Museums The Drag Queen at the Center of Tate Britain Protests Speaks Out After Clashes Outside the Museum One man was arrested as LGBTQ rights supporters met right-wing protesters outside the London museum. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 13, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: A New Documentary Suggests Diego Rivera Helped Frida Kahlo to End Her Life + Other Stories Plus, a federal court will hear dispute over a loaned Van Gogh and a Tintin comic sells for more than $2 million. By Artnet News, Feb 13, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions I Went Searching for Vermeer in the Dutch Master’s Home City of Delft. Here’s What I Found A tour of the Dutch Golden Age artist's hometown completes Rijksmuseum's blockbuster retrospective. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 13, 2023
Art World Here Are Some Ways the Art World Has Come Together to Support Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria Fundraisers have been initiated by Art Dubai and Refik Anadol, among others. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 10, 2023
Art World Are You Ready for a New Art-World Reality Show? Say Hello to ‘The Exhibit,’ a Paint-Spattered Contest Where the Prize Is a Major Museum Survey 'The Exhibit' will air on MTV and the Smithsonian Channel. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 10, 2023
Pop Culture Owen Wilson Plays a Soothing TV Art Instructor in His Upcoming Film ‘Paint.’ But, No, He’s Not Bob Ross. (Well… Maybe a Little) The fictional painter is named Carl Nargle. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 10, 2023
Museums The Director of a Prominent Russian Museum Has Been Unceremoniously Ousted for Not Advancing Vladimir Putin’s ‘Traditional Values’ Zelfira Tregulova has been replaced at Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery by the daughter of a top military official with little art experience. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 10, 2023
People Wet Paint in the Wild: Artist Rob Cristofaro Gives Us a Tour of Dia’s Best Kept Secrets in SoHo and Reveals Who’s Who in New York City The street artist takes us through a week in his life. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 10, 2023
Travel A Luxury Eco-Camp in Antarctica Is the New Home of a Monumental Orb Sculpture by Artist Anthony James The artist now counts an artwork on every continent. By William Van Meter, Feb 10, 2023
People ‘The Skin That These Artifacts Wear’: Watch Artist Michael Rakowitz Use Papier Mâché to Recreate Objects Looted From Iraqi Museums As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 10, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Director Harmony Korine Ditches Gagosian for Hauser & Wirth + Other Stories Plus, the V&A's director says contested cultural treasures should be "shared" and why a paint color is a source of income for the Taliban. By Artnet News, Feb 10, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions At London’s Courtauld Gallery, ‘Outsider’ Artist Peter Doig’s New Paintings Find New Neighbors: Van Gogh and Manet The exhibition reflects the view an artist who has often found himself "between places." By Vivienne Chow, Feb 10, 2023
Archaeology Thousands of Citizen Scientists Studying LiDAR Maps Have Found 1,000 Prehistoric Burial Mounds Across the Netherlands They also detected Celtic fields, charcoal kilns, and cart tracks. By Min Chen, Feb 10, 2023
Museums The Centre Pompidou Is on Track to Open a New Museum in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ula Cultural Complex The proposed institution, called Perspective Galleries, will join the Pompidou’s growing list of international satellite locations. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 9, 2023
Museums Beijing’s X Museum Is Moving to a New Location Following ‘Intense’ Pandemic Restrictions The new and larger space will open in the spring. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 9, 2023