Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1503–19, oil on wood panel, 30 x 20 7/8 inches. Louvre, Paris “Yo, Mona Lisa, could I get a date on Friday?” sang Wyclef Jean on the Fugees’ debut album, in 1994. Around half a century earlier, Nat King Cole had crooned about Mona Lisa as the lady with …
A still image from American Artist’s two-channel video work, “The Monophobic Response,” in which a group of scholars, artists, and engineers play “Earthseeders,” from Octavia Butler’s “The Parable of the Sower” and reenact a rocket test. Courtesy of American Artist and Pioneer Works Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, an ARTnews series where we interview the movers …
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Getty Images For the first time, the World Monuments Fund (WMF) has included the moon in its 2025 list of 25 at-risk cultural heritage sites. Also …
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ART SG is in full swing, and while gallery numbers are down, visitor numbers are high. Courtesy Art Assembly To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ART SG‘S BEST BOOTHS… AND WHAT ABOUT FRIEZE LA? ART SG has opened and Karen K. Ho for ARTnews gives us her picks for …
The FBI raided the Orlando Museum of Art in June 2022 as they investigated paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat. Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Aaron De Groft, the former CEO of the Orlando Museum of Art whose tenure was ultimately defined by a Basquiat forgery scandal, died on January 18 …
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A rendering of the National Cathedral of Ghana. Courtesy Adjaye Associates The National Cathedral of Ghana, a $400 million building in Accra that is being designed by architect David Adjaye‘s firm, will reportedly be investigated after concerns were raised about its cost. The cathedral had been the source of controversy in Ghana well before Adjaye …
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Tesla Founder Elon Musk walks on stage with his son, X, beside President-elect Donald Trump during a rally at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. on January 19, 2025. Photo Tom Brenner for the Washington Post via Getty Images A portrait of tech billionaire Elon Musk was removed from a space and technology exhibition at …
Exterior view of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, 2024. Photo Graham Denholm/Getty Images The Louvre is suffering from water leaks and overcrowding, its director, Laurence des Cars, warned in a leaked missive to the French culture minister. Des Cars, the first woman to lead the museum, told culture minister Rachida Dati, that the museum’s deteriorating facilities …
The UK’s foreign secretary, David Lammy (fourth from right), next to the UK’s culture secretary, Lisa Nandy (fifth from left), at the launch of the Soft Power Council. Ben Dance / FCDO The UK government has recruited Tristram Hunt, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Peter Bazalgette, the chair and pro-chancellor of …
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The Andrew McNally House burns during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, 2025. Photo ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images Gallery Association Los Angeles, an association of around 100 galleries formed in 2020, released an open letter Friday night calling for the art community’s continued engagement, support, and solidarity in the city amid the ongoing Eaton, …
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