BANGKOK ART BIENNALE REVEALS ARTISTS FOR 2024 ITERATION
Organizers of the Bangkok Art Biennale have named the forty-five local and international artists participating in the event’s fourth edition. Titled “Nurture Gaia” and led by Thai curator and art historian Apinan Poshyananda, who helmed the three previous editions that have taken place since the Biennale’s 2018 founding, this year’s iteration is set to open […]
MARION ACKERMANN NAMED FIRST WOMAN TO HELM BERLIN STATE MUSEUMS
Marion Ackermann, who since 2016 has served as general director of Dresden’s state museums, has been named president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), the Art Newspaper reports. She is the first woman to occupy the role, in which she will oversee some 2,000 employees spread among libraries, archives, research organizations, and fifteen Berlin […]
LÉVY GORVY DAYAN SHUTTERS HONG KONG OUTPOST
Blue-chip gallery Lévy Gorvy Dayan (LGD) is closing its Hong Kong branch, the Financial Times reports. The gallery will continue to maintain its outposts in New York and London. Rebecca Wei, the gallery’s Asian operations chief, told the FT that a post-pandemic shift in customer activity was behind the closure of its Hong Kong space. […]
ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH REVEALS EXHIBITORS FOR 2024 EDITION
The organizers of Art Basel have announced the 283 galleries set to participate in this year’s Miami Beach fair, slated to take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center December 6–8, with preview days December 4 and 5. Hailing from thirty-four countries and territories, the exhibiting galleries include thirty-two first-time participants, the most since 2008. […]
Spanish Artist Mai Blanco’s Lush Canvases Debut at Ibiza’s Fundacin La Nave Salinas
Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on one artist or exhibition you should know. Check out what we have in store, and inquire for more with one simple click. What You Need to Know: On view through […]
The Subterranean Allure of Ryan Hugginss Bathhouse Paintings
A column of frosted glass has been installed in the center of a. SQUIRE in London. The device transforms the gallery into a different kind of space, a more intimate one that brings you up close to the works. The gallery becomes an extension of the rooms depicted in the surrounding frieze of paintings, which […]
Charges Dropped Against 80 Pro-Palestine Protestors Arrested at Chicago’s Art Institute
Charges were dropped on Wednesday against 80 protestors who were arrested during a pro-Palestine demonstration at the Art Institute of Chicago in May. References: this article is based on content originally published by Alex Greenberger on ARTnew. You can read the full article here. During that protest, a group of students at the School of […]
Billionaire Art Collector Jorge Pérez Slams Ron DeSantis for Slashing Florida Culture Grants
Real estate mogul and arts patron Jorge Pérez slammed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, calling the politician’s recent slashing of arts and culture grants from the state budget “a horrible message to send” to the people of Florida. References: this article is based on content originally published by Daniel Cassady on ARTnew. You can read the full article […]
World’s Oldest Known Cave Painting, Featuring a Mysterious Pig, Found in Indonesia
Some 51,200 years ago on the ceiling of a limestone cave in the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, art history was made. A wild pig was painted with crude red pigment, standing at peace beside three human-like figures. References: this article is based on content originally published by Tessa Solomon on ARTnew. You can read the […]
Bangkok Art Biennale Announces Artist Lineup for 2024 Edition
The Bangkok Art Biennale has announced its lineup of the 45 local and international artists set to participate in its fourth edition, scheduled to open on October 25. References: this article is based on content originally published by Karen K. Ho on ARTnew. You can read the full article here. The artists hail from 28 […]