The Art Journal

Barbican Arts Chief Devyani Saltzman to Leave Weeks After Renewal Plans Made Public

Exit of director for arts and participation follows arrival of new chief executive and recent rollout of five-year artistic plan

Tom Seymour

Henrike Naumann, German Installation Artist Selected for Venice Biennale Pavilion, Dies

Berlin-based artist, known for installations using post-reunification furniture and design to examine far-right violence and East German history, has died aged 41 shortly before presenting at the German Pavilion in Venice.

Tom Seymour

British Museum Scrubs Use of ‘Palestine’ in Middle East Displays

Labels and maps in several ancient Middle East galleries have been updated after complaints about anachronistic geographic terms.

Tom Seymour

Artists Address Marshall Islands’ Nuclear Legacy in National Maritime Museum Show

Works developed after a 2023 Cape Farewell expedition bring together art and research on sea-level rise and nuclear testing in the remote Pacific nation.

Tom Seymour

A Ming Painting Donated to Nanjing Museum Resurfaces at Auction, Prompting Investigation

Authorities launch inquiries after a scroll given to the museum in 1959 appears on the market with an eight-figure estimate

Tom Seymour

Trump Officials Push for Expanded Portrait Display at Smithsonian

Discussions about adding multiple images of the president come amid wider tensions between the White House and the Smithsonian Institution

Tom Seymour

AlUla Contemporary Art Museum Plans Advance with Pompidou Partnership as Cultural Strategy Draws Scrutiny

A Lina Ghotmeh–designed museum in northwest Saudi Arabia will focus on landscape, heritage and artist archives as part of wider AlUla cultural development

Tom Seymour

Stephen Friedman Gallery Enters Administration and Closes London Space After 30 Years

The Mayfair dealer has appointed administrators and ceased operations, with staff laid off, financial pressures disclosed and fair plans reassigned

Tom Seymour

Barbican Arts Chief Devyani Saltzman to Leave Weeks After Renewal Plans Made Public

Exit of director for arts and participation follows arrival of new chief executive and recent rollout of five-year artistic plan

Tom Seymour

Henrike Naumann, German Installation Artist Selected for Venice Biennale Pavilion, Dies

Tom Seymour

British Museum Scrubs Use of ‘Palestine’ in Middle East Displays

Labels and maps in several ancient Middle East galleries have been updated after complaints about anachronistic geographic terms.

Tom Seymour

Artists Address Marshall Islands’ Nuclear Legacy in National Maritime Museum Show

Works developed after a 2023 Cape Farewell expedition bring together art and research on sea-level rise and nuclear testing in the remote Pacific nation.

Tom Seymour

A Ming Painting Donated to Nanjing Museum Resurfaces at Auction, Prompting Investigation

Authorities launch inquiries after a scroll given to the museum in 1959 appears on the market with an eight-figure estimate

Tom Seymour

Trump Officials Push for Expanded Portrait Display at Smithsonian

Discussions about adding multiple images of the president come amid wider tensions between the White House and the Smithsonian Institution

Tom Seymour

AlUla Contemporary Art Museum Plans Advance with Pompidou Partnership as Cultural Strategy Draws Scrutiny

A Lina Ghotmeh–designed museum in northwest Saudi Arabia will focus on landscape, heritage and artist archives as part of wider AlUla cultural development

Tom Seymour

Stephen Friedman Gallery Enters Administration and Closes London Space After 30 Years

The Mayfair dealer has appointed administrators and ceased operations, with staff laid off, financial pressures disclosed and fair plans reassigned

Tom Seymour

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