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Finally, a National Monument for Emmett Till
Biden’s decision to designate the monument comes amid a conservative-led push to sanitize and distort the history of anti-Black violence in the US.
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Strange Art Goes Missing From Beetlejuice 2 Set
Police say thieves stole one of the film's iconic abstract sculptures and a lamppost with a “distinctive pumpkin decoration.”
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Wreck of Notorious Camargo Slave Ship Possibly Found Off Brazil’s Coast
The ship was stolen by American trader Nathanial Gordon, who illegally transported approximately 500 enslaved African people from Zimbabwe to Brazil.
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Art Dealer Adam Lindemann Arrested in Montauk
Lindemann, owner of the gallery Venus Over Manhattan, faces charges of criminal trespassing and harassment.
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Dealers Describe “Nightmarish” Flooding at Hamptons Art Fair
"It was a garden variety shit-show," said Margery Goldberg of Zenith Gallery, who claims the fair did not adequately plan for the storm.
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Canadian Art Institutions Weigh Facebook Ads Amid Government Ban
A proposed law will require the parent companies of Facebook and Google to share a portion of advertising revenue with local media outlets.
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After Restoration, NYC’s Astor Place Cube Spins Again
The nearly one-ton sculpture was taken off view in May for some much-needed repairs.
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Miami Halts Digging on Ancestral Site Slated for Luxury Hotel
The vote will temporarily protect the archeological site from further demolition by Related Group, founded by museum namesake Jorge Pérez.
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Outcry After Smithsonian Cancels Asian American Literature Festival
Over 1,000 artists and writers have signed a letter demanding the "immediate resignation" of Asian Pacific American Center Acting Director Yao-Fen You.
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Climate Activists Crash Hamptons Museum Gala With Calls to "Tax the Rich"
During the Parrish Art Museum's benefit, partly sponsored by Bank of America, organizers called out the ultra-wealthy for “greenwashing” their images.
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Scientists Identify Oldest Cave "Drawings" Made by Neanderthals
Researchers say that the 57,000-year-old markings constitute "unambiguous examples of Neanderthal abstract design.”
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Behind the $9 Million Restoration of Grand Army Plaza
The restoration of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch is the first extensive repairing of the monument since the 1990s.