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This post was originally published on artnews.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. Usually when you hear about Soho House during Art Basel Miami Beach, it’s because the private members’ club has thrown another swanky party at its Miami Beach location.… Continue reading Why Was Soho House Talking Up Its Art Collection on the Eve of Announcing a Buyout Offer?

This post was originally published on artnews.com Jo Baer, a trailblazing painter who gained accolades as a Minimalist during the 1960s before diverging from the movement later on, died on Tuesday at 95. Her death was announced by Pace Gallery, which did not specify a cause. Across more than six decades of work, Baer found… Continue reading Jo Baer, Painter Who Renounced Minimalism for ‘Radical Figuration,’ Dies at 95

This post was originally published on artnews.com French archaeologists have discovered artifacts and sites spanning multiple centuries, from the Late Bronze Age to the medieval era, in Pacé, Brittany, Popular Mechanics reports. A Roman road dating between the 2nd and 4th centuries CE was identified during an excavation, and a gold ring with an intaglio… Continue reading Centuries-Old Artifacts, Ancient Roman Road Uncovered in France

This post was originally published on artnews.com On Monday, a court in India’s capital city, Delhi, ordered the seizure of two artworks by the late Maqbool Fida Husain – aka MF Husain – after they were deemed “offensive” by authorities. He is one of India’s best-known artists. The judge gave the police permission to confiscate… Continue reading Indian Court Orders Seizure of Two ‘Offensive’ MF Hussein Drawings

This post was originally published on artnews.com ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, torrential rainfall from Hurricane Helene caused the French Broad River in Asheville, North Carolina, to crest at 24.67 feet, the Swannanoa tributary at 26.1. All that water flowed outward from the banks and sloshed into surrounding neighborhoods, obliterating most everything in its path. Systems… Continue reading How Artists Are Rebuilding Asheville After Hurricane Helene

This post was originally published on artnews.com Last week, Taiwan’s Pingtung District Court sentenced Sakuliu Pavavaljung, a Paiwan artist, to four and a half years in prison for sexually assaulting a female fan in 2021. According to ArtAsiaPacific, the court found Pavavaljung guilty of “violating the victim’s sexual autonomy and inflicting severe psychological trauma,” a verdict that… Continue reading Artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung Gets Prison Sentence after Sexual Assault Investigation

This post was originally published on artnews.com Art Basel announced its programming on Tuesday for the 2025 edition of its Hong Kong fair, set to open with a VIP preview day on March 26 and running until March 30. The fair, which will have 240 exhibitors this year, including 23 first-timers, is planning a series… Continue reading Art Basel Hong Kong Unveils Programming for 2025 Edition, With Emphasis on Local Partners

This post was originally published on artnews.com Brady Corbet has responded to online chatter regarding the use of artificial intelligence technology on his awards contender The Brutalist, which is coming under fire after the film’s editor Dávid Jancsó commented in an interview on the use of AI to enhance the performance of the film’s leads, Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones. In an interview with… Continue reading ‘The Brutalist’ Director Responds to Criticism of AI Used for Set, Accents

This post was originally published on artnews.com Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. In 2021, while an associate curator at one of New York City’s temples of experimental contemporary art, Swiss Institute, curator Daniel Merritt said that art… Continue reading Newsmakers: Daniel Merritt, Aspen Art Museum’s New Chief Curator, on Making Shows for Art Lovers and Adrenaline Junkies

This post was originally published on artnews.com Following his inauguration yesterday, President Donald Trump has reinstated a policy from his first term that favors “classical” styles for government buildings over modernist ones. The newly issued policy, officially titled the Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture executive order, is aimed at promoting a kind of civic architecture that… Continue reading Trump Reinstates Executive Order Mandating ‘Classical’ Architecture for Government Buildings