Suellen Rocca, Imaginative Artist Whose Influence Loomed Large on Chicago Scene, Is Dead
March 30, 2020She was one of the core members of the Hairy Who group during the 1960s. Continue reading
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A Historic $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package Is Officially Approved. Arts Organizations Won’t Receive Much Funding from It.
March 27, 2020Around $300 million was allotted to arts organizations. Continue reading
Layoffs, Furloughs, and Pay Cuts: A Guide to Major U.S. Art Museums’ Coronavirus Closure Plans
The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles and the Carnegie Museums have announced layoffs. Continue reading
5 Essential Works by Maurice Berger, Late Art Historian Who Made Race a Central Concern
March 25, 2020Berger died earlier in the week of coronavirus-related causes. Continue reading
Arts Council England Establishes $188 M. Emergency Fund for Art Institutions and Artists
March 24, 2020The money will be available to museums, theaters, galleries, and artists. Continue reading
ARTnews in Brief: Yale M.F.A Students Demand Partial Tuition Refund—and More from March 23, 2020
March 23, 2020A continually updated post of goings-on around the world. Continue reading
Merry Norris, Influential L.A. Arts Patron and Cofounder of MOCA, Has Died at 80
March 20, 2020Norris was one of the first heads of L.A.’s Cultural Affairs Commission, having been approached for the role in 1984. Continue reading
Coronavirus Postponements Hit Biennial Circuit as Africa’s Biggest Exhibition Delays Opening of 2020 Edition
A biennial in Latvia has also been postponed, while the just-opened Biennale of Sydney remains open. Continue reading
As the Art World Practices Social Distancing, Five Curators Offer Book and Film Recommendations
Art historian Julia Bryan-Wilson, LACMA contemporary art curator Rita González, Baltimore Museum of Art chief curator Asma Naeem, and more offer some suggestions. Continue reading
Artist Chemi Rosado-Seijo Was Asked to Help Create a MoMA Audio Guide. He Let the Security Workers Do the Talking.
March 19, 2020The artist’s audio guides give a voice to the museum’s workers. Continue reading
Despite Early Technical Glitches, Galleries Report Steady Sales in Art Basel Hong Kong’s Online Fair
March 18, 2020For the first 25 minutes, the online viewing rooms were down, but that did not dissuade collectors. Continue reading
The ARTnews Accord: Anthony Haden-Guest and Matthew Yokobosky Talk About Studio 54 and New York Nightlife Lore
March 17, 2020A club-hopping bon vivant and a curator discuss an exhibition whose future is for now unclear. Continue reading
Sotheby’s Shuffles Auction Schedule, Closes Most Locations to Help Combat Coronavirus
Christie’s and Phillips had announced similar moves just days earlier. Continue reading
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Transgressor of All Things Conservative, Is Dead at 70
March 14, 2020H/er art and music pushed against modern sexual and social mores, often with a good dose of shock value. Continue reading
Christie’s Becomes First Major Auction House to Close Most Locations in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
Fourteen sales planned for New York and Paris have been postponed. Continue reading
Researchers Discover Dead Sea Scrolls at Museum of the Bible Are Forgeries
March 13, 2020They were thought to be the crown jewel of the institution’s collection. Continue reading
Coronavirus-Related American Museum Closures Continue Rolling In, As MoMA, National Gallery of Art, Whitney Museum Reveal Plans to Shutter
March 12, 2020The Smithsonian Institution also closed 19 museums in Washington, D.C., and a couple more in New York. Continue reading
Sarah Rothberg and Marina Zurkow’s Aquacentric Worldview Gets Tangled in Tech
March 11, 2020Though water is a central theme, the approach to it is muddied by the fact that each work says more about its own format than anything else. Continue reading
Small New York Galleries and Nonprofits Could Be Eligible for Emergency Coronavirus Funds
March 10, 2020“We are trying to figure out what changes we are going to need,” one nonprofit director said. Continue reading