NFTs Sculptor Maya Lin Will Release Her First NFT Project, a Generative Art Series Based on the Root Systems of Trees, This Spring The series, alongside projects by Trevor Paglen and John Gerrard, will be released by Pace Verso and Art Blocks. By Taylor Dafoe, 4 hours ago
Museums The New Museum Has Named Two Star Curators the Co-Organizers of Its Sixth Triennial, Set for 2026 The show will be the first Triennial to take place after the completion of the museum’s major expansion project. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
Museums The Centre Pompidou Is Lending Its Brand to a New Museum in Seoul, Expanding Its Portfolio of International Outposts The Paris-based institution has agreed to license its name and works from its collection for a four-year period. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 20, 2023
Auctions More Than 200 Artworks From the Collection of Gerald Fineberg Could Net $270 Million When They Hit the Block at Christie’s in May The late real estate magnate’s collection includes paintings by Gerhard Richter, Christopher Wool, and Alice Neel. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 20, 2023
Law A Series of Norman Rockwell Illustrations That Once Hung in the White House Is at the Center of a Legal Battle Between Family Members Rockwell gifted the artworks to FDR’s press secretary in 1943. But who officially owned them after that is the subject of debate. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 17, 2023
Art World A Drab Landscape on ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Turns Out to be an Early David Hockney Worth up to $36,000 The scene was likely completed by the iconic British painter when he was a student in the late 1950s, the show’s art expert explained. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 16, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions The Republic of Benin Is Getting Its First-Ever National Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale The West African country’s pavilion will be organized by the curator and critic Azu Nwagbogu. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 15, 2023
On View Desert X Arrives in Coachella Valley, Bringing Art That Reflects on Ecology. See Images of the Show Here Works by Tschabalala Self, Torkwase Dyson, and Tyre Nichols are included in the fourth iteration of the biennial exhibition. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 14, 2023
Pop Culture New York’s ‘Hot Dog King’ Has Held Court Outside the Met Museum for Years. Now Fans Are Rallying to Stop the City From Ejecting Him A new petition calls on New York officials to “enforce their health codes fairly across the board.” By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 14, 2023
On View Four Artists Have Been Shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. See How Their Works Unpack Themes of Identity and Power Bieke Depoorter, Samuel Fosso, Arthur Jafa, and Frida Orupabo have been shortlisted for the £30,000 award. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 13, 2023
Crime The Dealer Who Sold the World’s Most Expensive Coin Has Been Arrested for Falsifying the $4.2 Million Artifact’s Provenance An investigation found the coin, along with other ancient objects, were sold with forged provenance certificates. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 13, 2023
Books 87-Year-Old Artist Barbara Kasten on How Her New Career-Defining Monograph Shows She’s More Than Just a Photographer The book unpacks the multidimensionality of the artist's practice. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 13, 2023
Museums Artists and Museums Have Heroically Raised $30 Million to Keep a Historic Portrait From Leaving Britain. Will It Be Enough? The National Portrait Gallery in London has raised about half the sum required to buy Sir Joshua Reynolds’s “Portrait of Omai.” By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 10, 2023
Museums Whitney Museum Director Adam Weinberg Will Step Down After 20 Years, Paving the Way for Curator Scott Rothkopf to Succeed Him Weinberg oversaw the Whitney’s move downtown and helped grow museum attendance, membership, and staff size. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 8, 2023
Museums An Indiana University’s Faculty Have Voted to Halt Its Controversial Plan to Deaccession Three Masterpieces Worth Over $20 Million The vote came just one day after the Association of Art Museum Directors threatened to sanction the museum if the sale went ahead. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 7, 2023
