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Juan Hamilton, Protégé and Beneficiary of Georgia O’Keeffe, Died at 79

Juan Hamilton and Georgia O’Keeffe, 1980. Photo Steve Campbell/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Juan Hamilton, an artist, caretaker, and protégé of renowned painter Georgia O’Keeffe and the sole beneficiary of her will, died in his Santa Fe, New Mexico home on February 20 at 79 years old. He died from complications related to a subdural …

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Dib Bangkok, Thailand’s First Contemporary Art Museum, to Open this December

The planned Dib Bangkok in Thailand. Image courtesy of Dib Bangkok Thailand’s highly-anticipated Dib Bangkok museum and based on the collection of late businessman Petch Osathanugrah, has announced a December 2025 opening date. Related Articles Patron Marisa Chearavanont Hopes to Transform Thailand’s Art Scene with an ‘Art Forest’ Top 200 Collectors Alice Walton, Jeff Bezos, and Bernard …

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In Maastricht, Danielle Mckinney’s Figures Come Out of the Dark

Danielle McKinney, Lumen, 2025. Courtesy Marianne Boesky. At the opening of TEFAF Maastricht on Thursday morning, there were a few galleries that had traveled to the remote Dutch university town for the first time. While the fair is best known for Old Masters works and antiquities, first-timer exhibitor Marianne Boesky challenged the trend by bringing …

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Nvidia CEO’s Foundation Rescues Ailing California College of the Arts with $45 M. Boost

California College of the Arts works on her installation at 1275 Minnesota St. San Francisco Chronicle via Gett San Francisco’s California College of the Arts (CCA) has secured short-term financial stability through a $45 million fundraising campaign, alleviating an urgent budget deficit that had prompted fears of layoffs and a potential merger. The campaign’s success …

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Major Cuts to Public Art Preservation Units, Indian Artist Himmat Shah Has Died, and More: Morning Links for March 12, 2025

A sign marks the location of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) headquarters building on January 29, 2025, in Washington, DC. Getty Images Good Morning! A majority of workers at the General Services Administration, which maintains and preserves public artworks, were put on sudden leave pending terminations.  An anonymous donor has gifted the Museum of …

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A New Proposal to Improve Penn Station Means Demolishing Madison Square Garden

Demolition of Pennsylvania Station during renovation of Madison Square Garden, 1966. Photo Al Fenn/Getty Images A new proposal for the renovation of Pennsylvania Station is officially on the table, and it includes returning to the train station to its pre-demolition Beaux Arts style and relocating the Madison Square Garden (MSG) arena. The historic Penn Station …

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Ricardo Scofidio, Architect Who Transformed the American Museum Landscape, Dies at 89

Ricardo Scofidio. Photo Andrew Toth/Getty Images for MoMA Ricardo Scofidio, an architect who helped reshape the museum landscape in the US, died on Thursday at 89. His death was announced by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the firm he founded with his wife Elizabeth Diller in 1997. Working alongside Diller and firm partner Charles Renfro, Scofidio …

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Top 200 Collectors Alice Walton, Jeff Bezos, and Bernard Arnault Lose Billions Due to Stock Market Selloffs

Jeff Bezos lost billions in just two days on the stock market. Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The New York Times ARTnews Top 200 collectors Jeff Bezos, Bernard Arnault, and Alice Walton lost billions on March 7 and March 10 after stock market sell-offs motivated by investor concerns about the new Trump tariffs and …

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A Stolen 16th Century Madonna Painting Is at the Center of Dispute Between Widow and Small Italian Museum

Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario Courtesy, Art Recovery International LLC A 16th-century painting stolen from an Italian museum more than half a century ago has resurfaced—not in a grand gallery or a private collection, but at the center of a bitter dispute between an English widow and a small-town museum in northern Italy. The work …

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Civil Liberties Union Sues National Endowment for the Arts, San Fran Museums Weighing Up Layoffs, Ricardo Scofidio Dies: Morning Links for March 07, 2025

Is the de Young Museum about to cut staff and slash opening hours? Hearst Newspapers via Getty Imag To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ACLU SUES NEA OVER GENDER CLAUSE. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has sued the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), claiming that its new …

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