Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, an artist whose research on the legacies of colonialism in post-independence Africa brought her a growing international following, died at 46 on January 3. Her family said that the cause was a degenerative illness that she had been battling for years. In their announcement of her passing, herContinue Reading
Stella Zhong’s sculptures hinge on prepositions. Behind a prominent part, above eye level, below the floor, in the distance, between panels, or on the underside of a structure, Zhong might hide a painted image or attach a cluster of tiny components, as if they were barnacles on the underside ofContinue Reading
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines THE WRITING ON THE WALL. It’s been a strong week for amateur archaeologists. The New York Times just had a story about three Norwegian friends who hunt petroglyphs. Now the Guardian has a piece on a self-described “person off the street” inContinue Reading
Former President Theodore Roosevelt’s gun sold for a nearly one million dollars this past December at an auction at Rock Island Auction company, the company said in a statement. The gun, a Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 revolver dating to the late 1890s, sold for $910,625. That figureContinue Reading
Nine crocodile heads buried for millennia in an ancient Egyptian tomb have come into the light. The discovery was made by a team from the Center of Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw during excavations of the Theban Necropolis, an ancient burial site in Upper Egypt. The animals’ remains wereContinue Reading
For the annual Art in America Guide, published in print in January, the editors of A.i.A. highlight significant and intriguing museum exhibitions throughout the year. Below is a list of noteworthy shows opening in January (or that remain on view after opening late last year).Continue Reading
A ancient Roman bath house was recently uncovered at the archeological dig of the Temple of Khnum, near the Egyptian city of Esna, according to Heritage Daily. Already rich with archeological history, Esna, which sits in lower Egypt along the Nile River, has been the location of numerous structures from differentContinue Reading
In 2022, ARTnews published over 2,600 stories. Below is a look back at 10 of the top ones from 2022, as selected by the publication’s editors. For end-of-year coverage, we’ve also got lists of the defining artworks, art events, and exhibitions of 2022, as well as roundups of under-recognized artistsContinue Reading
The word BAD runs down the book’s spine—BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD—and the cover wears a one-star rating out of five. Is this what bad reviews look like? Only sometimes. The editors of Bad Reviews are hamming it up, having fun with the stereotype of the merciless aesthetic judge, likeContinue Reading
This year was had no shortage of archaeological discoveries and ARTnews reported on most of the notable and exciting finds in the field. There have been pressing finds related to current events, among them, the discovery of a “significant” palace door threshold in the ancient Iraqi city Nimrud after theContinue Reading
