Politics A Sculpture That Was Censored From Japan’s Aichi Triennale Will Become a Centerpiece of a New Museum for Banned Art The Spanish collector Taxto Benet plans to install the work in his forthcoming Freedom Museum. By Javier Pes, Aug 15, 2019
Politics 30 Years Ago, Ai Weiwei Was an Extra in a Puccini Opera. Now He’s Directing One—to Address the Hong Kong Protests As always, Ai is taking inspiration from contemporary political events. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 15, 2019
Events and Parties Francis Ford Coppola Likens Himself to Michelangelo as He Releases the Final Cut of ‘Apocalypse Now’ Francis Ford Coppola spoke about the creative process ahead of the release of a new cut of the renowned film this week. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 15, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: The Museum of Ice Cream Just Got Sprinkled With a $200 Million Valuation + Other Stories Plus, the Guggenheim names a new deputy director and activists stage a pro-democracy art exhibition in Hong Kong. By artnet News, Aug 15, 2019
Art World A 12-Year-Old Boy Found an Ancient Woolly Mammoth Tooth During a Vacation in Ohio “I would like to have my tooth back in my hands as soon as possible," the boy said of his discovery. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 14, 2019
Art World Stunning New Images of a Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Virgin of the Rocks’ Have Revealed Underdrawings of an Entirely Different Composition The images will be at the center of a immersive exhibition about the painting planned for November. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 14, 2019
Art World Tate Modern Surpassed the British Museum to Become London’s Most-Attended Art Institution in 2018 London art museums saw an increase in attendance after a significant period of decline. By Javier Pes, Aug 14, 2019
Politics In a Reversal, the San Francisco School Board Has Voted to Cover, Not Destroy, a Series of Controversial High School Murals The move comes after intensifying political pressure on the board, and statements from leaders of the local NAACP and actor Danny Glover. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 14, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Washington Post Critic Calls for the Breakup of the ‘Chaotic’ Barnes Collection + Other Stories Plus, the artist Molly Crabapple is arrested at an ICE protest and New York's Culture Pass program signs up 70,000 in its first year. By artnet News, Aug 14, 2019
Art World Want to Visit Frida Kahlo’s Avant-Garde Art Studio? Here Are 9 More Historic Artists’ Homes You Can See on Google Street View See what artists' dwellings look like from the privacy of your own home. By artnet News, Aug 14, 2019
People Lee Hadwin Never Dreamed of Being an Artist. To His Surprise, He Becomes One in His Sleep For nearly 40 years, Lee Hadwin has been making complex works of art while sleepwalking. He doesn't remember any of them. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 14, 2019
Politics Museums Across the UK Are Making Doomsday Plans for Brexit. Here Are Their Biggest Fears Registrars are making contingency plans to avoid having valuable works of art damaged during arduous customs procedures. By Javier Pes, Aug 14, 2019
Politics Trump Official Rephrases Emma Lazarus’s Plaque on the Statue of Liberty to Justify a New Immigration Policy The Trump administration's new immigration regulations seem to contradict the message of Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus." So an official rewrote it. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 13, 2019
People Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Are Opening an Art and Music Center in Upstate New York to Build a ‘Global Creative Community’ The space will showcase the couple's art collection and teach emerging artists about the business side of the industry. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 13, 2019
Politics Tania Bruguera and Others Are Demanding Their Works Be Removed From the Aichi Triennale After a Censorship Controversy The artists released a letter in a solidarity with the creators of a controversial sculpture of a “comfort woman.” By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 13, 2019
