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Shows & Exhibitions

As Performa Returns, Here Are Highlights From the First Two Decades of New York’s Sometimes Messy, Always Memorable Performance Art Biennial

From a play in a Lower East Side sauna to a marathon retelling of the "Marriage of Figaro," these are the performances that changed the game.

By Alexandra Peers, Oct 7, 2021

Shows & Exhibitions

See How a New Generation of Ceramic Artists Is Pushing the Medium Into Strange Dimensions in Jeffrey Deitch’s ‘Clay Pop’

"Clay Pop" is on view through October 30.

By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 6, 2021

Archaeology

What Did Egyptian Mummies Really Look Like? A Gene-Tech Company Has Unwrapped the Mystery, Creating Hyper-Realistic Portraits

The renderings show that ancient Egyptians share many physical traits with modern-day peoples of the Mediterranean and Middle East.

By Artnet News, Oct 6, 2021

Art World

Finders Keepers! A Lucky Retiree Visited an Arkansas National Park and Discovered a 4.38-Carat, Jellybean-Sized Diamond

The park lets visitors keep any gemstones they find.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 6, 2021

Art World

Art Industry News: Dave Grohl Says ‘Nevermind’ Might Get New Album Art in Light of the Lawsuit From the Cover Baby + Other Stories

Plus, Sotheby's launches a new evening sale for emerging art and the U.K. rejects UNESCO's call to reassess ownership of the Parthenon Marbles.

By Artnet News, Oct 6, 2021

Politics

Three Heads of State Backed a Blockbuster Art Show About Democratic Values. Critics Say Its Organizers Don’t Practice What They Preach

A high-profile show in Berlin Airport has drawn criticism for its questionable sponsors and nonpayment of artists.

By Quynh Tran, Oct 6, 2021

Politics

President Biden Names His Picks to Lead the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities

Maria Rosario Jackson and Shelly C. Lowe are President Biden's picks to lead the NEA and the NEH, respectively.

By Artnet News, Oct 5, 2021

On View

‘Greater New York,’ MoMA PS1’s Closely Watched Survey, Returns to Excavate New York’s Past and Reckon With Its Surreal Present

What began as a survey of New York's present feels more intergenerational and international than ever.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 5, 2021

Museums

Baltimore Museum Employees Are Planning to Unionize as a Nationwide Labor Movement Takes Hold in U.S. Art Institutions

The workers are calling for better job security and fair pay.

By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 5, 2021

Shows & Exhibitions

Exhibitors at a Fair in Dubai Have Covered Up the Private Parts of Michelangelo’s ‘David,’ Fearing It Might Offend Visitors

The Italian pavilion's organizers insisted the decision wasn’t censorship, but instead a kind of conceptual gesture.

By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 5, 2021

Law

The Pandora Papers Leak Reveals How the Late Dealer Douglas Latchford Used Offshore Accounts to Sell Looted Cambodian Antiquities

More revelations are likely forthcoming as journalists comb through the leak.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 5, 2021

Art Industry News: Big Brother Venice Is Using Cell Phone Data to Track Visitors’ Every Move in an Effort to Prevent Overcrowding + Other Stories

Plus, a sculpture of George Floyd is vandalized in New York's Union Square and the Guggenheim gets a new board chair.

By Artnet News, Oct 5, 2021

Lawmakers in Congress Want to Put Unemployed Artists Back to Work With a $300 Million Bill to Fund Public Cultural Projects

The bill was inspired by the New Deal's Works Progress Administration.

By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 4, 2021

Shows & Exhibitions

As Performa Returns, Here Are Highlights From the First Two Decades of New York’s Sometimes Messy, Always Memorable Performance Art Biennial

Shows & Exhibitions

See How a New Generation of Ceramic Artists Is Pushing the Medium Into Strange Dimensions in Jeffrey Deitch’s ‘Clay Pop’

Archaeology

What Did Egyptian Mummies Really Look Like? A Gene-Tech Company Has Unwrapped the Mystery, Creating Hyper-Realistic Portraits

Art World

Finders Keepers! A Lucky Retiree Visited an Arkansas National Park and Discovered a 4.38-Carat, Jellybean-Sized Diamond

Art World

Art Industry News: Dave Grohl Says ‘Nevermind’ Might Get New Album Art in Light of the Lawsuit From the Cover Baby + Other Stories

Politics

Three Heads of State Backed a Blockbuster Art Show About Democratic Values. Critics Say Its Organizers Don’t Practice What They Preach

Politics

President Biden Names His Picks to Lead the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities

On View

‘Greater New York,’ MoMA PS1’s Closely Watched Survey, Returns to Excavate New York’s Past and Reckon With Its Surreal Present

Museums

Baltimore Museum Employees Are Planning to Unionize as a Nationwide Labor Movement Takes Hold in U.S. Art Institutions

Shows & Exhibitions

Exhibitors at a Fair in Dubai Have Covered Up the Private Parts of Michelangelo’s ‘David,’ Fearing It Might Offend Visitors

Law

The Pandora Papers Leak Reveals How the Late Dealer Douglas Latchford Used Offshore Accounts to Sell Looted Cambodian Antiquities

Politics

The U.K. Has Rejected UNESCO’s Call on British Authorities to Reassess Their Position on the Contested Parthenon Marbles

Art World

Art Industry News: Big Brother Venice Is Using Cell Phone Data to Track Visitors’ Every Move in an Effort to Prevent Overcrowding + Other Stories

Art World

Editors’ Picks: 12 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Greater New York to Archtober

Law

Lawmakers in Congress Want to Put Unemployed Artists Back to Work With a $300 Million Bill to Fund Public Cultural Projects

As Performa Returns, Here Are Highlights From the First Two Decades of New York’s Sometimes Messy, Always Memorable Performance Art Biennial

See How a New Generation of Ceramic Artists Is Pushing the Medium Into Strange Dimensions in Jeffrey Deitch’s ‘Clay Pop’

What Did Egyptian Mummies Really Look Like? A Gene-Tech Company Has Unwrapped the Mystery, Creating Hyper-Realistic Portraits

Finders Keepers! A Lucky Retiree Visited an Arkansas National Park and Discovered a 4.38-Carat, Jellybean-Sized Diamond

Art Industry News: Dave Grohl Says ‘Nevermind’ Might Get New Album Art in Light of the Lawsuit From the Cover Baby + Other Stories

Three Heads of State Backed a Blockbuster Art Show About Democratic Values. Critics Say Its Organizers Don’t Practice What They Preach

President Biden Names His Picks to Lead the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities

‘Greater New York,’ MoMA PS1’s Closely Watched Survey, Returns to Excavate New York’s Past and Reckon With Its Surreal Present

Baltimore Museum Employees Are Planning to Unionize as a Nationwide Labor Movement Takes Hold in U.S. Art Institutions

Exhibitors at a Fair in Dubai Have Covered Up the Private Parts of Michelangelo’s ‘David,’ Fearing It Might Offend Visitors

The Pandora Papers Leak Reveals How the Late Dealer Douglas Latchford Used Offshore Accounts to Sell Looted Cambodian Antiquities

The U.K. Has Rejected UNESCO’s Call on British Authorities to Reassess Their Position on the Contested Parthenon Marbles

Art Industry News: Big Brother Venice Is Using Cell Phone Data to Track Visitors’ Every Move in an Effort to Prevent Overcrowding + Other Stories

Editors’ Picks: 12 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Greater New York to Archtober

Lawmakers in Congress Want to Put Unemployed Artists Back to Work With a $300 Million Bill to Fund Public Cultural Projects

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