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Youngsters walk outside Syria’s National Museum as it reopens to visitors, in Damascus, on January 8, 2025. The Syrian government fell more than 13 years after Bashar al-Assad’s crackdown on anti-government protests ignited Syria’s civil war, which has drawn in foreign powers, jihadists and claimed more than half a million lives. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA …

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Money for old rope. Stephen Friedman Gallery An upturned urinal, a spade hanging from the ceiling, an unmade bed, a banana duct-taped to a wall… and now a load of old rope. British artist David Shrigley’s conceptual installation, consisting of ten tons of discarded rope heaped on Stephen Friedman Gallery’s floor, is the latest work …

David Shrigley’s Latest Installation Is a $1.3 M. Pile of Old Rope at Stephen Friedman Gallery in London Read More »

From left to right, Sheldon Gooch, Kari Rittenbach, Connie Butler, Jody Graf, Andrea Sánchez, Elena Ketelsen González, and Ruba Katrib. Photo Noel Woodford/Courtesy MoMA PS1 With its 50th anniversary looming, MoMA PS1 has revealed details for the 2026 edition of Greater New York, its quinquennial for art made in and around the city. Whereas in …

MoMA PS1 to Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary in 2026 with Sprawling ‘Greater New York’ Show Read More »

The National Museum Cardiff. Getty Images Elias Marrow, a conceptual artist, said he secretly hung an AI-generated artwork inside the National Museum Cardiff, calling the act “participation without permission” rather than vandalism. On October 29, Marrow installed the framed digital print, titled Empty Plate, in the museum’s contemporary art galleries, where it remained on view for several …

Artist Secretly Hangs AI Work in Welsh Museum, Calling It ‘Participation Without Permission’ Read More »

A statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein now titled Best Friends Forever. Courtesy the Secret Handshake A statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein that generated attention from the public—and condemnation from some Republican officials—has officially returned (again) to Washington, D.C., as politicians and reporters alike sift through a newly released tranche of emails …

Statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Returns to D.C. After Newly Released Emails Read More »

CATPC members (from left) Olele Mulela Mabamba, Irene Kanga, Huguette Kilembi, Jeremie Mabiala, Jean Kawata, Mbuku Kimpala, Ced’art Tamasala and Matthieu Kasiama, 2020, © CATPC In recent years, museums have expressed their wishes to rethink their pasts, returning looted objects, acknowledging the original inhabitants of the land where they are located, and taking steps to …

African Artist Collective Calls on Museums to Rectify Their Debt to Plantation Workers Read More »

Still from Andrew Thomas Huang’s video installation and sculpture The Deer of Nine Colors, 2025. Courtesy Onassis ONX The Onassis Foundation’s experimental art and tech studio Onassis ONX is doubling its size at a new location in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. It is slated to open with the multimedia exhibition “TECHNE: Homecoming” in January. Founded in …

Onassis Foundation Doubles Down on Experimental Art and Tech With New Space in Tribeca Read More »

Band of Holes, Pisco Valley, Peru, 2010. Courtesy Wikimedia Researchers from the University of Sydney have uncovered new evidence that might solve one of South America’s most enduring archaeological puzzles—the “Band of Holes,” an almost one mile stretch of more than 5,000 circular depressions carved into the desert hills of Peru’s Pisco Valley. According to Science …

New Research Suggests Peru’s Mysterious ‘Band of Holes’ May Have Been an Ancient Marketplace Read More »

Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate, 2006. COURTESY CITY OF CHICAGO British artist Anish Kapoor’s shiny sculpture Cloud Gate (2006), sited in Chicago’s Millennium Park, is one of the world’s most popular works of public art. Often called “the Bean” in reference to its elliptical shape, the 110-ton piece has served as the setting for countless photo …

Border Patrol Agents Use Anish Kapoor’s ‘Bean’ for a Chicago Photo Op Amid Aggressive Crackdowns Read More »

The US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Photo Simone Padovani/Getty Images According to ARTnews’s sources, Utah-born, Mexico-based sculptor Alma Allen has been picked to represent the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale, which is set to open next May. The pavilion’s commissioning curator is Jeffrey Uslip, according to sources, who say the official announcement …

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