South African Artist Sues Over Venice Biennale Snub
A panel recommended that Gabriel Goliath represent South Africa at the event. But the culture minister rejected the proposal.
President Trump’s Chosen Artist? A Christian Speed Painter.
Vanessa Horabuena, who has painted portraits of Presidents and Jesus for Trump, sold one of her paintings at a charity auction this month for $2.75 million.
Düsseldorf Art School Stands by Palestinian Artist After Criticism from Jewish Groups
The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, a prestigious German art school, came under scrutiny from three Jewish groups this week over its invitation to Palestinian artist and filmmaker Basma Sharif. Ahead of Sharif’s speech on
Ian McKellan Will Act As Cult Artist L.S. Lowry in New Documentary
Ian McKellan has signed on to star in a new BBC documentary about cult artist LS Lowry, focusing on the never-before-heard recordings Lowry made during the last four years of his life.
Canceled South Africa Pavilion Artist and Curator Appeal to President
To receive morning links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews communication. headlines Straight to the top. South AfricaPlan to attend this year’s Venice Biennale The project
An Artist Is Chanting Renee Good’s Last Words Outside ICE HQ
“I’m not mad at you, man,” Renee Nicole Good, a poet and mother living in Minneapolis, told her eventual killer, the masked ICE agent. Goode’s death, captured on video, has made global
Artist Removed For Kirk Posts Cleared—But School Won’t Reinstate Her
Hope McMath is an artist and art history teacher who until recently taught at the Douglas Anderson School of Art in Jacksonville, Florida. She was fired in September over her social media
The New Museum Sets Reopening Date With New Artist Commissions
After more than three years of construction, the museum’s new building will open on March 21 and house an ambitious exhibition exploring how technology is changing what it means to be human.
MacKenzie Thomas’s 4-Hour Show Collapses Distance Between Art and Artist
Last week I saw a work that I don’t know how to review. The premise of the show is simple: MacKenzie Thomas, an internet celebrity with half a million followers on TikTok
This Artist Couple Wore Custom Ann Demeulemeester and Rick Owens to Their Wedding at a Gothic Paris Church
Seven years ago, writer and performance artist Ingvild Gillet and Rick Owens industrial designer Connor Hickey met briefly in London. “I vividly remember her delicate, captivating words and wide-eyed gaze,” Connor said.
Artist Withdraws Painting from Kochi-Muziris Biennale After Protests
A week after an exhibition at India’s top biennale, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, was closed due to religious protests, the painting in question has been withdrawn from the show. Work, Dinner at the
‘Extraordinary’ Artist Visas Are Going to Social Media Influencers
Countless artists immigrated to the United States from all over the world, greatly enriching the American cultural landscape. But for those with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, sports, or
Influencers and Only Fans Models Dominating US Artist Visas
To receive morning links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews communication. headlines Immigration lawyer Michael Wildes reportedly has a photo hanging on the wall in his
The Halo Lip Will Be 2026’s Biggest Beauty Trend, According To This Celeb Makeup Artist
The world has gone crazy for lip liner this year, and by 2026, we’ll be trying new ways to use them. Enter Katie Jane Hughes, makeup artist, founder of the eponymous KJH
2026 Venice Biennale National Pavilions: See Every Country’s Artist
The central attraction at the Venice Biennale is its main exhibition, a curated show meant to pinpoint a dominant theme in art as it stands right now. But all around it are
End the Year Listening to Rising Indigenous Artist Mato Wayuhi’s New Album
Featuring some of Wayuhi’s most personal and introspective songs to date, bagona Featuring themes of self-reflection and vulnerability – often in the face of love or lust. “bagona “I’m inspired by my
The Hair Musician Behind Nara Smith’s Architectural Vacation Hair
Previously this year, Theodore observed Smith and tracked her, so she messaged her asking to obtain her hair done. They ultimately collaborated today to make it occur. “Since this was her initial
Abstract Austrian Musician Passes Away at 96
Austrian musician Arnulf Rainer passed away at his home in Austria on December 18 at the age of 96. His ruthless quest of trial and error made him an essential number on
Italian Theoretical Musician Passes Away at 89
Franco Vaccari, an Italian theoretical musician whose photo experiments broadened the opportunities of the tool, has actually passed away at the age of 89. His gallery (P420 in Bologna) revealed his fatality
Musician Apprehended at Art Basel After Chalk “Efficiency” With Child
An efficiency musician from Luxembourg handled to transform a couple of scrawled lines of cleanable spray chalk right into an evening behind bars throughout Art Basel Miami Coastline – an outcome he
Theoretical Musician Passes Away at 57
The musician Ceal Floyer, whose easygoing sculptures were both fascinating and complicated, passed away Thursday at the age of 57. Berlin gallery Esther Schipper, that represents her in addition to Lisson and
Turner Reward Mosts Likely To Nnena Kalu, Sculpture Musician With a Learning Impairment
Nnena Kalu has actually won a respected art honor for her job utilizing cardboard and tape.
AfriCOBRA Musician Passes Away at 82
Napoleon Jones-Henderson, a participant of the AfriCOBRA cumulative that produced art throughout the Black Power age, passed away in Boston on December 6 at the age of 82. heaven Boston-based arts magazine
Helene Schjerfbeck, a Finnish Modernist, Can Simply Be Your New Fave Musician
In Paris in the 1880s, naturalism and style paint were the designs of selection in the beauty parlors where Scherfbeck held events. Site visitors to the Metropolitan Gallery of Art will certainly