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• Documenta 16 selection committee loses two members amid Middle East conflict and anti-Semitism accusations institutional

  Bracha Lichtenberg Ettinger and Ranjit Hoskoté have stepped down from the six-person committee tasked with choosing the curator for Documenta 16, which is scheduled for 2027.…

• Structural issues force Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo to abandon Madrid slaughterhouse art complex institutional

  Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo has abandoned her initiative to transform Madrid's Matadero complex into a contemporary art hub, citing overwhelming architectural challenges. The…

• Kate Fowle Appointed Director of MoMA PS1, Succeeding Klaus Biesenbach institutional

  Kate Fowle has taken over as the new director of MoMA PS1 in New York, following Klaus Biesenbach's departure. Her start comes at a time when the institution is facing more…

• Centre Pompidou Expands Global Presence with New Satellite Spaces and Exhibitions institutional

  Under the leadership of director Bernard Blistène and chief curator Christine Macel, the Centre Pompidou is broadening its reach beyond France with various international…

• Meriç Öner Appointed Director of Research and Programmes at SALT Istanbul institutional

  Meriç Öner has been named director of research and programmes at SALT Istanbul, stepping into a role previously held by Vasif Kortun, who resigned. Öner, originally trained as an…

• Nicholas Serota Steps Down from Tate After 30 Years as BP Ends Sponsorship institutional

  Nicholas Serota announced his departure from Tate in September after nearly three decades leading the institution, following a significant year that included his 70th birthday in…

• Taiwan's Venice Biennale pavilion canceled over sexual assault allegations against indigenous artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung institutional

  The participation of Taiwan in the 59th Venice Biennale has been called off for artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung due to allegations of sexual assault. The Taipei Fine Arts Museum, which…

• Christine Macel appointed director of Musée des Arts Décoratifs institutional

  Christine Macel is leaving her role as chief curator at the Centre Pompidou in Paris after more than twenty years to become the director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. This…

• Art Basel Launches First Cities Partnership with Buenos Aires institutional

  Art Basel has announced its first collaboration with a city, partnering with Buenos Aires, which extends beyond its established events in Basel, Miami, and Hong Kong. This…

• Argentina's new president Javier Milei closes Ministry of Culture on first full day in office institutional

  Javier Milei, Argentina's newly inaugurated president, eliminated the Ministry of Culture within 24 hours of taking office. The right-wing libertarian transferred its reduced…

• Five Artists Shortlisted for London's Fourth Plinth Commissions institutional

  Today, five international artists were revealed as finalists for the upcoming commissions on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London. Their proposals, along with maquettes,…

• Former South Korean Officials Sentenced for Artist Blacklisting Under Park Geun-hye institutional

  Six former officials from the administration of ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye received prison sentences for creating and maintaining a blacklist targeting cultural…

• Khao Yai Art Forest opens in Thailand with Bourgeois spider, site-specific works, and ambitious ecological vision institutional

  The Khao Yai Art Forest, a modern art hub spanning 85 hectares adjacent to Khao Yai National Park in Thailand, has officially opened its doors. This venue showcases artworks from…

• Finnish Government Rejects State Funding for Guggenheim Helsinki Museum Project institutional

  The Guggenheim Helsinki project faces a significant setback as the Finns Party has definitively rejected state funding for the museum. Party leader Timo Soini stated unequivocally…

• Nicolaus Schafhausen resigns from Kunsthalle Wien, citing nationalist politics in Austria institutional

  Nicolaus Schafhausen, the German curator and director of Kunsthalle Wien in Austria, will step down in March 2019, ending his tenure that began in 2012. He attributed his…

• Tate Forges Strategic Partnership with Shanghai's Pudong Museum of Art institutional

  Tate has entered a long-term strategic partnership with the Pudong Museum of Art in Shanghai, formalized through a memorandum of understanding signed on 12 June 2019 with the…

• Ireland to Launch Basic Income Pilot for 2000 Artists Starting Spring 2022 institutional

  Ireland will implement a basic income program for artists beginning in spring 2022, providing €325 weekly payments to 2,000 randomly selected participants for three years. This…

• Brazil's Culture Ministry to Reopen Under Singer Margareth Menezes After Bolsonaro Era Closure institutional

  Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has selected singer Margareth Menezes to lead the reopening of the Ministry of Culture, which was shuttered on Jair Bolsonaro's…

• Koyo Kouoh Appointed Artistic Director of 61st Venice Biennale Amid Curatorial Debates institutional

  Koyo Kouoh, who serves as the executive director and chief curator at Zeitz MoCAA in Cape Town, has been named the artistic director for the upcoming 61st Venice Biennale,…

• Christine Macel Appointed Artistic Director for 2017 Venice Biennale institutional

  Christine Macel, chief curator at Paris's Centre Pompidou, will lead the 57th Venice Biennale scheduled from 13 May to 26 November 2017. She takes over from Okwui Enwezor, whose…

