Led by $23 M. Basquiat, Christie’s Has Solid $106.5 M. 21 Century Sale
The marquee New York evening auctions came to a close on Thursday with a strong $106.5 million sale of 21st century art at Christie’s, led by a $23 million drawing
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Today’s AJ Highlights | ArtsJournal
Good Morning: We’re at the stranded assets part of the cable television business. Comcast has decided to spin off its cable networks (though not NBC). Networks include MSNBC, CNBC, USA,
Jennifer Barlow at Nepenthe Gallery
Nepenthe Gallery is thrilled to feature the art of Jennifer Barlow! They call her “our artist with a sweet tooth!” as Barlow is easily one of the top sweet focused
‘Emilia Pérez’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera. Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their
Myanmar’s cultural life continues to deteriorate amid civil war
The situation for artists in Myanmar continues to worsen, as civil war convulses the country three-and-a-half years after its military coup. Myanmar’s vibrant cultural community has largely now scattered abroad,
Six New York City Shows to See November 2024
Before holiday fever kicks in, take advantage of all that the city’s museums and galleries have to offer. The Met’s Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now and
Top Collectors Found The Warehouse Dallas Art Foundation
Dallas-based mega-collector Howard Rachofsky, a former hedge fund manager and fixture of ARTnews’s Top 200 Collectors list, is teaming up with a collector some 40 years his junior, Thomas Hartland-Mackie,
Jonell Logan Appointed Executive Director & Curator of Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art
Following a national hiring search, Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art (Tephra ICA) today announced the appointment of Jonell Jaime Logan as the Institute’s new Executive Director & Curator. Ms. Logan
‘Conclave’ | Anatomy of a Scene
“Hi, My name is Edward Berger and I’m the director of the movie “Conclave.” So we’re about 30 minutes into the movie. We’ve set up the place as the Vatican
House featuring erotic art unearthed at Pompeii
Archaeologists at Pompeii have unearthed a new residence decorated with a series of frescoes including some erotic scenes. One shows a satyr embracing a naked nymph, while another depicts Phaedra
From the Ruins of the Past, Indigenous Artists Fashion New Futures
LOS ANGELES — “Maybe ‘apocalypse’ is the opportunity we are looking for, even if we don’t quite know it yet.” This message from Santa Clara Pueblo sculptor Rose B. Simpson
Who Was James Ensor and Why Is His Art Important?
Sitting on the Flemish coast, the city of Ostend in Belgium overlooks the English Channel, its miles of beaches making it a popular seaside resort since the first half of
Report: Some Schools Face Challenges in Accessing Arts Funding
While some schools across California tapped into funding to expand art programs, many others are struggling to do the same as a result of a lack of qualified teachers, classroom
ICA Miami buys former de la Cruz Collection building
Miami’s Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA Miami) has bought the former de la Cruz Collection building two doors down from its Design District home for $25m, effectively doubling the amount
The Best Booths at 1-54 London’s 2024 Edition
The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has returned to London, where it opened its 12th edition on Thursday, running concurrently with Frieze London. The fair will once again take over
How The Tampa Museum of Art Prepared for Hurricane Milton
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. As Hurricane Milton landed last night as
Daily Campello Art News: Opportunity for Artists
Falls Church Art Gallery is currently accepting submissions for the upcoming VIVID exhibition, which will run from November 23, 2024, to January 5, 2025. The exhibition will be curated by Barbara Januszkiewicz , a
How Book Bans Happen Under the Radar
Thousands of books have been publicly challenged and removed from libraries in the past couple of years. Elizabeth Harris, who covers books and the publishing industry for The New York
English Heritage launches campaign to help preserve more than one million artefacts
English Heritage has launched a major fundraising appeal to help care for—and shed new light on—the more than a million historic artefacts in its collection. The charity currently spends £600,000
The University of Michigan’s Gender Euphoria
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — What does it mean to find queer joy in an emergency? For Holly Hughes, it starts with embracing euphoria. Gender Euphoria is the title that Hughes
John Giorno’s Former Home Is Now One of New York’s Coolest Art Spaces
One recent evening, not far from the perfectly preserved bedroom of William S. Burroughs and a vintage Orgone Accumulator set up to capture esoteric energies, the late poet and artist
Former New York Public Radio Host Settles Discrimination Suit Against Station. | Story
New York Public Radio WNYC-AM/FM (820/93.9) has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by former host Jami Floyd. The two sides had been in talks as part of a court
