WORLD ART
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William C. Agee, Art Historian and Curator Who Led Taste-Making California Museum, Dies at 86
William C. Agee , an art historian and curator whose leadership of the Pasadena Art Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston demonstrated...
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Rodin Museum Scraps Plans for Outpost in Canary Islands Following Criticism from Locals
The Rodin Museum in Paris has scrapped its controversial €16 million (roughly $17 million) project to build an outpost in Santa Cruz de...
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Man Suspected of MoMA Stabbing Is Charged With Attempted Murder and Assault
Gary Cabana, the man who New York police accused of stabbing two workers at the Museum of Modern Art last year, has been charged with two...
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$400,000 Art Theft in Colorado, Rodin Museum Nixes Canary Islands Outpost, and More: Morning Links for January 5, 2023
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Teddy Roosevelt’s 1898 Revolver Sells for Nearly $1 M.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt’s gun sold for a nearly one million dollars this past December at an auction at Rock Island Auction...
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Rubens Painting Seized from Genoa Exhibition Amid Fraud Investigation
Last week, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens was seized from an exhibition in Genoa as part of a fraud investigation led by Italian authorities....
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Amoako Boafo’s Launch of Ghana Residency Was a Reminder of the Country’s Growing Arts Scene
Last month, artist Amoako Boafo launched dot.ateliers, his highly anticipated artist residency, foundation, and exhibition space in his native...
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Sensuality & Independence: An Interview with Karen Lamassonne
In an early watercolor series by Karen Lamassone—a Colombian American artist with a survey spanning five decades at the Swiss Institute in New...
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Aaron Levine, Leading Conceptual Art Collector With Deep Duchamp Holdings, Dies at 88
Aaron Levine , a retired trial lawyer, who with his wife, Barbara, amassed one of the most significant private holdings of work by Marcel...
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Archaeologists Find Nine Mysterious Crocodile Heads Hidden in Egyptian Tomb
Nine crocodile heads buried for millennia in an ancient Egyptian tomb have come into the light. The discovery was made by a team from...