Museums & Institutions Unionized Workers at New York’s Jewish Museum Ratified Their First Contract, Improving Pay and Time Off The contract includes average raises of 17.5 percent between now and 2026. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 12, 2023
Museums & Institutions Walmart Heir Alice Walton Donates $40 Million to Museums in Kansas, Puerto Rico, Delaware, and Beyond Walton's foundation will spread the funding between 64 U.S. institutions. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 11, 2023
People María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Raven Chacon Are Among the Artists Who Won the 2023 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants Campos-Pons just opened a major solo show at the Brooklyn Museum. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 10, 2023
Museums & Institutions Under Fire From Political Forces on the Left and Right, a Proposed Smithsonian Museum of American Latino Culture Hangs in the Balance The museum's director canceled a planned civil rights exhibition in favor of one about salsa music. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 5, 2023
Auctions The Collection of ‘Ghostbusters’ Director Ivan Reitman Heads to Christie’s, Led By a Rare Picasso Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter 'Femme endormie' is estimated at $25 million to $35 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2023
Museums & Institutions Artist Nancy Baker Cahill’s New A.R. Work Unleashes a Surreal Interspecies Creature on the Terrace of the Whitney Museum The artist also opens her first solo museum show survey in Georgia later this month. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 4, 2023
On View Artist Lucy Sparrow Is Back in New York With a Pop-Up Bagel Shop Made Entirely of Felt—and She’s Sewing Sandwiches to Order The British artist's latest offering is inspired by New York's rich Jewish food culture. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 3, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Met Museum Will Expand Its Popular Costume Institute, Transforming Its Great Hall Gift Shop Into a New Gallery Space The museum also is launching a new dining facility that will remain open after hours. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 3, 2023
Auctions The Bizarre Saga of How an Isa Genzken Sculpture Wound Up on a German TV Show, Then a Sotheby’s Auction, Only to Be Mysteriously Yanked How did a valuable sculpture end up on TV? By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 2, 2023
Law & Politics The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco Is Suing the Architects Behind Its Major Expansion, Alleging Work of ‘Inadequate Quality’ The museum claims the pavilion required costly repairs before it could even open. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 2, 2023
On View A New Show at MCA Denver Reins in the Myth of the Cowboy With Works by John Baldessari, Amy Sherald, and More "Cowboy" deconstructs the long-held archetype of masculinity through works by 27 contemporary artists. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2023
Art World The Vast Scope of Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich’s $1 Billion Art Collection Is Revealed in a New Trove of Leaked Documents The leak of confidential information has likely set off alarm bells in elite art collecting circles. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 25, 2023
Law & Politics NFT Artist Scores Big Win in Multimillion Dollar Contract Dispute Over a Blank Space The plaintiff's contract with artist Coolman Coffeedan contained a "fatal" error, the court said. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 22, 2023
Galleries Artist Zoë Buckman Has Channeled Her Personal Traumas Into Raw and Intricate Embroidery Portraits, Now on View in New York The works form the artist's first New York solo show since 2019. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 22, 2023
On View A Stunning Show of Portraits by Barkley Hendricks Has Opened at the Frick, Where the Artist Was Once Inspired by Old Masters The pioneering artist is celebrated for his vivid portraits of Black subjects. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 21, 2023
