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Jasmine Little, Artist Who Painted Lush Still Lifes and Sculpted Etched Ceramics, Dead at 41
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (278+ words) Jasmine Little, a Los Angeles'based painter and ceramicist, has died at 41. Jasmine Little, a Los Angeles'based painter who made lush still lifes and etched ceramic vessels dense with historical references, has died at 41. La Loma, her Los Angeles gallery, announced…...
Commission of Fine Arts Approves Trump’s Proposed White House Ballroom
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (327+ words) On Thursday, President Donald Trump came one step closer to building his $400 million White House ballroom, when an arts commission packed with allies approved designs for the project. Instead of holding a preliminary vote, the Commission of Fine Arts bypassed…...
John Akomfrah, Isaac Julien, and Mira Nair Among Cultural Figures Who Signed an Open Letter in Support of Former Barbican Director Devyani Saltzman
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (206+ words) As of press time, some 250 cultural figures from around the world have signed an open letter in support of Devyani Saltzman, the former director of London's Barbican Centre. Saltzman left abruptly earlier this week, just a few weeks after Abigail…...
Isaiah Zagar, The Artist Behind Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, Has Died at 86
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (221+ words) Senior Market Reporter, ARTnews Zagar's work is included in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Fabric Workshop and Museum, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and the Brandywine Workshop and…...
Frida Kahlo’s Great-Niece Says Commercialization of the Artist Has Gone ‘Too Far’
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (325+ words) Frida Kahlo's art is now firmly established in the art historical canon, hanging on the walls of some of the world's most illustrious museums. But it's also inspired a sundry of wares the world over'from notebooks and coffee mugs to…...
Epstein Files Reveal Connections Between Leon Black and Indicted Antiquities Dealer Douglas Latchford
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (204+ words) Senior Market Reporter, ARTnews A one-page document contained in the Department of Justice's release of files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein connects billionaire art collector Leon Black with potentially looted Cambodian art and artifacts, Bloomberg Businessweek reports....
Veterans Sue Over Trump’s Arch, Saying It Would Blight Arlington National Cemetery and Nearby Monuments
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (62+ words) The suit contends that Trump's desired arch would blight views from Arlington National Cemetery to other monuments in Washington, D.C. A group of three military veterans and a historical preservationist filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's proposed 250-foot arch that…...
South Africa Will Officially Sit Out Venice Biennale After Gabrielle Goliath Cancelation
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (256+ words) After canceling a planned pavilion by Gabrielle Goliath that would have featured references to Israel's war in Gaza, South Africa will not take part at all in this year's Venice Biennale, opening in May. It is the latest turn in…...
A 55-Foot-Long Louise Nevelson Sculpture Housed in Long Island Synagogue Is For Sale
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (629+ words) I knew immediately what it was," Schwartz told ARTnews recently, adding that only days earlier he had read an article about Nevelson by critic Clement Greenberg. I said, "Oh my God, Amy, I could sit in front of this and…...
Louvre Theft Caused by ‘Mismanagement,’ Veterans Sue to Halt Building of ‘Arc de Trump’: Morning Links for February 20, 2026
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (9+ words) Veterans Sue to Halt Building of 'Arc de Trump'...