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Clockwise from upper left: 99 Canal (New York, NY); Black Cube (Denver, CO); Brew House Arts (Pittsburgh, PA); Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA); Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center (Buffalo, NY); Counterpublic (St. Lois, MO). Courtesy the Warhol Foundation The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York has …

Warhol Foundation to Give More Than $4 M. in Grants to 57 Arts Organizations Read More »

Edgar Degas, Danseuses roses, ca. 1897–1901. Courtesy National Gallery, London Arts Council England has announced the results of the 2024-25 edition of its Cultural Gifts Scheme (CGS) and Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) initiatives. Thirty-two artworks entered public collections this cycle, with a combined value of almost $80 million. Highlights include Edgar Degas’s pastel Danseuses roses (ca. …

UK Reveals Nearly $80 M. Worth of Art Donated by Collectors in Order to Reduce Tax Burdens Read More »

Philip Leider, 1989. Courtesy Polly Leider Philip Leider, the founding editor of Artforum, died at his home in Berkeley, California, on January 11 at 96. Artforum announced his death over the weekend, but did not state a cause. Leider’s career arc was an unusual one. He helped turn Artforum into a go-to source for serious, …

Philip Leider, Artforum Founding Editor Who Shaped a Changing Art World, Dies at 96 Read More »

Vestiges of ancient Rome, near where the House of the Griffins is located on the Palatine Hill. Lachas D/Alpaca/Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images In an effort to draw visitors to comparatively less-trafficked areas of Rome’s top tourist destination, the city is offering tours—via livestream—of an ancient Roman home that has not previously been open …

Visitors to Rome Can Now Tour a Well-Preserved Underground Dwelling—Via Livestream Read More »

Ian McKellen delivers a speech in November 2025. Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP Ian McKellan has signed to star in a new BBC documentary about cult artist L.S. Lowry, with a focus on unheard audio recordings that Lowry made in the final four years of his life. As reported by the Guardian, “Fifteen years ago, …

Ian McKellan Will Act Out Unheard Audio Recordings of Cult Artist L.S. Lowry in New Documentary Read More »

Michel Droge, Andromed’s Demise, 2024. Courtesy the artist The New York–based Joan Mitchell Foundation has named the 31 artists who will participate in its 2026 residency program. Taking place at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, the residents will participate in either six-week or 14-week residencies during three seasons (spring, summer, fall) this year, …

Joan Mitchell Foundation Names 31 Artists for Residency in New Orleans Read More »

Two portraits of Oscar Wilde by Sarony, 1882 Bonhams. On February 18, Bonhams auction house in London will hold a sale of books, photographs, and ephemera related to the Irish writer Oscar Wilde’s life and work. The items come from the holdings of former antiques dealer and bibliophile Jeremy Mason, who has been collecting Oscar …

A Collection of Oscar Wilde-Related Material Heads to Auction Read More »

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP) At least four artists have …

Iranian Artists Killed in Anti-Government Protests, Advocacy Groups Report Read More »

A view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art building in New York City, United States on July 15, 2024. NurPhoto via Getty Images Nearly 1,000 salaried and hourly workers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art voted on Friday to join Local 2110 of the United Auto Workers (UAW), creating one of the nation’s largest museum …

Met Workers Vote to Join Local 2110 UAW, Creating One of the Nation’s Largest Museum Unions Read More »

Bob Ross in his home studio, ca. 1991. Photo Acey Harper/Getty Images Three more paintings by PBS icon Bob Ross are going up for sale at Bonham’s at the end of the month, as part of a group of 30 such works being sold to raise money for the beleaguered public-broadcasting entity American Public Television …

More Bob Ross Paintings Go to Auction to Raise Money for Public Broadcasting, After Successful Sales So Far Read More »