Khaled Sabsabi. Photo Anna Kucera Artist Khaled Sabsabi was abruptly dropped as Australia’s 2026 Venice Biennale representative after a high-profile publication raised questions about a past work by him depicting a Hezbollah leader. The announcement was made by Creative Australia, the pavilion’s organizer, after work hours in Australia and did not outright mention the controversy. …
La Mercerie Photo by Andrea Gentl Roman and Williams, the design studio and hospitality group behind Soho’s La Mercerie, will partner with auction house Sotheby’s to open a yet-to-be-named fine dining restaurant in the Breuer Building. In 2023, Sotheby’s announced it would make the storied Brutalist building at 945 Madison Avenue its new headquarters. The building, once …
Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto, 1901. Courtesy Courtauld Institute of Art The most studied period of Pablo Picasso’s career, it seems, still had a secret to keep: a mystery woman hidden beneath a well-known portrait, now revealed by conservators at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. X-ray and infrared analysis …
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Jordan Casteel, Naima’s Gift (Deon, Kym and Noah), 2023. Courtesy Thaddeus Ropac, London/Photo David Schulze Jordan Casteel has joined Thaddaeus Ropac in a deal that will see her also remain with Casey Kaplan, the latter which has represented the American painter since 2016. She will debut a suite of new paintings in Ropac’s London space …
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Dame Edna’s art collection fetched almost $6 million at auction. WireImage To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines UPROAR FOLLOWING AUSTRALIA’S VENICE ARTIST CANCELATION. After Australia abruptly dropped its 2026 Venice Biennale artist, Khaled Sabsabi, due to controversy related to his older artwork featuring a top Hezbollah leader, as Alex …
A picture shows the newly renovated baldachin, a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy over the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, 2024. Photo Tiziana FABI/AFP via Getty Images A Romanian man who jumped onto the main altar at Saint Peter’s Basilica was apprehended by security staff at the Vatican on February 7. A video capturing …
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Hilaire Le Dru, Indigence and Honor, 1804. Horvitz Collection A wealth of Neoclassicist art has joined the holdings of the Art Institute of Chicago via collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz, who have gifted the museum around 2,250 works of French art made between the 16th and 19th centuries. The gift comes after held two shows …
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The sale of the home also includes multiple pieces of furniture designed by Paul Rudolph. Photo Michael Berrio/Courtesy of the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture The Walker Guesthouse, a mid-century structure designed by architect Paul Rudolph, is now on the market for a cool $2 million, if the right buyer has the space for …
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The sale generated $17.3 million, with Islamic art selling well. Getty Images for Sotheby’s Sotheby’s laid down a marker in the Middle East on Saturday evening by hosting Saudi Arabia’s first major art auction. The results were like the two-part evening sale’s lineup: a mixed bag. The house took in $17.3 million (estimate: $14 million–$20 million) …
Brent Sikkema, 2007. Photo Will Ragozzino/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images A little over a year after Brent Sikkema was discovered dead in Brazil, the late New York gallerist’s husband has been charged with hiring someone to kill him. Sikkema was the founder of the gallery formerly known as Sikkema Jenkins & Co., whose roster includes …
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