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Two Just Stop Oil activists spray paint ‘1.5 Is Dead’ on the gravestone of Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom, 2024. Photo Kristian Buus/In Pictures via Getty Images The grave of British naturalist Charles Darwin was defaced by climate activists from the Just Stop Oil group at London’s Westminster Abbey. Earlier this morning, …

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A party during Frieze LA in 2024. Getty Images for Amalia Consulti To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines FRIEZE FOR SALE. As the next edition of the Frieze art fair in Los Angeles approaches, from February 20 to 23, the big story is the brand’s potential sale by its …

Frieze’s Potential Sale Comes into Sharp Focus, Police Probe Sally Mann Photos Over ‘Child Porn’ Complaints: Morning Links for January 7, 2025 Read More »

Alastair Mackinven. Photo David M. Benett/Getty Images Alastair Mackinven, an artist whose work presented viewers with confusing, hypnotic imagery that begged viewers to reconsider the world around them, has died at 53. He battled a long illness, his London-based gallery Maureen Paley said in its announcement on Wednesday. Within the British art scene, Mackinven built …

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The Eaton fire in Altadena engulfed many homes, including those belonging to artist Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio and the family of artist Martine Syms. Photo Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images In Los Angeles this week, museums burned to the ground, many artists’ homes were lost, and a number of artworks were endangered. And with four fires …

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New York’s Landmarks Preservation Commission has taken the first step toward landmarking the Breuer Building. dpa/picture alliance via Getty I To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines IN MEMORIAM. ANYTHING BUT AVERAGE. The Canadian artist and AIDS activist known as Joe Average has died aged 67 in his home in Vancouver, reports The …

Canadian Artist and AIDS Activist Joe Average Dies, New York’s Landmarks Preservation Commission Wants to Landmark Sotheby’s New Building: Morning Links for January 6, 2025 Read More »

Douglas Graham (left) and Alyssa Graham decided to establish the DAG Foundation to help mid-career artists. Courtesy of The Grahams The DAG Foundation has created a new, annual $20,000 award aimed at supporting early and mid-career visual artists working in the United States. “We wanted to try to fill a gap by reaching artists that …

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The Bunny Museum, a 26-year-old institution in Altadena, burned this week. Photo Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group via Getty Images As several fires continue to tear through Los Angeles, two museums have burned to the ground. Many other institutions in the city remained closed as of Wednesday night, citing a desire to ensure the safety of their …

Two Museums Burn in Los Angeles Fires While Others Remain Closed Read More »

The site of Los Angeles’s newest art fair Santa Monica Post Office, California. Courtesy Santa Monica Post Office. While the art world has felt bleak amid a buckling market, a new art fair is gracing Los Angeles this year. Named for its location, Santa Monica Post Office, will run concurrently with Frieze LA and Felix …

Santa Monica Post Office, a New Boutique Art Fair, Launches in Los Angeles Read More »

The elaborately decorated ancient Egyptian tomb dates to the sixth dynasty. Courtesy of The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of an “engraved and beautifully painted” tomb of a royal doctor from the Sixth Dynasty by a French-Swiss joint archaeological mission. The discovery was …

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Palatial residence: Ropac’s new gallery is in Milan’s Palazzo Belgioioso. Photo: Adriano Mura This fall, Austrian dealer Thaddaeus Ropac is opening a new gallery in Milan, where he will be a big fish in a small pond. Few other galleries of his caliber currently operate in Milan, a city whose art scene is home to …

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