Christophe Cherix (at right) with Ed Ruscha, whose 2023 retrospective Cherix curated for MoMA. Getty Images for The Museum Of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art in New York has named Christophe Cherix as its next director, succeeding Glenn Lowry, who has led the institution for three decades. The New York Times first reported …
The British Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Photo Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Nearly 50 UK art businesses have landed on a newly published list of Art Market Participants (AMPs) that failed to comply with money laundering regulations, according to a disclosure by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) last week. The fines …
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The Ebell of Los Angeles building. Courtesy Ebell of Los Angeles The Headlines FRESCO FIND. After 90 years, forgotten frescoes by Maxine Albro were recently discovered beneath nine layers of paint in the historic building of Ebell of Los Angeles, a women-focused organization dedicated to education, arts, and culture, reports the Los Angeles Times. Painted in 1933, the murals …
The Smithsonian Museum has bowed to Trump’s executive order. Photo Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines SMITHSONIAN SUPPRESSION. On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution’s museums. He demanded the restoration of public monuments that have been removed since January 1, …
The 2024 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong. Courtesy Art Basel To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines HONG KONG TEMP CHECK. Ahead of Art Basel Hong Kong opening this week, in a piece for ARTnews, Ilaria Maria Sala analyzes the factors impacting the region’s art market. Despite “shaky” confidence in light of moderate …
Pablo Picasso, Femme au Béret Bleu Assise dans un Fauteuil Gris, Manches Rouges (Marie-Thérèse), 1937. Photo Sandra Pointet/©2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ Courtesy Gagosian Gagosian is set to close a chapter in its history, the end of its residence at its 980 Madison location in the Upper East Side, …
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The former Marlborough Gallery space. Photo by Brown Harris Stevens The former home of one of New York’s most storied galleries is officially on the market. The first and second floors of the Chelsea Arts Tower, which once housed Marlborough Gallery, have been listed for $10.9 million. Jeffrey Zoldan and Roger Gillen of Brown Harris Stevens …
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Photographer Sally Mann relaxes with her dog Honey in a meadow of tall grass on her farm near Lexington, Virginia. Photo Michael Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images A Texas county will not take legal action against the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth for showing Sally Mann photographs that some labeled “child pornography,” according …
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Léon Spilliaert, Self Portrait, 1907. Courtesy David Levy Gallery. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. Since last week, in Maastricht, a Dutch university city about two hours outside Amsterdam, 266 galleries have been exhibiting at this year’s edition of TEFAF, one of two …
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Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt and Nelson Rockfeller, then President of MoMA in NY. Courtesy Sotheby’s On April 10, Sotheby’s Paris will hold a sale dedicated to Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt, a Brazilian businesswoman and journalist and the founder of Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro. Bittencourt, who died in 2003, was a …
