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Exterior of the British Library in London, United Kingdom, 2024. Photo Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images Following a cyberattack on the British Library‘s digital systems last October, officials there have reported that key services are slowly being restored. Roughly 1,000 digitized manuscripts can now be accessed online, including the Eadui Psalter (ca. 1012–23), which contains texts …

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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – OCTOBER 14: Officers from New York Police Department detain some protesters and intervene in the Pro-Palestinian demonstration outside New York Stock Exchange building in New York, United States on October 14, 2024. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images Artists Nan Goldin and Molly Crabapple, as …

Artists Nan Goldin, Molly Crabapple Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest at New York Stock Exchange Read More »

Hurricane Milton ripped wood boards off and pushed several feet of sand into buildings. Courtesy Hermitage Artist Retreat The Hermitage Artist Retreat in Englewood, Florida, experienced huge storm surges due to Hurricane Milton, with repairs and damage estimated at “upwards of $1 million” as well as the cancelation of residencies and other programs for several …

Hermitage Artist Retreat in Florida Heavily Damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton Read More »

The US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. courtesy AFP via Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines PETITION TO BLOCK BRONZE RETURN DISMISSED. The US Supreme Court has denied a petition to block the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. from restituting 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, …

US Supreme Court Denies Petition to Block 29 Benin Bronzes Being Restituted to Nigeria, Artist Bjarne Melgaard Sues Patrons for ‘Stealing’ His Career: Morning Links for October 14, 2024 Read More »

The portrait of Queen Elizabeth I by Marcus Gheeraert the Younger moved from a meeting room of No.10 Downing as part of its “long planned” re-hang. Wikimedia Commons Two paintings by the Portuguese painter Paula Rego have replaced portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the …

Queen Elizabeth I Portrait Swapped for Paula Rego Painting in Rehang of 10 Downing Street Read More »

Lynn Chadwick at the Hotel de Sully. Courtesy Perrotin, Art Basel Paris 2024. Art Basel Paris, which runs from October 18 to 20 (with VIP days on 16 and 17), has left behind its inaugural name and old location—Paris+, par Art Basel and the Grand Palais Éphémère, respectively—this year for a fresh start. Now based …

The Must-Visit Venues of Art Basel Paris’s Public Program Read More »

Rhona Hoffman and Mickalene Thomas attend THE ARMORY SHOW 2006 Opening Night Preview Party to Benefit the Exhibition Fund of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) at Piers 90 and 92, March 9, 2006, in New York City. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image It’s the end of an era in Chicago: Rhona Hoffman, who has …

Chicago’s Rhona Hoffman to Give Up West Town Space, Change Model Read More »

Portrait of Darren Walker. Photo Simon Luethi Former Ford Foundation president Darren Walker has been elected president of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.—effective immediately—the institution announced Tuesday. Walker, who has been a board member of the National Gallery since 2019, is perhaps best known for his 11-year tenure at the helm of …

Darren Walker to Helm the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Read More »

Apollo Belvedere on display following its restoration at the Vatican Museum. Photo Stefano Costantino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On Tuesday, the restoration of one of the Vatican Museums‘ most prized artworks was unveiled. The Apollo Belvedere is a marble sculpture of the eponymous Greek god dating back to the 2nd century CE. The statue, executed …

Restored ‘Apollo Belvedere’ Back on Public View at the Vatican Museums Read More »

“Digital Capture: Southern California and the Pixel-Based Image World,” 2024. Courtesy UCR Arts A man pulled an Andrew Norman Wilson artwork from a California exhibition being staged as part of the Getty Foundation’s science-themed PST Art initiative. The piece was in a show at the California Museum of Photography and Culver Center of the Arts …

Man Steals Andrew Norman Wilson Artwork from PST Exhibition in California Read More »