Portrait of Alonzo Davis. Courtesy Parrasch Heijnen, Los Angeles Alonzo Davis, known for founding one of America’s first Black-owned galleries, died on January 27 at 82 years. The news of his passing was confirmed by Los Angeles gallery Parrasch Heijnen, which represents him. His prints, paintings, performances, and installations were inspired by his travels. “The …
The California Historical Society at its 678 Mission Street location in San Francisco, 2017. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons The California Historical Society (CHS) has permanently closed and transferred its collection to Stanford University. Founded in 1871, CHS became the state’s official historical society in 1979; unlike others of its kind, however, it never received general operating …
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Juan Gris, Still Life, 1917, oil on panel, 28 3/4 x 36 3/16 inches. Minneapolis Institute of Art. Most people have heard of Cubism and probably even have a fair idea of what a Cubist painting looks like. And they are certainly familiar with Cubism’s most famous figure, Pablo Picasso—an artist who, despite his misogyny, …
Jan Matejko, Stańczyk during a ball at the court of Queen Bona in the face of the loss of Smolensk, 1862. Photo Piotr Ligier/National Museum in Warsaw In one of its most ambitious recent exhibitions, the Louvre in Paris looks at how the depiction of the fool—and by extension the perception of madness—has evolved from …
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Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1503–19, oil on wood panel, 30 x 20 7/8 inches. Louvre, Paris “Yo, Mona Lisa, could I get a date on Friday?” sang Wyclef Jean on the Fugees’ debut album, in 1994. Around half a century earlier, Nat King Cole had crooned about Mona Lisa as the lady with …
A still image from American Artist’s two-channel video work, “The Monophobic Response,” in which a group of scholars, artists, and engineers play “Earthseeders,” from Octavia Butler’s “The Parable of the Sower” and reenact a rocket test. Courtesy of American Artist and Pioneer Works Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, an ARTnews series where we interview the movers …
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Getty Images For the first time, the World Monuments Fund (WMF) has included the moon in its 2025 list of 25 at-risk cultural heritage sites. Also …
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ART SG is in full swing, and while gallery numbers are down, visitor numbers are high. Courtesy Art Assembly To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines ART SG‘S BEST BOOTHS… AND WHAT ABOUT FRIEZE LA? ART SG has opened and Karen K. Ho for ARTnews gives us her picks for …
The FBI raided the Orlando Museum of Art in June 2022 as they investigated paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat. Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Aaron De Groft, the former CEO of the Orlando Museum of Art whose tenure was ultimately defined by a Basquiat forgery scandal, died on January 18 …
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A rendering of the National Cathedral of Ghana. Courtesy Adjaye Associates The National Cathedral of Ghana, a $400 million building in Accra that is being designed by architect David Adjaye‘s firm, will reportedly be investigated after concerns were raised about its cost. The cathedral had been the source of controversy in Ghana well before Adjaye …
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