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Views of the Elizabeth Street Garden on a crowded Sunday afternoon on September 9, 2024 in the Soho. Corbis via Getty Images A nonprofit overseeing Manhattan’s Elizabeth Street Garden is suing New York City, arguing that the coveted public space qualifies for legal protection art under the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) of 1990. The …

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Beachgoers crowd the shore of Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Alexandria during the hot summer season on August 29, 2024. AFP via Getty Images Alexandria is a city of turning points. When it was founded by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.E., near an existing Egyptian settlement, the port city represented Egypt’s absorption into Greco-Roman culture. …

Alexandria: A Guide to Egypt’s Ever-Changing City Read More »

Jenny Holzer, Installation for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1989/2024. ©2024 Jenny Holzer/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/Photo Ariel Ione Williams and David Heald, ©Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York Another round of layoffs has hit the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, as the institution struggles to balance its books in an era …

The Guggenheim Tightens Its Belt Again, Laying Off 20 Staffers Read More »

The 2024 Venice Biennale. Simone Padovani/Getty Images The central attraction at the Venice Biennale is its main exhibition, a curated show meant to pinpoint a dominant theme in art as it stands right now. But all around it are pavilions staged by countries, with each nation selecting one or more artists to mount their own …

A Guide to the 2026 Venice Biennale National Pavilions Read More »

The Orlando Museum of Art. TNS The Orlando Museum of Art and the family of former museum director and CEO Aaron De Groft have agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other, signaling the end of the years-long legal dispute over a suite of fake Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings. De Groft died last month due to …

Orlando Museum of Art and Family of Ex-Director Agree to Drop Lawsuits Read More »

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev attends the Rose Ball 2014 in aid of the Princess Grace Foundation at Sporting Monte-Carlo on March 29, 2014 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Getty Images Dmitriy Rybolovlev, the Russian billionaire and majority owner of the French football club AS Monaco, has been cleared of all criminal proceedings in Monaco, following a ruling by …

Monaco Court Annuls Case Against Billionaire Art Collector Dmitry Rybolovlev Read More »

The tomb of King Thutmose II, near the Valley of the Kings in West Luxor, Egypt. Courtesy the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities A week ago, archaeologists announced that they had found the tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II near the Valley of the Kings in West Luxor. Now, the expert behind the discovery …

Archaeologist Who Discovered Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh’s Tomb Believes There Is Another—Possibly Containing a Mummy Read More »

The Kai Tak Sports Park in East Kowloon in Hong Kong on February 24, 2025. AFP via Getty Images The Digital Art Fair failed to secure “mega-events” funding for its upcoming 2025 edition, government authorities now say, after its organizers announced on Sunday that it was cancelled due to “reasons beyond its control.” Hong Kong‘s …

Hong Kong’s Canceled Digital Art Fair Failed to Secure Funding, Authorities Say Read More »

Display of Dead Sea Scrolls dated around 120 BC ath the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in 2018. AFP via Getty Images Eva Madjiboj-Levy has resigned as general manager of the Israel Museum, stepping down less than a year and a half into the role. Her departure, announced by the museum’s board …

Israel Museum’s General Manager Resigns Following Leader Turnover Read More »

Courtesy of Crozier In a show of support for Los Angeles galleries impacted by recent wildfires, Crozier Fine Arts has pledged to cover shipping costs for six exhibitors traveling to the Independent Art Fair in New York this May. The initiative, announced in partnership with Independent, will allow Night Gallery, Chris Sharp Gallery, Sea View, …

Crozier Lends a Hand to LA Galleries Hit by Wildfires at Independent Art Fair Read More »