NYC Names Bryan Joseph Lee as New Deputy Culture Commissioner
The cultural strategist and producer will work alongside curator and commissioner Diya Vij at the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Mary Heilmann, Painter of Irreverent Abstractions, Dies at 86
“My inspiration for art doesn’t really come from the history of painting,” the artist told Hyperallergic in a 2013 interview, “it comes from the community of art as it is…
Priceless Renaissance Paintings Stolen From Italian Museum
Authorities say thieves made off with four artworks by Sicilian master Antonello da Messina in under five minutes.
New Digital Archive Honors Gaza Journalists Killed by Israel
The project developed by the Writers Against the War on Gaza serves as a digital memorial for the around 240 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023.
Suspects Shed Light on “Mastermind” Behind Louvre Heist
One of the two men told investigators that the person who allegedly hired them for the job “thought we could have taken more.”
Legionella Bacteria Found in Cooling Tower at NYC Guggenheim
A spokesperson said there was no present danger to the public at the museum, which is located in one of three zip codes where people have contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
Which Artworks Will Grace the High Line’s Plinth Next?
After Iván Argote's iconic pigeon and Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s giant Buddha, the NYC organization is inviting public feedback on 62 proposals.
Phoenix Art Museum Receives Largest Gift of Native American Works
A hundred works by Indigenous artists tracing creative resilience over the course of a century will go on view at the institution in August.