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Museum Selfie-Takers Are Causing Damage by Backing Into Artworks
Insurers warn of a "growing trend" as some visitors are more focused on stunting for the ’gram than having an ecstatic art experience.
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Artwork About Anti-Asian Discrimination Stolen From NYC Art Nonprofit
Julia Kwon's textile piece was on view at the UrbanGlass Art Center when someone took it off the wall, balled it up, and shoved it in their pocket.
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New York Could Make Graffiti a “Hate Crime”
Governor Kathy Hochul voiced her support for a bill that would apply the designation to several offenses including graffiti.
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Could This Be Humanity’s Earliest Recorded Kiss?
A Danish scientist-couple has pushed back the date of the earliest smooch by more than a millennium.
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UK Arts Funding Body Urges Grantees to Stay Out of Politics
Arts Council England's updates to its guidelines have drawn backlash from critics who say they amount to censorship.
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Protesters Take to MoMA, Demanding Museum Drop Its Board Chair
Around 20 climate activists called on the institution to oust Marie-Josée Kravis over ties to fossil fuel projects.
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What We Know About Art Dealer Brent Sikkema’s Murder
A suspect who confessed to the crime alleges that Sikkema's ex-husband manipulated him as new details about the inquiry emerge.
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Center for Book Arts Backs Out of Performance, Drawing Criticism
The New York nonprofit said Sister Sylvester's artwork was “too closely aligned with the current conflict in Gaza.”
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MoMA Workers Urge Museum to Address Israel’s Attacks on Palestine
“We respectfully urge our institution to consider the impact of its silence,” reads the workers’ open letter.
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Anti-Zionist Protesters Crash Event at NYC’s Jewish Museum
The group of mostly Jewish activists called Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky’s paintings related to the Hamas attack "imperial propaganda" that serves to "manufacture consent for genocide."
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Disrupt Tania Bruguera Performance in Berlin
The Hamburger Bahnhof museum characterized the actions as “violent hate speech,” though Brugera stressed that they were non-violent.
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Philly's UArts Faculty Reach Hard-Won Contract Agreement
The bargaining team met with UArts administration almost 70 times since the start of negotiations in March 2021.