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Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares inaugurating “Half the World: Women in Indigenous Mexico” Courtesy el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación de España On Friday, Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares inaugurated a sprawling exhibition titled “Half the World: Women in Indigenous Mexico,” with more than 400 works on loan from the …

Spain Acknowledges ‘Injustice and Pain’ Colonization Caused to Mexico’s Indigenous Populations, But Stops Short of Formal Apology Read More »

Hale A. Woodruff, Opening Day at Talladega College (1942) Historical Collection of Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama In a move that may shine light on how museums and institutions could share the responsibility of preserving cultural heritage, Alabama’s Talladega College has entered into a partnership with three art institutions to share six monumental artworks. The alliance—between …

A New Model for Stewardship: Talladega College’s Partnership to Share Hale Woodruff’s Murals Read More »

The Wexner Center for the Arts Brad Feinknopf On August 25, staff at the Wexner Center for the Arts at the Ohio State University sent a letter of no confidence in the leadership of executive director Gaëtane Verne to university officials, according to Columbus media outlet Matter News. The institution came under scrutiny this fall …

Wexner Center for the Arts Staff Sent ‘No Confidence’ Letter About Director to University Read More »

Deformation patterns and intensive rock fractures in the antechamber and burial chamber ceilings of King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Courtesy Sayed Hemeda, Nature The tomb of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamen, located in the Valley of the Kings, has experienced instability and damage from flash flooding and major faults that has worsened over time. One expert outlined methods …

A New Study Finds King Tut’s Tomb Is at Risk of Collapse Read More »

Andrea Gyorody Courtesy Andrea Gyorody. Photo: Ron Hall. Andrea Gyorody has resigned as director of Pepperdine University’s Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art after the university removed and obscured artworks it deemed “political,” prompting accusations of censorship from artists, students, and faculty. Gyorody confirmed to Hyperallergic that Friday, October 24, was her final day in the role. …

Pepperdine Museum Director Resigns Amid Censorship Controversy Read More »

The Louvre upon its reopening. Photo Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelg Alsayed/Anadolu via Getty Images Fifty-seven curators and museum directors—including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s Christophe Cherix and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)’s Michael Govan—signed an open letter in support of Louvre‘s director Laurence des Cars, following the theft of the museum’s crown jewels …

Museum Leaders Support Louvre Director Laurence des Cars in Open Letter Read More »

Jean-Michel Basquiat, King Alphonso, 1982–83. ©The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat/Courtesy Pace Prints The estate of Jean-Michael Basquiat is coming out with a new screenprint to be available from Pace Prints starting November 5. Produced in an edition of 60, the print reproduces a drawing that dates to 1982–83, around five years before the artist’s death …

Basquiat Estate Releases New Print in Edition of 60, Signed by the Artist’s Sisters Read More »

Books stacked on a shelf. Photo DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images Seven leading foundations have come together to launch the Literary Arts Fund to distribute $50 million over a five-year span to support nonprofit literary arts across the United States. The Literary Arts Fund will award grants to US-based nonprofits and fiscally sponsored literary organizations …

Seven Leading Foundations Launch $50 M. Literary Arts Fund Read More »