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ACLU of Texas executive director Oni K. Blair at the opening of Vincent Valdez’s first museum survey. Courtesy ACLU of Texas The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU of Texas) named Houston-based painter Vincent Valdez and Austin-based author KB Brookins recipients of its artists-in-residence program for 2025–26. As part of the residency, both artists …

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The 2024 edition of Frieze New York. The fair’s upcoming edition opens next week. Photo Casey Kelbaugh/Courtesy Frieze and CKA A long-suspected game of musical chairs for the ownership of Frieze, the group that includes an influential London-based magazine and several art fairs around the world, has come to an end. Endeavor Group Holdings, the …

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Kimberly Drew, formerly of Pace. Stephanfe Feugere Photography Kimberly Drew is leaving Pace Gallery to return to the classroom, trading the sales floor for a seminar room. The curator, writer, and cultural force will relocate to London this fall to begin a masters program in the History of Design at the Royal College of Art. …

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The NEH building in Washington, D.C. Photo Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Three humanities-focused organizations have filed a lawsuit against both the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over the “dismantling” of the former organization. Filed on May 1 in United States District Court for the Southern District of New …

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Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun seems to be enjoying the publicity that comes with buying a $6.2 million banana. AFP via Getty Images Justin Sun, the crypto billionaire who shot to art world notoriety after buying, and promptly eating, Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana, and has remained in the spotlight amid a legal dispute with collector David …

Amid Fraud Case, Collector Justin Sun Reportedly Spent $75 M. on Trump-Backed Crypto Firm Read More »

The 2024 Venice Biennale. Simone Padovani/Getty Images As President Donald Trump systematically guts the United States’ art programs and funding to roll out an aesthetic program of his own making, questions around the country’s participation in the forthcoming 2026 Venice Biennale loom large. In a new piece for Vanity Fair, culture correspondent Nate Freeman tried …

US Participation in 2026 Venice Biennale Appears in Jeopardy Amidst Trump Arts Overhaul Read More »

RISD’s campus. Courtesy RISD. A group of ACLU-affiliated organizations filed a class-action lawsuit Friday in federal court in New Hampshire, seeking to reinstate the legal status of over 100 international students whose visas were abruptly revoked this year. The suit aims to protect students in New England and Puerto Rico who advocates say were stripped …

ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Revocation of Visas for Students at US Universities, Including RISD Read More »

The 15-foot-tall pink granite false door at the tomb of Waserif Re in Saqqara, Egypt. Courtesy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities The tomb of Prince Waserif Re, son of King Userkaf who founded ancient Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty and reigned from 2465 BCE to 2458 BCE, was excavated by archaeologists at the Saqqara necropolis, just southwest …

Ancient Egyptian Prince’s Tomb Discovered at Saqqara Read More »

Ho Tzu Nyen. Courtesy Singapore Art Museum The next Gwangju Biennale will be organized not by a world-renowned curator but by an artist whose profile is fast-rising. Ho Tzu Nyen will organize the 2026 edition of South Korea’s Gwangju Biennale, which is regarded as one of the top biennial-style shows in Asia. It’s not the …

Artist Ho Tzu Nyen to Curate Gwangju Biennale, One of Asia’s Top Biennials Read More »