House Democrats Urge Vice President J.D. Vance to Stop Smithsonian Overhaul Following Trump Executive Order
On Thursday, four members of the United States’ House of Representatives sent a letter to Vice President J.D. Vance urging...
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A Magritte Drawing Found on eBay for Less Than $2,000 Heads to Auction for Over $100,000
In a story that feels more than a bit surreal, a recently discovered drawing by René Magritte that was picked...
Singer-Songwriter Lucy Dacus Talks Art and Museums at the Barnes Foundation
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in...
Isaac Julien Gets an Electrifying US Retrospective at Long Last
Perhaps you don’t associate Blaxploitation filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles with Renaissance painting? I didn’t, at least not before last week,...
Pope Francis Has Died, Democratic Lawmakers Call for Stop to Trump’s Smithsonian Overhaul and More: Morning Links for April 21, 2025
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines A SOMBER DAY. Pope Francis died Easter Monday at...
Sketch in Bloom: A Tribute to Jane Austen, Celebrating 250 Years of Literary Legacy
SKETCH IN BLOOM: A Floral Chapter – Celebrating 250 Years of Jane Austen1st May, 2025 to 1st June, 2025sketch9 Conduit...
France 24 Explores Brazil’s Cultural Influence in The Art of Change, a New Three-Part Series
To mark 200 years of diplomatic relations between France and Brazil, France 24 is presenting a new cultural series that...
Cj Hendry’s New Exhibition, Keff Joons, Finds Levity in the Absurd
With humour and irreverence, Hendry deflates the glossy perfection of Koons’s icons to ask: What happens when form fails? This...
As Culture Wars Intensify Nationwide, CPW Faces Imminent Cuts to Government Funding
In a move reflecting broader political shifts, two major US government agencies have withdrawn previously approved arts grants from a...
A Wall, Transformed: Artist David Speed Brings Neon Vision to Warwick’s 60th Anniversary
As the University of Warwick turns 60, it is choosing to mark the occasion not with speeches and ceremonies, but...
