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The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Madrid’s Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza announced plans for a second venue to house a contemporary art collection from philanthropist Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza and her heirs. The agreement...
ARTnews.com
A series of leadership and senior-staff departures at Phillips—including private sales chairman Miety Heiden, Asia chairman Jonathan Crockett, chief technology officer Joseph Prindle, and global...
Hyperallergic
Hyperallergic reviews the history of British colonial plunder of Asante gold and regalia through Barnaby Phillips’s book “The African Kingdom of Gold: Britain and the Asante Treasure,” due in 2026....
ARTnews.com
SF Camerawork, a San Francisco photography exhibition nonprofit, announced it will close after 52 years, citing rising operating costs, declining public funding, and a changing philanthropic...
Hyperallergic
Performance artist and choreographer Simone Forti died on Wednesday at age 91, prompting renewed attention to her influence on postmodern dance and interdisciplinary art. Hyperallergic notes that...
Artnet News
A July 13, 2026 Artnet News “Paint Drippings” roundup reported that New York investigators returned about $600,000 worth of looted art. The item also previewed upcoming fairs including Artissima’s...
Artnet News
An Artnet News mid-year review published July 11, 2026, compared January–June fine-art auction results at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips using the Artnet Price Database. Phillips reported on...
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
The New Museum in New York has promoted Massimiliano Gioni, its longtime artistic director, to director of the institution. Gioni, who joined the museum in 2006 as a curator and later became...
Artnet News
The New Museum in New York announced that Massimiliano Gioni, its artistic director since 2014, has been selected as the institution’s next director after months of speculation. Gioni, who joined the...
ARTnews.com
The New Museum in New York named Massimiliano Gioni as its next director, with his term beginning August 1, following an international search, according to a statement by board president James-Keith...
ARTnews.com
Phillips has sold $1.9 million worth of art and other items from disgraced art adviser Lisa Schiff’s holdings, totaling 231 pieces so far, with additional sales planned. Bankruptcy trustees retained...
Artnet News
Artnet News’s weekly art-industry roundup, published June 22, 2026, reported that Art Basel Qatar will relocate to a purpose-built venue on Al Maha Island in Lusail, with groundbreaking targeted for...
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
The Museo Dolores Olmedo in Xochimilco, Mexico City, reopened on 30 May after six years of closure and controversy over a proposed relocation. Founded by businesswoman Dolores Olmedo (1908–2002) in a...
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
New York’s May marquee auctions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s signaled renewed strength at the blue-chip end of the art market after a couple of slow years, fueled by major estate consignments and...
Hyperallergic
A Hyperallergic analysis of spring marquee auctions argues that headline results—such as a Jackson Pollock selling for $181.2 million and a Constantin Brancusi for $107.6 million at Christie’s—mask...
ARTnews.com
Kalshi, a “prediction market” platform that frames its offerings as regulated derivatives trading, launched a new category allowing users to bet on art-auction outcomes, including the prices of...
Artnet News
During New York’s May auction week, the “Big Three” houses sold around $2.1 billion across their evening sales, more than double the just-over $1 billion achieved in the comparable sales last May....
Artnet News
Artnet News reported on 10 May 2026 that the Aspen Art Fair will return to Hotel Jerome from 29 July to 1 August 2026 for its third edition, featuring more than 35 exhibitors including Albertz Benda,...
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
The Art Newspaper reported that New York’s May 2026 auctions at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Phillips, and Bonhams are cumulatively estimated at $1.8 billion to $2.6 billion, as the market seeks to build...
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
The Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles is seeking to restitute an Asante drum and an ivory trumpet looted by British troops in late-19th-century Kumasi, Ghana, but both...
ARTnews.com
Christie’s, Phillips, and Sotheby’s generated a combined $164.9 million from their modern and contemporary evening sales in Hong Kong timed to Art Basel Hong Kong week, an 18% increase over...