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Getty Acquires 105 Glass Plate Holograms, Ethiopian Emperor's Locks of Hair Repatriated
Plus, Rice Public Art acquires an Ursula von Rydingsvard sculpture, and Basquiat sells at auction.
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Activists Demand MoMA Divest from Private Prisons and Weapons Manufacturers
"There is blood on this art," protesters shouted at the wealthy patrons attending a museum luncheon honoring Bank of America's CEO.
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Art Movements
Lauren Halsey was awarded the 2019 Frieze Art Award, Arata Isozaki was named the 2019 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and more.
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Shahidul Alam Discussion at Photo Festival Threatened by Bangladeshi Government Censorship
Dhaka Metropolitan Police tried to cancel the talk between prominent figures Arundhati Roy and Shahidul Alam for unexplained "unavoidable circumstances."
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German Museum Plans to Open Michael Jackson Exhibition Despite Leaving Neverland Controversy
The Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, Germany says it has no plans to cancel its exhibition on the pop star despite a new documentary investigating Jackson's alleged history of sexually abusing minors.
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Former National Gallery Art Educators Win Workers Rights Tribunal
The judge ruled that the group should be classified as “workers,” a role which entitles people to more rights than freelance contractors but fewer than full-time “employees.”
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Tate Will Give Five Women Major Solo Exhibitions in the Next Two Years
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Paula Rego, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Maria Bartuszová, and Haegue Yang will take center stage at the museum in 2020 and 2021.
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Week in Review: VOLTA Exhibitors Find New Fairs, Rothko Chapel to Close
Also, a French exhibition closed after it was accused of ripping off Basquiat, drag queen activists held a protest in front of the Texas border wall, and more.
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Van Gogh Museum Acquires 91 Pissarro Prints, and National Gallery Gifted Lucas Cranach the Elder Painting
Plus, the MoMA has acquired a Tarsila do Amaral painting, and Julie Mehretu sells at auction.
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Art Movements
Serwan Baran will represent Iraq at the Venice Biennale, Naima J. Keith will take on a new role at LACMA, and more.
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A Former Guggenheim Director Thinks Museums Need to be More Like Theme Parks
Thomas Krens has launched an ambitious and sprawling plan to reinvent a Massachusetts town, drawing massive amounts of tourism to the region with new, for-profit cultural spaces.
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Banksy Sues Italian Exhibition for Trademark Infringement
Ironically, the secretive street artist once wrote: "Copyright is for losers."