Activists disrupted the opening of Israeli artist Michal Rovner’s exhibition Pragim https://www.pacegallery.com/artists/michal-rovner/ at Pace Gallery on March 7. Demonstrators accused the artist of ignoring the reality of Palestinians and decrying her use of poppies, a flower that carries special significance in Palestine.
A triptych by British artist Francis Bacon is set to make history as the first artwork to be quoted on a new exchange dedicated to trading works of art, which officially opened its doors on March 8. Artex, co-founded by Prince Wenceslas
The protest group Palestine Action slashed a painting of Lord Balfour housed at the University of Cambridge’s Trinity College. Lord Arthur James Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary, played a significant role in establishing the state of Israel. In 1917, Balfour wrote a
Artworks have been withdrawn from the Barbican in London to protest the arts center’s decision to cancel a lecture titled “The Shoah after Gaza” by Indian writer Pankaj Mishra. Deeming the move as an act of censorship, collectors Lorenzo Legarda Leviste and
For the Olympics a mysterious artist called “Invader” has cemented artworks to walls across France’s capital, as well as around the world, even having some carried aloft to the International Space Station. Vincent Giraud, one of the artist’s avid fans in Paris,
Almost 9,000 people, including artists, curators and museum directors, have signed an online appeal calling for Israel to be excluded from this year’s Venice Biennale art fair and accusing the country of “genocide” in Gaza. Israel has been facing mounting international criticism,
Frieze Los Angeles kicked off its fifth edition with VIPs streaming into the Santa Monica Airport. Although slightly smaller this year, with about 95 exhibitors compared to the usual 120, the fair buzzed with activity on VIP day and continued to draw
Museum of Modern Art hosts a new site-specific installation by Shana Moulton, whose work captures the banality and enormity of everyday life. Through performance, video, and sculpture, Moulton chronicles the experiences of her semi-autobiographical alter-ego, Cynthia, as she navigates personal choices and physical
Celebrating the influence of Yoko Ono on conceptual art, the Tate Modern in London, U.K., is hosting a retrospective exhibition shining a spotlight on her innovative contributions. Despite being famously known as the wife of the late Beatle John Lennon, Ono, who
Jeff Koons has announced his plan to dispatch a series of new sculptures to the moon later this year. The creations by the world’s most expensive living artist are scheduled to reach the Earth’s natural satellite in July, where they will remain
