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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 1: A logo for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is displayed outside of its headquarters at Constitution Center on June, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Getty Images The National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $75.1 million to 84 projects, marking its first round …

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Philip Leider, 1989. Courtesy Polly Leider Philip Leider, the founding editor of Artforum, died at his home in Berkeley, California, on January 11 at 96. Artforum announced his death over the weekend, but did not state a cause. Leider’s career arc was an unusual one. He helped turn Artforum into a go-to source for serious, …

Philip Leider, Artforum Founding Editor Who Shaped a Changing Art World, Dies at 96 Read More »

The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center Plaza. Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera New York’s Metropolitan Opera is facing a serious financial crunch, and may sell two beloved Marc Chagall murals to help fill the gap—but if it does, it will leave them in place. Sotheby’s valued the artworks at a total of $55 million, reports the …

Financially Strapped Met Opera May Sell its Prized Marc Chagall Paintings (But Keep Them in Place) Read More »

Work by Gabrielle Goliath at the 2024 Venice Biennale. Photo Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images Artist Gabrielle Goliath said she and curator Ingrid Masondo are submitting an application for a court case against South African culture minister Gayton McKenzie after he canceled their planned pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Goliath was set to show a …

Gabrielle Goliath Seeks Legal Action Against Culture Minister After Canceled Venice Biennale Pavilion Read More »

Bob Ross in his home studio, ca. 1991. Photo Acey Harper/Getty Images Three more paintings by PBS icon Bob Ross are going up for sale at Bonham’s at the end of the month, as part of a group of 30 such works being sold to raise money for the beleaguered public-broadcasting entity American Public Television …

More Bob Ross Paintings Go to Auction to Raise Money for Public Broadcasting, After Successful Sales So Far Read More »

Goodman Gallery’s Johannesburg headquarters. The gallery recently dropped Goliath and more than 10 other artists. Courtesy Goodman Gallery Artist Gabrielle Goliath was dropped by her South African representative, Goodman Gallery, before the cancelation of her proposed Venice Biennale pavilion, according to a report by the Cape Town–based newspaper Daily Maverick from Tuesday. She appears to …

Goodman Gallery Dropped Gabrielle Goliath Before Her Venice Biennale Pavilion Was Canceled Read More »

Bose Krishnamachari during a media tour on the eve of the 6th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in December 2025. Sivaram Venkitasubramanian/NurPhoto via Getty Images Bose Krishnamachari, an artist and curator who co-founded the Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) in 2010, announced his sudden resignation. South First reported the news, with a statement from the foundation …

Kochi Biennale Foundation Co-Founder Bose Krishnamachari Resigns Read More »

President Donald Trump. Getty Images The Trump administration is eyeing a Washington, D.C. park for its “National Garden of American Heroes,” according to two sources speaking anonymously to the Washington Post. West Potomac Park is south of the National Mall, near memorials to Martin Luther King Jr. and president Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Just what part …

Trump Reportedly Looking at D.C. Park Near Jefferson Memorial For Sculpture ‘Garden of Heroes’  Read More »

The Art Mill, an in-progress museum in a former flour mmill in Qatar, reportedly sought to acquire Gabrielle Goliath’s work from her since-canceled Venice Biennale pavilion. Courtesy Qatar Museums Yet more details have emerged surrounding the abrupt cancelation of Gabrielle Goliath‘s planned Venice Biennale pavilion for South Africa, with the Daily Maverick publishing a report …

Qatar Museums, Not a Foreign Nation, Reportedly Tried to Acquire South African Pavilion Work Read More »

The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where a talk with Basma Al-Sharif is planned to take place on January 21. Photo Federico Gambarini/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, a storied German art school, faced scrutiny this week from three Jewish groups over the invitation of Palestinian artist and filmmaker Basma Al-Sharif for an event. Ahead of …

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