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This post was originally published on artnews.com The discovery of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint  (1862–1944) took the art world by storm with the blockbuster exhibition “Paintings for the Future,” featuring her 1906 canvases, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 2019. These bold and colorful paintings predate any efforts towards abstraction made famous by… Continue reading MoMA Curator Jodi Hoptman on Never-Before-Seen Hilma af Klint Botanical Drawings

This post was originally published on artnews.com Ana Pellicer, a sculptor beloved in her home country of Mexico for her copper creations, has died at 79. Mexico’s culture ministry announced her death this week but did not state a cause. Pellicer has received international praise in the past decade for the jewelry she made for… Continue reading Ana Pellicer, Mexican Sculptor Who Made Jewelry for the Statue of Liberty, Dies at 79

This post was originally published on artnews.com The ongoing legal bout between crypto billionaire Justin Sun and entertainment mogul David Geffen over Alberto Giacometti’s Le Nez has officially entered its maximalist phase. What began as a dispute over an $80 million sculpture now involves accusations of art fraud and forged documents, discussion of the crypto market’s collapse,… Continue reading Legal Feud Between Justin Sun David Geffen over ‘Stolen’ Giacometti Heats Up

This post was originally published on artnews.com More so than Frieze or any of the other comparable fairs open concurrently in New York, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair unfolds like a succession of introductions. That makes sense, since this is a regional spotlight, and the region, as well as its diaspora, is often misrepresented as… Continue reading At 1-54 in New York, North African Artists Shine and Afro-Caribbeans Get Their Due

This post was originally published on artnews.com When Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential election, artist and editor Tod Lippy—like many of his peers on the left—was stunned. But instead of turning inward, he went looking for answers. What followed was an obsessive two-day search for voters who had publicly supported Trump, not on social… Continue reading Why Tod Lippy Painted Trump Voters for His Booth at Independent

This post was originally published on artnews.com A London art dealer recently pled guilty to selling artworks to a collector sanctioned by the US government since 2019 for giving money to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group. Oghenochuko Ojiri pled guilty today to eight charges of failing to disclose potential terrorist financing during a court hearing in London.… Continue reading UK Art Dealer Pleads Guilty to Selling Art to Suspected Hezbollah Financier

This post was originally published on artnews.com To celebrate its 200th anniversary, London’s National Gallery has recently revamped its Sainsbury Wing, a transformation that has taken three years and $113 million. It was an arduous process, and one that has not always received positive attention. But when I met Gabriele Finaldi, director of London’s National… Continue reading London’s National Gallery Reopens Its Sainsbury Wing, Now ‘More Approachable’ Than Ever

This post was originally published on artnews.com TEFAF brings an air of prestige to three fairs it operates—one in the Dutch city of Maastricht, two in New York—and so it has accrued a special following with established collectors and high-ranking curators. The ritzy European vibe of TEFAF New York is in some ways what differentiates… Continue reading In a Cautious Climate, Dealers at TEFAF New York See Slow Sales Trickle In

This post was originally published on artnews.com Two big New York art fairs—NADA New York and Independent, at Chelsea’s Starrett-Lehigh and Tribeca’s Spring Studios, respectively—kicked off this week, joining an already-busy week that also includes Frieze and TEFAF. It’s been a few years since the spring had a fair week this busy, but if the… Continue reading Galleries at NADA and Independent Reap Benefits of Collectors’ Move Toward Lower-Priced Artworks

This post was originally published on artnews.com It’s easy this New York Art Week to get swept up in the Frieze and TEFAF of it all, with their blue-chip artists, mega-gallery exhibitors, and seven-figure sales. But away from the well-trodden hotbeds of the Shed and the Park Avenue Armory, two smaller fairs, Esther II and… Continue reading Two Off-Kilter Satellite Fairs Offer a Welcome Detour from Frieze Week Frenzy