A general view of the exterior facade of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, October 18, 2012 in New York City. Getty Images The Guggenheim Museum in New York will hold a mid-career survey next year for Rashid Johnson, an artist who sat on the institution’s board for seven years. He stepped down from the position …
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The California College of the Arts. Wikimedia Commons To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES VACANT HOWSE. The California College of the Arts (CCA) is grappling with a severe financial crisis, facing a $20 million budget deficit amid a sharp decline in student enrollment. The non-profit art institution, …
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County received a grant of $87,867. Photo courtesy of NHMLAC. The National Park Service recently announced $3 million in grants to 13 Tribes and 21 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation, and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items as part of the Native American Graves Protection and …
Artworks by Mo Kong. Works by Tianyi Sun-Fiel Guhit and Mo Kong; Illustration by Daniela Hritcu for ARTnews To speak in the same breath of artificial intelligence and Asians, who have long been coded in popular culture as task-driven robots and emotionless cyborgs, risks belaboring the stereotype or, at best, rehashing well-worn critiques of techno-orientalism. …
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Gavin Jantjes. Photo Angela Musil/Courtesy the artist “I wish I knew how it would feel to be free,” croons Nina Simone on a 1967 song of the same name. “I wish I could break all the chains holding me, I wish I could say all the things I should say.” These lyrics made the song …
Installation view of “Willem de Kooning and Italy,” 2024, at Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice, Italy. Photo Matteo de Fina, 2024/© 2024 The Willem de Kooning Foundation, SIAE Though best known as one of the leading proponents of Abstract Expressionism, Willem de Kooning, whose geometric and biomorphic shapes of the 1930s and ’40s gave way to his …
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Smoke billows from the roof of Somerset House on the bank of the River Thames. AFP via Getty Images More than 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were called to tackle a blaze at Somerset House in central London on Saturday. The Georgian-era complex, which was built on the site of a palace dating back …
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The North Face shoes feature the French artist’s signature blue in a drip motif. Courtesy of North Face The North Face has partnered with the Yves Klein Archive for a bespoke collection of apparel for an ultramarathon in France. The Summit Series x International Klein Blue collaboration features items designed for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, …
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Visitors queue in front of the Louvre’s Pyramide. ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images While crowds descended on the Château de Versailles, Eiffel Tower Stadium, and other venues during the Paris Olympics to watch sport, the world’s most visited museum emptied out. During the Games, between July 27 and August 11, attendance at the Louvre fell …
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Gamaliel Rodríguez, The tropicalized notion of power , 2022. Courtesy the artist and Sperone Westwater, New York The Joan Mitchell Foundation has announced the 15 artists chosen for its 2024 fellowships, which come with $60,000 in unrestricted grants over a five-year period. The artists chosen for the fellowship program this year are Scott Anderson, Michaela …
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