• Hermitage Museum Deputy Director Charged with Fraud in Construction Embezzlement Scheme institutional

  Mikhail Novikov, deputy director of Saint Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum, faces fraud charges and house arrest ordered by a Moscow court. The Federal Security Service (FSB)…

• Tate announces 120 gallery job cuts amid £56 million pandemic losses institutional

  Tate will eliminate 120 gallery positions, representing 12% of its workforce, through a voluntary redundancy program that may lead to compulsory layoffs if insufficient volunteers…

• Turkey's Venice Pavilion Curator Resigns in Solidarity with Defne Ayas institutional

  Esra Sarıgedik Öktem has resigned as curator for Turkey’s national pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale to back Defne Ayas. This comes after the Istanbul Biennial turned down…

• UCCA Center for Contemporary Art Opens Fourth Museum UCCA Clay in Ceramics Hub Yixing institutional

  Japanese architect Kengo Kuma designed UCCA Clay, marking his first project to employ clay as a principal building material. The 2,400-square meter, two-story structure in Yixing,…

• Bruno Racine Appointed Director of Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana in Venice institutional

  Francois Pinault has selected Bruno Racine to lead Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana in Venice, with Racine taking over from Martin Bethenod in March 2020. Bethenod, who has…

• WHW Collective to Lead Skulptur Projekte Münster 2027 as First Women Artistic Directors institutional

  The curatorial group What, How & for Whom (WHW) has been appointed as the Artistic Directors for the 2027 Skulptur Projekte Münster, marking the event's first edition led by…

• Eugenio Viola leaves MAMBO alleging 'deterioration of working conditions' institutional

  Eugenio Viola is stepping down as the artistic director and chief curator of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá after seven years. The museum praised his innovative vision, but…

• Victoria Siddall Appointed Director of National Portrait Gallery institutional

  Victoria Siddall, who previously served as the global director of Frieze art fairs, is set to take the helm of the National Portrait Gallery in London, marking a historic moment…

• Museums worldwide offer free entry with secret password for Duchamp's Fountain centennial institutional

  On 9 April 2017, museums and galleries globally will grant free admission for one hour between 3–4pm to mark the 100th anniversary of Marcel Duchamp's Fountain. Visitors must…

• Jan Fabre faces Flemish investigation over sexual harassment allegations from dancers institutional

  Twenty former dancers from Jan Fabre's company Troubleyn have accused the Belgian artist of sexual harassment and misconduct in an open letter published by Dutch magazine…

• Özge Ersoy Assumes Leadership at Asia Art Archive Amid 25th Anniversary Celebrations institutional

  Özge Ersoy has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Asia Art Archive (AAA) in Hong Kong, succeeding Christopher K. Ho, who held the position for four years. Ersoy, who…

• Berlin Polish Institute Director Dismissed Over Jewish Content in Cultural Program institutional

  Katarzyna Wielga-Skolimowska was abruptly removed from her position as director of the Polish Institute in Berlin last Wednesday. According to TAZ, the German newspaper that…

• Slovakia's cultural purge triggers international outcry and nationwide strike alert institutional

  The cultural landscape in Slovakia is undergoing a political upheaval, resulting in the dismissal of several leaders, including Alexandra Kusá, who has been at the helm of the…

• Francesco Manacorda to Lead V-A-C Foundation as Artistic Director institutional

  In September 2017, Francesco Manacorda will take on the role of artistic director at the V-A-C Foundation, departing from his current role at Tate Liverpool. The foundation, a…

• Centre Pompidou's Financial Crisis Revealed by French Audit Court institutional

  France's Court of Auditors has issued a stark warning about the Centre Pompidou's unsustainable economic model, with president Pierre Moscovici telling Le Monde the institution…

• Tate Liverpool to close for over a year for £10m refurbishment institutional

  Beginning on 16 October 2023, Tate Liverpool will undergo a significant refurbishment, closing for over a year. This project is backed by a £10 million grant from the UK…

• Francesco Manacorda Appointed Director of Castello di Rivoli in Turin institutional

  Francesco Manacorda will become the new director of Castello di Rivoli in Turin, replacing Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev who retires at the end of the year after seven years.…

• Centre Pompidou's Global Expansion Continues Despite Pandemic Delays institutional

  The Centre Pompidou is advancing its international expansion efforts, which were momentarily hindered by the pandemic, with several initiatives underway. Serge Lasvignes, the…

• Kunsthalle Wien's WHW Collective Loses Contract After City Criticizes Programming institutional

  The curatorial collective WHW (Ivet Ćurlin, Nataša Ilić, and Sabina Sabolović) saw their contracts at Kunsthalle Wien not renewed in June 2024 following Vienna city officials'…

• Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo expands foundation activities across US and Europe institutional

  Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo marked her Turin-based foundation's 30th anniversary with significant US expansion. The Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis hosted the first…