A Republican-Drafted Bill Has Axed Funding for the Smithsonian’s Planned Latino Museum in 2024

Museums & Institutions

A Republican-Drafted Bill Has Axed Funding for the Smithsonian’s Planned Latino Museum in 2024

The House of Representatives will next vote on the bill, which includes sweeping cuts to the arts and culture budget.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 25, 2023

Law & Politics

Collector Candace Barasch Lays Out More on Dethroned Art Advisor Lisa Schiff’s Lavish Lifestyle in a Blistering New Court Filing

The fight over multi-million dollar art transactions is heating up again.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 24, 2023

Pop Culture

Who Was Edward Brezinski? Nobody Really Knows. But a New Documentary About the ’80s Artist’s Failure to Find Fame Could Change That

Edward Brezinski was there when Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring skyrocketed to fame and fortune. His story is very different.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 21, 2023

Art & Exhibitions

Artist Sterling Wells Built a Floating Studio in Order to Paint the View From L.A.’s Ballona Creek. Then the City Demolished It

The raft studio is now featured in "Sterling Wells: A New Flood" at Night Gallery.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 19, 2023

Art Fairs

Veteran Gallerist Bridget Finn Appointed Director of Art Basel Miami Beach

Finn brings extensive experience and knowledge of the gallery eco-system to the new role.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 19, 2023

Art World

The Newly Restored Astor Place Cube Is Spinning Again in Manhattan (After a Brief Stop in the Hamptons)

After a weekend in the Hamptons—and an extensive restoration—Tony Rosenthal's beloved cube is back in Manhattan.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2023

Art Fairs

‘Galleries Were Selling Paintings in the Dark’: Flooding Imperiled $400 Million in Art at a Hamptons Fair and Shut the Event Down Early

Everyone had to evacuate the Southampton fair early.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2023

Studio Visit

Artist Tara Geer Goes Through Hundreds of Pencils a Day Creating Charcoal Drawings in Her Harlem Studio, Dog by Her Side

The artist will open a show of large-scale new works in Long Island on July 22.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2023

Pop Culture

Artist Stuart Semple Is Releasing a ‘Barbiest,’ Ultra-Fluorescent Pink Paint to Protest Mattel’s Trademark on the Color

After years of targeting Anish Kapoor and Vantablack, Stuart Semple's latest salvo in the color wars comes against Mattel.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 17, 2023

Auctions

The U.K. Has Slapped an Export Ban on a $2.9 Million Alberto Giacometti Chandelier to Allow a Local Institution to Acquire the Work

Will a U.K. museum step forward to buy the unique piece by the Swiss sculptor, or will the rare lighting fixture wind up abroad?

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 14, 2023

Museums & Institutions

Vermont’s Shelburne Museum Is the Latest Institution to Cut Ties With David Adjaye, Following Allegations Against the Architect

Several other projects, including the Nigeria's Edo Museum of West African Art, have yet to comment on the allegations against the famed architect.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 14, 2023

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