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Rachida Dati denies the charges against her. Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Rachida Dati, France‘s culture minister, is stepping down from her post to run for mayor of Paris in next month’s election, she told the Financial Times in an interview Wednesday. Dati was appointed minister of culture by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in 2024 …

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The Vrindavani Vastra, woven 350 years ago andillustrating scenes from the life of the god Krishna. Wikimedia Commons The Vrindavani Vastra, a 350-year-old tapestry woven in the foothills of the Himalayas and depicting the life of the god Krishna, will make a six-month homecoming, as part of a loan struck between the British Museum and …

350-Year-Old Vrindavani Vastra Tapestry Makes Homecoming to India on Loan From British Museum Read More »

Quattro Gatti Gin is the Official Gin of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Photo Angus Mordant Aperol and Campari might have some serious competition at the Venice Biennale this year. While spritzes made with those apéritifs is often the drink of choice for collectors, curators, and critics taking a break …

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Detail of Judy Baca’s ‘Great Wall of Los Angeles’ (1976–), showing an alternative history of the 1950s: Farewell to Rosie the Riveter, Development of Suburbia, the Red Scare & McCarthyism, Division of the Barrios & Chavez Ravine. MAXIMILÍANO DURÓN, ARTNEWS/COURTESY THE ARTIST AND SPARC, VENICE, CALIFORNIA To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with …

LA Artist Judy Baca Accused of Misusing Funds For Historic Mural, French President Stung by Louvre Chaos: Morning Links for February 26, 2026 Read More »

Gallerists reported strong sales on day one of Frieze LA. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines MACRON PICKS PÉGARD. Catherine Pégard, former president of the Chateau de Versailles and a close ally of French president Emmanuel Macron, will become the new French culture minister, reports Le Monde. …

Catherine Pégard Named French Culture Minister, Frieze Los Angeles Clocks Enthusiastic Sales: Morning Links for February 27, 2026 Read More »

Michael Joo, Saltiness of Greatness (1992). Courtesy Space ZeroOne. A large sculpture by Korean American artist Michael Joo collapsed after an accident, reportedly caused by a careless visitor, during the February 20 opening of his exhibition “Sweat Models 1991–2006,” at New York’s Space ZeroOne.  The collapse of the piece Saltiness of Greatness (1992) injured four, …

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The 2024 edition of the Venice Biennale. Photo Stefano Mazzola/Getty Images The Venice Biennale, the world’s most important art exhibition, has officially named the 111 artists participating in its 2026 edition. Opening to the public on May 9 and running through November 22, this year’s Biennale, the 61st edition to date, is an unusual one: …

Venice Biennale Names 111 Artists for Koyo Kouoh’s Posthumous Exhibition Read More »

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 28: A Smithsonian Institution sign is seen on the National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reshape and remove contact that “portrays American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive” and promote …

Volunteer Group Documents Smithsonian Wall Text as Trump Administration Presses Cultural Review Read More »

President Donald Trump displays a rendering of his proposed White House ballroom during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on October 22, 2025 Alex Wong/Getty Images. On Thursday, President Donald Trump came one step closer to building his $400 million White House ballroom, when an …

Commission of Fine Arts Approves Trump’s Proposed White House Ballroom Read More »

Iris Cantor. Courtesy Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation Iris Cantor, a collector and philanthropist who provided the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and other US art institutions with millions of dollars worth of support, died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida. She was 95, according to a release from her foundation, which …

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