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On View

Can Smell Be an Artistic Medium? A Perfume Expert Teamed Up With Joana Vasconcelos and Other Artists to Make ‘Olfactory Sculptures’

The show is on view now at Phllips Paris.

Shows & Exhibitions

The Obama Presidential Portraits Kick Off an 11-Month Tour in Chicago This Week. Tickets Are Already Selling Out

The paintings by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald are expected to draw large crowds at each of the five museums on the tour.

By Taylor Dafoe, 2 hours ago

Shows & Exhibitions

In Pictures: See a Starfish Brooch by Salvador Dalí and Other Glittering Works From the Museum of Natural History’s Surreal Jewelry Show

Don't miss these bejeweled designs.

By Sarah Cascone, 9 hours ago

Archaeology

Archaeologists Have Discovered Ancient Bronze Age Homes at Germany’s ‘Stonehenge’

Central Europe's largest-known settlement has been discovered at Ringheiligtum Pömmelte.

By Sarah Cascone, 10 hours ago

Art World

Notre Dame Raised Almost $1 Billion After Its Devastating Fire—But Now, the Church Says It Needs More

The church is restricted in how funds that came in immediately after the 2019 fire can be used.

By Sarah Cascone, 15 hours ago

Politics

Artists and Activists Are Decrying Hungary’s Sweeping New Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws as a Grave Threat to Freedom of Expression

Hungary's queer art community and human rights organizations have denounced the news.

By Naomi Rea, 16 hours ago

Art World

A Napa Wine Family Has Given the Smithsonian’s American History Museum a $4 Million Gift to Hire a Food and Drink Curator

Warren and Barbara Winiarski have been donating to the museum since 1996.

By Sarah Cascone, 17 hours ago

Museums

Norway Is Preparing to Open Its $723 Million Megamuseum, Home to ‘The Scream,’ After Seven Years—Get a Sneak Peek Here

The Oslo museum is the largest art museum in the Nordic region.

By Naomi Rea, 17 hours ago

Art World

Art Industry News: ‘Hunter Biden’s Artwork Is Actually Good and Will Be Worth a Lot,’ According to the NY Post, Which Tried to Destroy Him + Other Stories

Plus, Johann König opens a showroom in Monaco, and cartoonists are up in arms that they were passed over for a Pulitzer.

By Artnet News, 18 hours ago

People

‘I Embrace Whatever Label Is Attached to Me’: Activist and Artist Gregg Bordowitz on Identity Politics and Why the AIDS Crisis Is Only Beginning

We spoke with the artist on the occasion of a 30-year retrospective of his work at MoMA PS1.

By Pac Pobric, 1 day ago

Archaeology

‘A Unique Find, Without Any Precedent’: Construction Workers Discover a ‘Miniature Pompeii’ Buried in Verona

Workers have unearthed gorgeous ancient Roman frescoes at an abandoned cinema.

By Sarah Cascone, 1 day ago

Pop Culture

MacKenzie Scott Just Gave Out $2.7 Billion in Grants, Including Millions to Some of America’s Most Progressive Arts Organizations

Souls Grown Deep, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and United States Artists were among the recipients of the major donation.

By Taylor Dafoe, 1 day ago

People

‘My Whole Body Is Moving With It’: Artist Kennedy Yanko on the Performative Nature of Making Sculpture

The painter and sculptor is the Rubell Museum of Art's 2021 artist in residence.

By Katie White, 1 day ago

Shows & Exhibitions

The Smithsonian Will Stage a Blowout Show With Objects From Across Its Museums—and 5 New Artworks—to Celebrate Its 175th Birthday

The show will take over the long-shuttered Arts and Industries Building.

By Sarah Cascone, 2 days ago

Law

Authorities Raided a Hong Kong Show Commemorating the Anniversary of the 2019 Pro-Democracy Protests

Police claimed they received a complaint that the gallery was exhibiting “seditious” content.

By Artnet News, 2 days ago

Can Smell Be an Artistic Medium? A Perfume Expert Teamed Up With Joana Vasconcelos and Other Artists to Make ‘Olfactory Sculptures’

The Obama Presidential Portraits Kick Off an 11-Month Tour in Chicago This Week. Tickets Are Already Selling Out

In Pictures: See a Starfish Brooch by Salvador Dalí and Other Glittering Works From the Museum of Natural History’s Surreal Jewelry Show

Archaeologists Have Discovered Ancient Bronze Age Homes at Germany’s ‘Stonehenge’

Notre Dame Raised Almost $1 Billion After Its Devastating Fire—But Now, the Church Says It Needs More

Artists and Activists Are Decrying Hungary’s Sweeping New Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws as a Grave Threat to Freedom of Expression

A Napa Wine Family Has Given the Smithsonian’s American History Museum a $4 Million Gift to Hire a Food and Drink Curator

Norway Is Preparing to Open Its $723 Million Megamuseum, Home to ‘The Scream,’ After Seven Years—Get a Sneak Peek Here

Art Industry News: ‘Hunter Biden’s Artwork Is Actually Good and Will Be Worth a Lot,’ According to the NY Post, Which Tried to Destroy Him + Other Stories

‘I Embrace Whatever Label Is Attached to Me’: Activist and Artist Gregg Bordowitz on Identity Politics and Why the AIDS Crisis Is Only Beginning

‘A Unique Find, Without Any Precedent’: Construction Workers Discover a ‘Miniature Pompeii’ Buried in Verona

MacKenzie Scott Just Gave Out $2.7 Billion in Grants, Including Millions to Some of America’s Most Progressive Arts Organizations

‘My Whole Body Is Moving With It’: Artist Kennedy Yanko on the Performative Nature of Making Sculpture

The Smithsonian Will Stage a Blowout Show With Objects From Across Its Museums—and 5 New Artworks—to Celebrate Its 175th Birthday

Authorities Raided a Hong Kong Show Commemorating the Anniversary of the 2019 Pro-Democracy Protests

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