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Guillaume Cerutti Departs Pinault Collection, Rediscovered Napoleon Hat on View, and More: Morning Links for March 27, 2026
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (158+ words) Bose Krishnamachari'resigned as director of the'Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB)'and from the board of trustees of the'Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF), which he co-founded, following an accusation of sexual harassment by one of his subordinates, which Krishnamachari has denied. [The Indian Express]…...
James Murdoch and Art Basel’s Parent Company Are Working on a Big Ideas Festival to Launch in 2028
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (326+ words) James and Kathryn Murdoch are working with MCH Group, the parent company of Art Basel, on a new festival meant to rival the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Aspen Ideas Festival, and other "ideas-driven gatherings that convene the world's…...
Paris Dealer Kamel Mennour Buys Galerie Malingue, Founded Over Five Decades Ago
2+ week, 2+ day ago (187+ words) Senior Market Reporter, ARTnews The baton is being passed from an elder generation of French art dealer to a younger one, with the purchase of Galerie Malingue by dealer Kamel Mennour, who will take over Malingue's 4,300-square-foot showroom at 26 Avenue…...
Egidio Marzona, Collector Who Built a Monument to the Avant-Garde, Dies at 81
2+ week, 3+ day ago (218+ words) Egidio Marzona, a leading collector of 20th-century avant-garde art and founder of a major archive in Dresden, has died at 81. Egidio Marzona, the German-Italian collector, publisher, and patron whose vast holdings helped define the study and display of 20th-century avant-garde…...
Designer Dries Van Noten to Launch Foundation in Venice Ahead of the Biennale
3+ week, 3+ day ago (378+ words) Fashion designer Dries Van Noten and his partner Patrick Vangheluwe will launch next month a new foundation in Venice dedicated to craftsmanship. The goal of the Fondazione is "to unite the arts by dissolving traditional boundaries, affirming that all creative…...
Pedro Friedeberg, Surrealist Artist Who Designed the Iconic Hand-Chair, Dies at 90
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (346+ words) Pedro Friedeberg, an artist affiliated with the Mexican offshoot of the Surrealist movement and who is now best known for his absurdist designs, including the iconic Hand-Chair, died on Thursday in San Miguel de Allende. He was 90, according to his…...
Swivel to Merge with Lower East Side’s Marc Straus Gallery, as Founder Graham Wilson Joins as Partner
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (297+ words) Marc Straus Gallery announced Tuesday that Graham Wilson, the founder of Tribeca's Swivel Gallery, has joined the gallery as a partner and senior director. As part of the move, Swivel will close its Tribeca space and its artists will move…...
The 2026 Whitney Biennial Includes a Video Game Designed by Leo Castañeda You Can Play At Home
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (264+ words) With the Whitney Biennial set to open its 2026 edition this week for member previews, anyone can get a sneak peek at one work in the show. While the Whitney Biennial isn't set to open its 2026 edition to the public until…...
Sculptor Henrike Naumann Dies at 41, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogota Fires Director: Morning Links for February 16, 2026
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (553+ words) Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogota Fires Director The HeadlinesMAMBO SACKING. Italian curator Eugenio Viola has been fired from his position as artistic director of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogota (MAMBO), which he held since 2019, reports The Art…...
Gagosian Plans Lichtenstein ‘Brushstroke’ Show, Following Last Year’s $150 M. Auction Run and Ahead of Whitney Retrospective
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) This spring, Gagosian will open its 14th exhibition dedicated to Roy Lichtenstein. Titled "Painting with Scattered Brushstrokes," the exhibition draws exclusively from the Lichtenstein family collection and will feature paintings, sculpture, watercolors, and works on paper from the 1970s and "80s. Opening March…...