Mickey Mouse and chief executive officer and chairman of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger prepare to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Midjourney issued its first response to a lawsuit brought by Disney and Universal, arguing that the studios have no power to prevent AI training on its works. The …
David Chichkan. Via Instagram David Chichkan, an artist well-known in Ukraine for making explicitly political work that occasionally faced censorship, has died at 39. The Ukrainian culture ministry said that his heart stopped after he was wounded in battle against Russian troops. Chichkan made national headlines in Ukraine for mounting shows through the research initiative …
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Nick Olney and Eric Gleason. Courtesy Olney Gleason. Photo by Ogata. After 35 years in business, New York’s Kasmin gallery is closing its doors. The gallery will now launch a planned transition into a new venture called Olney Gleason, a gallery led by Nick Olney, Kasmin’s president since 2020, and Eric Gleason, a senior director since 2013. …
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Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day by Canaletto. Courtesy Christie’s To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good Morning! Puck and ARTDAI have compiled lists of the top 50 artists by auction volume, numbers of lots sold, and top prices. Artnet News’s Eileen Kinsella canvases Old Masters dealers for why Canaletto’s …
The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons The Danish government has decided to remove a massive sexualized mermaid statue from public view in Dragør Fort, Copenhagen. The decision comes after the 13-foot tall Big Mermaid sculpture received continual criticism, including most recently from critic Sorine Gotfredsen, who wrote in the Danish newspaper Berlingske, “Erecting …
Hisachika Takahashi. Courtesy Misako & Rosen Hisachika Takahashi, an artist who garnered a following in New York while serving as an assistant to Robert Rauschenberg, has died at 85. His death was announced by Misako & Rosen, a Tokyo-based gallery that collaborated with Hong Kong’s Empty Gallery on a current show for the artist at …
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A candlelight vigil for Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who were shot at the Capitol Jewish Museum. AFP via Getty Images A man suspected of shooting two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in May was indicted on hate crime and murder charges on Wednesday in a federal court in Washington, D.C. …
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The remains of Privoz market following a drone attack in Odessa on July 24, 2025, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Photo Oleksandr Gimanov /AFP via Getty Images A historic synagogue in Odessa, Ukraine, was significantly damaged by a Russian drone strike on August 4. The Monday evening strike ignited a large fire in the …
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Pauline Karpidas’ London abode. Photo Alex Winship Sotheby’s has revealed the headline lots for the blockbuster sale of British socialite and arts patron Pauline Karpidas’s collection, which is due to hit the auction block on September 17, 18, and 19 in London. The day, evening, and online auctions, comprising the contents of her “one-of-a-kind” London …
Lauren Quin, Lowing, 2024. Photo Martin Elder/©Lauren Quin/Courtesy Pace Gallery Los Angeles–based painter Lauren Quin has joined the roster at Pace Gallery. Quin, who previously showed with dealer Tim Blum before he shuttered his gallery earlier this summer, will have her first exhibition at Pace’s Los Angeles space in 2026, as well as having work …
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