Here’s How Much Money U.S. Museum Directors Make—But a Growing Backlash Could Soon Change That | Artnet News
If you’re a museum director in the U.S., chances are that you a pulling in a pretty hefty salary. But…
‘I Thought I’d Hung My Art-Fair Hat Up’: Helen Toomer on Her New Role with Photofairs New York and How to Foster Real Support for Artists | Artnet News
If you’re launching a new art fair, Helen Toomer is your woman. Crackling with warmth and seemingly boundless energy, the…
The National Mall’s First Outdoor Public Art Show Celebrates Diversity With Sculptures by Derrick Adams, Wendy Red Star, and More | Artnet News
After years of studying public sculptures across the U.S. to better understand how these monuments tell the story of our…
The British Museum Has Reached a Settlement With a Translator Whose Work Was Used in an Exhibition Without Her Permission | Artnet News
The British Museum has settled a dispute with Canadian writer Yilin Wang, agreeing to reinstate her translations of Chinese-language poems by…
A Republican-Drafted Bill Has Axed Funding for the Smithsonian’s Planned Latino Museum in 2024 | Artnet News
The future of the yet-to-be-built National Museum of the American Latino is in jeopardy after the House Appropriations Committee passed…
Who Was Edward Brezinski? Nobody Really Knows. But a New Documentary About the ’80s Artist’s Failure to Find Fame Could Change That | Artnet News
The downtown ‘80s art scene in New York launched the careers of artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring to…
Scientists Have Developed the Whitest White Paint Ever Made—So Reflective It Can Cool Surfaces | Artnet News
In 2020, scientists at Purdue University developed a new super-white acrylic paint that reflects 95.5 percent of sunlight. Since then,…
After Five Years of Renovations—and Months of Labor Negotiations With Staff—New York’s Hispanic Society Finally Reopens
For over five-and-a-half years, the galleries at New York’s Hispanic Society Museum and Library have been closed for renovations, its…
Silicon Valley Investors Are Backing a New San Francisco Contemporary Art Institution That Promises to Look Beyond White Men
A new museum is coming to the Bay Area. The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco is set to open…
The American Artist Chuck Close, Who Created Larger-Than-Life Photorealist Portraits, Has Died at 81
Chuck Close, whose distinctive, monumental portraits and self-portraits toyed with viewers’ perception, has died of complications from a long illness…
A New Polish Law Will Make It Practically Impossible to Pursue Restitution Claims for Nazi-Looted Artworks
Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed a controversial law reducing the statute of limitations on all challenges to allegedly stolen property, making Nazi-looted art…