In Open Letter, Artists Accuse Western Museums of ‘Silencing and Stigmatizing’ Palestinian Voices
The letter was published on November 30 by the organization Artists for Palestine UK.
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Carrie Mae Weems Joins Gladstone, Departing Her Longtime New York Gallery in the Process
She had shown with Jack Shainman Gallery for 15 years.
Whitney Museum Curator Jane Panetta Heads to Met’s Modern and Contemporary Art Department
She is the second Whitney Museum curator to leave for the Met in the past two years.
Pace Gallery’s Marc Glimcher Spotted in Good Company for Art Basel Miami Beach, including Venus Williams and Jeff Bezos
Marc Glimcher, one of the world’s most powerful art dealers, was seen at Art Basel Miami Beach with Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez.
Vera Molnár, Computer Art Legend Who Drew with Plotters and Algorithms, Dies at 99
Her early experiments with computers during the ’60s and ’70s have proven influential.
$100 M. Botticelli Found in Family Home in Italy, Spurring Investigation into its Rightful Owner
The work is set for an extensive restoration, and may go on public display.
Zabludowicz Collection Shutters London Museum After 16 Years
The collector couple that owns it said they plans to focus more on loans of works to other institutions.
Louvre Acquires Rare Cimabue Painting Saved from Trash, Three Years After Losing It at Auction
It is now one of the oldest paintings held by the French museum.
Records for Julie Mehretu, Barkley Hendricks Enliven Sotheby’s $310 M. Contemporary Sale
The sale set records for Julie Mehretu, Barkley Hendricks, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Ad Reinhardt, Amy Sillman, and others.
NYU Abu Dhabi Vice Chancellor Mariët Westermann Picked to Lead Guggenheim Museum and Foundation
She will be the third woman to lead the institution in its nearly 90-year history.