Museums & Institutions Frick Collection Names Axel Rüger Its New Director Rüger is taking over the role from Ian Wardropper, who is stepping down in 2025. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions Gardner Museum Is Renovating the Room That Witnessed a Notorious Heist From floor tiles to Italian painted ceiling, the restoration will largely take place in public view. By Artnet News, Sep 18, 2024
Art & Exhibitions JR’s Famed Photo Booth Project Takes Over New York’s Natural History Museum Visitors to the museum were invited to share their thoughts on climate change—and take home a portrait from JR's "Inside Out Project." By Sarah Cascone, Sep 18, 2024
Museums & Institutions Fondation Cartier Unveils Plans for Its New Paris Outpost The historic building near the Louvre has been renovated by French architect Jean Nouvel, who designed the foundation's current premises in 1994. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 17, 2024
Market Christie’s Acquires Classic-Car Auction House—and More Essential Art Industry News Plus, the collection of the late curator Kasper König heads to auction. By Annie Armstrong & Margaret Carrigan, Sep 16, 2024
Art & Exhibitions How 4 National Pavilions at the Venice Biennale Put Innovative Collaboration at the Fore Collaborative presentations at the 60th Venice Biennale showcased the power of pluralistic authorship. By Devorah Lauter, Sep 13, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Basquiat and Banksy Go Head-to-Head at the Hirshhorn This Fall It's the first time either artist's work will be on view at the D.C. museum. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 12, 2024
Art & Exhibitions The Monet Painting That Defined Impressionism Makes Its Stateside Debut Monet's canvas including the word "Impression" in its title unwittingly christened one of art history's most beloved movements. By Richard Whiddington, Sep 9, 2024
Museums & Institutions Long-Lost Artemisia Gentileschi Masterpiece Goes on View After Centuries of Obscurity The painting resurfaced at auction in 2001 as a work by the artist's studio, and was recently identified as an original. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 9, 2024
Market Auction Houses Lock in Estates for New York’s November Sales—and More Essential Art Industry News Plus, sales at the Armory Show and Frieze Seoul jumpstart a sluggish market. By Annie Armstrong & Margaret Carrigan, Sep 9, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Court Approves Valparaiso University’s Controversial Plan to Sell Paintings From Brauer Museum Collection The canvases by O’Keeffe, Church, and Hassam could bring as much as $20 million. By Brian Boucher, Sep 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Permanent Collection: John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Amelia Earhart’s Benefactor Norton Museum of Art director Ghislain d'Humieres on one of his favorite Sargent portraits. By Tim Brinkhof, Sep 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions Researchers Claim Chinese Interference in French Museum Exhibitions Respected Tibetologists have raised the alarm over the erasure of non-Han cultures in wall texts. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 4, 2024
Art World The Permanent Collection: How Mario Merz’s Motorcycle Sculpture Transformed the Guggenheim Chief Curator Naomi Beckwith said the work is emblematic of the past and future of the museum. By Adam Schrader, Sep 3, 2024
Museums & Institutions Brauer Museum’s Ex-Director Slams Cost-Cutting Measures That Forced Its Closure Jonathan Canning argued that the school’s decisions don’t make sense. By Brian Boucher, Sep 3, 2024