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Bose Krishnamachari during a media tour on the eve of the 6th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in December 2025. Sivaram Venkitasubramanian/NurPhoto via Getty Images Bose Krishnamachari, an artist and curator who co-founded the Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) in 2010, announced his sudden resignation. South First reported the news, with a statement from the foundation …

Kochi Biennale Foundation Co-Founder Bose Krishnamachari Resigns Read More »

The Art Mill, an in-progress museum in a former flour mmill in Qatar, reportedly sought to acquire Gabrielle Goliath’s work from her since-canceled Venice Biennale pavilion. Courtesy Qatar Museums Yet more details have emerged surrounding the abrupt cancelation of Gabrielle Goliath‘s planned Venice Biennale pavilion for South Africa, with the Daily Maverick publishing a report …

Qatar Museums, Not a Foreign Nation, Reportedly Tried to Acquire South African Pavilion Work Read More »

Goodman Gallery’s Johannesburg headquarters. The gallery recently dropped Goliath and more than 10 other artists. Courtesy Goodman Gallery Artist Gabrielle Goliath was dropped by her South African representative, Goodman Gallery, before the cancelation of her proposed Venice Biennale pavilion, according to a report by the Cape Town–based newspaper Daily Maverick from Tuesday. She appears to …

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President Donald Trump. Getty Images The Trump administration is eyeing a Washington, D.C. park for its “National Garden of American Heroes,” according to two sources speaking anonymously to the Washington Post. West Potomac Park is south of the National Mall, near memorials to Martin Luther King Jr. and president Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Just what part …

Trump Reportedly Looking at D.C. Park Near Jefferson Memorial For Sculpture ‘Garden of Heroes’  Read More »

The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where a talk with Basma Al-Sharif is planned to take place on January 21. Photo Federico Gambarini/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, a storied German art school, faced scrutiny this week from three Jewish groups over the invitation of Palestinian artist and filmmaker Basma Al-Sharif for an event. Ahead of …

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Philadelphia’s iconic Rocky statue will move to the top of the Philadelphia Art Museum’s stairs. Phoot Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images A popular statue of Rocky that’s currently sited at the bottom of the stairs leading to the Philadelphia Art Museum is officially being relocated to the top of those flights. There is technically a …

Beloved Rocky Statue Will Move to Top of Philadelphia Art Museum Steps Read More »

Among the works seized by Nice authorities were Picasso’s “The Clown” and “The Old King.” Crédit: Police Judiciaire de Nice Seven years after an undercover sting led police to a house packed with stolen art in the hills above Nice, France, the case has returned to court, with ten defendants now on trial over a …

Recovered Picassos at Center of Art Theft Trial in Nice Read More »

Gayton McKenzie, the South African culture minister, alleged that a foreign country sought to purchase work from his nation’s Venice Biennale pavilion. Photo Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty Images After the cancelation of a Venice Biennale pavilion that was to feature a Gaza-related artwork, South Africa laid the blame for its surprise decision at the …

South Africa Reportedly Blames Qatar for Its Decision to Cancel Venice Biennale Pavilion with Gaza Artwork Read More »

Tammy Nguyen, The Sky is Open, 2025. Photo Studio Kukla/Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut will launch a new recurring survey, called the Aldrich Decennial, and true to its name will take place every 10 years. In its role as “the state’s only …

Connecticut’s Aldrich Museum Plans a Recurring Survey of Local Artists Every Ten Years Read More »

Delcy Morelos during the installation of El abrazo (The Embrace), 2023, at Dia Chelsea, New York. Photo Don Stahl/©Delcy Morelos As part of its upcoming spring program, the Barbican in London will stage a major commission by artist Delcy Morelos, her first in the United Kingdom. For the commission, on view May 15 to July …

Delcy Morelos to Stage Major Public Art Commission at Barbican in London This Spring Read More »