Chile to get a new contemporary art museum
A new museum project is underway in Chile. Led by the businessman and philanthropist Claudio Engel and his four children, the New Museum of Santiago (dubbed...
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Koyo Kouoh, Prominent Art World Figure, Is Dead at 57
Koyo Kouoh, one of the global art world’s most prominent figures, who had been slated to become the first African woman to curate the Venice Biennale, died on...
National Gallery Sends Rembrandts, Renoirs and More Across the U.S.
Rembrandt’s A Woman Holding a Pink will be on display in Denver until 2027. Courtesy the National Gallery of Art and Denver Art Museum Angelica Daneo, chief...
Chicago museum president allegedly stripped clothes on United flight
Head of Art Institute under investigation for stripping during flight James Rondeau, president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago, is under...
As LACMA Gets a New Look, the Art Inside Will Change, Too
In addition, the Met’s refurbished Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, which is set to open this month, now presents Africa, the Ancient Americas and Oceania as three...
Observer Arts Interviews: Curator and Art Historian Camille Morineau
At the Jackson Hole History Museum, Camille Morineau blended her inclusive feminist retelling of art history through a territorially specific lens. Photo:...
Ariel Aisiks Is on a Mission to Elevate Latin American Art
Wealthy collectors who want to be involved with museums typically donate works, write checks and sit on a board of trustees — these are the essential steps...
Art to See on Day Trips From New York City This Spring
The busy calendar of fairs and auctions in May makes New York City an attractive hub of activity for the art crowd. But if a breather is needed or desired, a...
San Francisco’s unusual Balloon Museum hosts a really strange art show for 2025
Balloons are light, fun and airy – until all of a sudden they’re deep. An art exhibit that recently opened in San Francisco examines the profound side of these...
As Kazakhstan cautiously strengthens ties with western Europe, new art venues herald a change of direction
Two wealthy entrepreneurs are opening private art institutions in Kazakhstan this year as the country, which has long been under authoritarian rule, tries to...
