ArtNews
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A $5 M. Yayoi Kusama Painting That Has Never Been Exhibited Leads Bonhams Hong Kong Sale
Infinity , a never publicly seen painting by Yayoi Kusama is coming to auction at Bonhams’ Modern and Contemporary Art sale in Hong Kong next...
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In Radiant Paintings and Beaded Extravaganzas, Jeffrey Gibson Remixes Native American Histories
A member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent, Gibson had garnered attention with a couple small solo shows in New...
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British Museum Recovers Missing Objects, Artist Accuses Kehinde Wiley of Sexual Assault, Nino Mier Weighs Shuttering Spaces, and More: Morning Links for May 17, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter . THE HEADLINES...
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New Museum Leadership Shake-Up: Isolde Brielmaier to Depart, as Karen Wong Returns
With the New Museum closed to the public until its expansion opens early next year, there has been a musical-chairs-style reshuffle among the...
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Artist Joseph Awuah-Darko Accuses Kehinde Wiley of Sexual Assault
British-born, Ghana-based artist Joseph Awuah-Darko accused star artist Kehinde Wiley of sexual assault in an Instagram post published Sunday...
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Blaise Mandefu Ayawo, Member of Congolese Collective Behind Venice Biennale’s Dutch Pavilion, Dies at 55
Blaise Mandefu Ayawo, a member of the acclaimed Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise artist collective, has died at 55....
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Documenta’s Next Edition Moves Forward—Without a Code of Conduct for Its Next Leader
Even as it faces renewed scrutiny, Documenta, the famed German art festival, will continue onward with its next edition—but it will crucially...
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RISD Students Stage Sit-In for Gaza, Call for University Divestment from Israel
Students at the Rhode Island School of Design have staged a sit-in at several buildings in downtown Providence, joining the wave of...
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Stone with Ancient Writing Discovered in England by Geography Teacher
A 1,600-year-old rock inscribed with early Irish writing was found by a teacher at his home in Coventry, England. The rare artifact offers...
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Legacy Russell’s ‘Black Meme’ Critiques Representations of Black Culture—But Doesn’t Chart a Way Forward
Who gets to profit from the TikTok-famous Renegade Dance? Or the viral catchphrase “on fleek”? When memes are by their very nature...