The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation has appointed Mariët Westermann as its next director and chief executive beginning June 1, 2024. Currently vice chancellor of New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus in the United Arab Emirates, Westermann will be the first
Despite the progress that was expected to be made in the 21st century in the fight for human rights, social peace, and democracy, the reality in Palestine has been far from peaceful. The region has been under occupation for nearly a century,
New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has appointed Duygu Demir to the post of Curator of the university’s Art Gallery, and Research Assistant Professor of Art History. As The NYUAD Art Gallery enters its tenth year of exhibitions and publications, Demir’s appointment
Curator of Commagene LAR (Land and River Art), which is the first biennial focusing on river arts in the world, writer and poet Nihat Özdal petitioned the Presidency of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Euphrates River to gain ‘legal
Louise Bourgoise’s iconic sculpture will make its way to Sydney as part of Sydney International Art Series returns for 2023–24. The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) will present a comprehensive exhibition of works by French-American artist Louise Bourgeois from 25
The controversy continues at Documenta as the entire selection committee has resigned. The committee responsible for selecting an artistic director for the upcoming edition of Documenta has hit another setback. After two members left the committee earlier, the remaining four members have
Ai Weiwei’s show at Lisson Galllery, which was expected to take place on Nov 15 has been cancelled after artist’s tweets on Israel’s actions on Gaza. The gallery stated that the show was postponed whereas Ai said it was ‘effectively cancelled’. Lisson
Two climate protestors briefly disrupted a Christie’s auction on Nov 11. Mun Chong and Jim Hicks of the climate emergency group Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) New York branch took to the stage during the Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper sale, interrupting the
A painting of water lilies by French impressionist Claude Monet has sold for $74 million, as part of a lively fall art auction season. “Le bassin aux nympheas” topped the projected sale price of $65 million when it went under the hammer
The Guggenheim Museum closed temporarily closed its entrance on Nov 11 due to protests. Eight anonymous artists and cultural workers aimed to shed light on the Israeli military’s ongoing killing of Palestinian children in Gaza at the spiral entrance of the museum
