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General view of the New Kingdom settlement found at Kom el-Nugus. Courtesy of Sylvain Dhennin/Antiquity Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Egyptian town dating back 3,400 years near the city of Alexandria, according to a recent study published in Antiquity. The researchers from the French National Centre for Scientific Research have theorized that …

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A person walks past Alberto Giacometti’s “Le Nez”, part of the Macklowe Collection, at Sotheby’s on November 5, 2021, in New York City. (Photo ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Billionaire collector and music mogul David Geffen has unequivocally refused calls from Justin Sun for the return of an Alberto Giacometti sculpture …

Facing Legal Drama over a Giacometti, David Geffen Hits Crypto Collector Justin Sun with Countersuit Read More »

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Photo Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images On Thursday, four members of the United States’ House of Representatives sent a letter to Vice President J.D. Vance urging him to reject an overhaul of the Smithsonian Institution. The letter was sent in response to President Donald Trump‘s “Restoring Truth and Sanity to …

House Democrats Urge Vice President J.D. Vance to Stop Smithsonian Overhaul Following Trump Executive Order Read More »

KHERSON, UKRAINE – FEBRUARY 19: Ihor works as he shows the robbed treasury in the Art Museum, Kherson, Ukraine where was robbed of most of its exhibits and appear in various Russian museums now, within the 2nd anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war on February 19, 2024. (Photo by Wojciech Grzedzinski/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via …

Ukraine Culture Minister Accuses Russia of Selling Stolen Pieces of Ukrainian Cultural Property on Black Market Read More »

Directions (Merging), a new digital artwork by Mohammed Kazem, commissioned by Julius Baer. at Art Dubai. Getty Images for Art Dubai 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. Art Dubai opened to VIPs on Wednesday with all the familiar trappings of a …

Art Dubai Opens With Its Own Pace: A Fair That’s ‘Not About Fighting to Win the Waiting List’ Read More »

The 45-foot, 32,000-pound wire sculpture ‘R-Evolution’ was unveiled April 10. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ACCIDENTAL DEATH. An inquest has ruled that London-based artist Sarah Cunningham, 31, died accidentally in November last year, reports George Nelson for ARTnews. The rising artist was represented by Lisson Gallery and went missing in …

Death of Artist Sarah Cunningham Ruled Accidental, Nude Burning Man Sculpture Causing a Stir in San Francisco, Glenstone Museum Reopens: Morning Links for April 18, 2025 Read More »

The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow. Photo Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images Moscow’s Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, one of the biggest museums of its kind in Russia, named Daria Kotova as its new director, effective immediately, on Thursday. Kotova is a longtime staffer at Garage, having started there in 2010 when she graduated from …

Moscow’s Garage Museum of Contemporary Art Names First New Director Since 2010 Read More »

Margarita Polovinko. Photo via Instagram. Ukrainian artist Margarita Polovinko, whose drawings and photography excavated her post-Soviet reality and later, the Russian invasion, died at age 31 while serving as a combat medic. Her death was announced on April 8 by her sister, who wrote in an Instagram post, “Margarita died defending Ukraine.” Margarita Polovinko was …

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Faith Ringgold. Photo Meron Menghistab/Courtesy the Anyone Can Fly Foundation and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York The estate of Faith Ringgold, an acclaimed artist known for works that directly and bracingly protest racism, has joined New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery. Prior to her death in 2024, Ringgold had long been represented by ACA Galleries, which …

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Carlos Basualdo. Photo Matteo De Fina Venezia/Courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, a modestly sized but formidable institution dedicated to the medium, has named Carlos Basualdo as director. He succeeds longtime director Jeremy Strick, who retired in June 2024, and will start at the Nasher on May 12, according to …

Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas Names Carlos Basualdo as Director Read More »