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Mehdi Chouakri. STUDIO REYES & ISRAELA Berlin’s Galerie Mehdi Chouakri will take a “temporary pause from exhibitions,” the gallery said in a post to its 14,000 Instagram followers.  “After almost thirty years of gallery work, with around two hundred and fifty ambitious exhibitions at various locations in Berlin, the time has come to reflect on …

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The wall text for Trump’s portrait at the Smithsonian has been “streamlined.” Photo Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines TRUMP, REDACTED. The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery quietly removed wall text mentioning President Donald Trump’s two impeachments after putting a new portrait of him on display in …

Smithsonian Drops Text About Trump’s Impeachments, Legendary Painter Beatriz González Dies at 93: Morning Links for January 12, 2025 Read More »

The JAX District, site of the 2026 Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale. Courtesy Diriyah Biennale Foundation To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines PAY TO PLAY. As The Art Newspaper points out, Dominican American artist Lucia Hierro’s ambitious recent commission, a 7.5-foot chair installation, illustrates a growing crisis in the US art …

US Artists Are Increasingly Self-Funding Institutional Projects, Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale Names Artists: Morning Links for January 7, 2025 Read More »

Jonty Bravery Courtesy Met Police Jonty Bravery, a 24-year-old man who was given a life sentence for throwing a six-year-old French boy from the 10th floor balcony at the Tate Modern in London, now faces an additional sentence for new charges. Bravery was charged for—and recently found guilty of—assaulting two nurses in September 2024 at …

Man Serving Life Sentence for Attacking Six-Year-Old at Tate Modern Faces New Assault Charges Read More »

Gabrielle Goliath (right), with Ingrid Masondo, who was selected as the curator of her South African Pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Ashley Walters South Africa selected a Gabrielle Goliath work about Gaza for its Venice Biennale pavilion, then rescinded the decision amid concerns that the work was “polarizing,” according to a report by the Daily …

South Africa Cancels Gabrielle Goliath Gaza Artwork Planned for Venice Biennale Pavilion Read More »

The cover for Mona’s Eyes. Courtesy Europa Editions Mona’s Eyes, a recently published novel by Thomas Schlesser, has drawn widespread praise, leading Barnes & Noble to name it the book of the year for 2025. But it is also gaining less positive notice for a reason that has nothing to do with the text itself: …

A Hit Book’s Cover, Featuring a Vermeer Painting, Can’t Stop ‘Ragebaiting’ People Read More »

The U.S. repatriated seven objects to Egypt. Courtesy State Information Service Thanks to the collaboration of several government organizations in the United States and Egypt, seven artifacts were recently repatriated to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The objects had been smuggled from the country in separate cases and are from different time periods, according …

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Some of the British Musuem’s gold. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines On the wall of immigration lawyer Michael Wildes’s office reportedly hangs a photograph of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, a reminder of a pivotal moment in the history of the US artist visa. When the …

Influencers and Only Fans Models Dominating US Artist Visas, British Museum to Hire Specialist to Recover Stolen Artifacts: Morning Links for January 5, 2025 Read More »

Travelers at Denver International Airport in Colorado in 2024. Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images Countless artists have immigrated from countries around the world to the U.S., enriching the American cultural landscape immeasurably. But the process of applying for an O-1B visa, for those with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics, or …

More and More ‘Extraordinary’ Artist Visas Are Going to Social Media Influencers, Say Immigration Lawyers Read More »

Bob Monk. Courtesy Wendy Monk Bob Monk, a Gagosian director who was with the gallery for more than 20 years, working closely with artists such as Ed Ruscha and Richard Artschwager, died on December 15 at 75. His ex-wife, Wendy Monk, said the cause was complications from a heart condition. Monk was a quiet force …

Bob Monk, Longtime Gagosian Director and Quiet Market Force, Dies at 75 Read More »