerl Pulls Out of Berlin Event on ‘Current Context of the Middle East Conflict’ Read More »

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK – DECEMBER 23: Evolution of Cherub Wall by Banksy is pictured on Israeli separation wall on December 23, 2023 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Last month, Christian Palestinian leaders here called off public Christmas celebrations, citing the effects of the ongoing war in Gaza. Regarded by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus, Bethlehem …

German Foundation Rescinds Architecture Award for Writer Who Signed Israel Boycott Letter Read More »

53 percent of respondents to the poll said a permanent display was appropriate. Photo Behlul Cetinkaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A recent poll found the majority of Britons, 53 percent, support a permanent exhibit at the British Museum about the transatlantic slave trade. New polling data by British research and data analytics firm YouGov found …

Majority of Britons Support Permanent British Museum Exhibit on Transatlantic Slave Trade Read More »

Plantoir and Architect’s Handkerchief in the Lever House’s outdoor courtyard. Photo by TIMOTHY SCHENCK. All works courtesy of the Estate of Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. On …

Newsmakers: Jacob King on Oldenburg and van Bruggen, Corporate Collaboration, and Public Art Read More »

Boston University graduate worker students strike for fair pay, better healthcare coverage, and stronger benefits, 2024. Photo Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Boston University will not be accepting applications for PhD students in the humanities and social sciences for the 2025–26 academic year, the institution wrote in an undated post on its website. …

Admissions to Humanities and Social Science PhD Programs Suspended at Boston University Read More »

Cognacq-Jay Museum, Paris, France. Photo Karine Maucotel / Musée Cognacq Jay / Roger Viollet via Getty Images An exhibition of precious miniature objects from the 18th century at the Cognacq-Jay Museum in Paris was robbed on Wednesday, according to Le Monde. Four hooded men stole smashed a display case with axes and baseball bats before …

18th-Century Snuffboxes Stolen from the Cognacq-Jay Museum in Paris Read More »

Niamh Lynch and Rajan Naidu of Just Stop Oil spray orange powder paint on the Stonehenge monument. Courtesy of Just Stop Oil A third Just Stop Oil activist was recently charged in connection with a protest at the Stonehenge monument in June, after orange powder paint was sprayed on the ancient stones. Luke Watson, a …

Third Just Stop Oil Activist Charged After Orange Paint Protest at Stonehenge Monument Read More »

Demonstrators gathered on November 12 outside the Museum of Modern Art to call for its divestment from Israeli patronage. Tessa Solomon/ARTnews Last night, pro-Palestine protestors gathered outside the Museum of Modern Art in New York as it hosted the annual assembly for the World Jewish Congress, an influential organization led by honorary MoMA chairman Ronald …

Pro-Palestine Activists Call for MoMA to Sever Ties with Honorary Chairman Ronald S. Lauder Read More »

Bremen’s Kunsthalle. dpa/picture alliance via Getty I After nearly a decade of negotiations, a Pissarro painting sold under duress by a Jewish family during the Second World War will remain in a German museum as part of a settlement. The agreement stipulates that the Kunsthalle Bremen, which has owned the painting Le Repos (Girl Lying …

German Museum Will Keep Pissarro in Settlement with Heir of Persecuted Owner Read More »

BAALBEK, LEBANON – 2024/11/06: Concerns have grown that the ancient Roman temple complex in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, could get damaged by Israeli attacks. In September Israel launched one of the most intense aerial assaults in contemporary history on Lebanon. (Photo by Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett UNESCO has placed 34 …

UNESCO Grants New Protections to Lebanese Heritage Sites Imperiled by War with Israel Read More »