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• Creative Time Seeks New York Artists for 2019 Public Art Commission institutional

  Creative Time, a New York-based non-profit, has launched an open call for a public artwork to be displayed in spring or summer 2019. The opportunity targets artists residing in…

• MCH Group CEO Florian Faber exits after three-year tenure following return to profitability institutional

  Florian Faber has stepped down as CEO of MCH Group, the company that runs Art Basel, after three years in that position and a total of sixteen years with the organization. His…

• MOCA Los Angeles lays off 97 part-time staff amid COVID-19 closure institutional

  The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles terminated 97 part-time employees, representing more than half of its 185-person workforce, as the institution remains shuttered due…

• Sally Mann photographs returned after Texas police seizure from Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth institutional

  In Fort Worth, Texas, authorities took possession of photographs by Sally Mann from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth as they investigated a complaint. On December 26, Tarrant…

• MFA Boston Announces 113 Staff Reductions Through Layoffs and Early Retirements institutional

  The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has let go of 113 employees through a combination of layoffs and voluntary early retirements. According to the museum's director, Matthew…

• Artangel Co-Directors James Lingwood and Michael Morris Depart After 30 Years institutional

  At the close of 2022, James Lingwood and Michael Morris will step down as co-directors of Artangel, marking the end of their 30-year tenure. Since its inception in 1991, Artangel…

• New Midland Group Revives Historic Artist Cooperative Spirit with Regional Support Program institutional

  In December 2020, the New Midland Group (NMG) initiated an 18-month program, backed by Arts Council England, to assist artists in the Midlands. This consortium, based in…

• Elena Filipovic Appointed Director of Kunstmuseum Basel institutional

  Elena Filipovic has been appointed as the new director of Kunstmuseum Basel, taking over from Josef Helfenstein. This decision, which received unanimous support from the museum's…

• Yvon Lambert Gallery Announces Closure After 58 Years, Owner to Focus on Art Book Venture institutional

  The Yvon Lambert gallery will cease operations following the retirement of its founder. Established in 1966 in Paris, the gallery currently operates from rue Vieille-du-Temple.…

• Garage Museum of Contemporary Art to Open June 2015 with Eric Bulatov Installation and Louise Bourgeois Retrospective institutional

  In June 2015, the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, established by Dasha Zhukova in 2008 and created by Rem Koolhaas, will officially open its doors. The opening program features…

• University of the Arts Philadelphia to close after 150 years institutional

  The University of the Arts in Philadelphia will close this week due to declining enrollments, falling revenues, and increased expenses. Board chair Judson Aaron and president…

• Matteo Del Fante named president of Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi institutional

  Matteo Del Fante, who is the CEO of Terna, has stepped into the role of president at Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi in Florence. He takes over from Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, who resigned…

• Clara Kim named chief curator at LA MOCA institutional

  Clara Kim has been appointed director of curatorial affairs and chief curator at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (LA MOCA). Born in Seoul and raised in the greater Los…

• Fatima Hellberg appointed director of Vienna's Mumok institutional

  In October 2025, Fatima Hellberg, currently the director of Kunstverein in Bonn, will take on the role of general director at Mumok, the modern art museum in Vienna. She will…

• Ellipse Foundation Launches with Major Contemporary Art Collection in Cascais institutional

  Founded in 2004 and inaugurated in October 2006, the Ellipse Foundation was primarily financed by collector Dr. João Oliveira-Rendeiro, who serves as the chairman of Lisbon's…

• SALT Beyoğlu shuts down amid political pressure rumors in Istanbul institutional

  SALT Beyoğlu, a key contemporary art venue in Istanbul, ceased operations at the start of 2016. Director Vasif Kortun cited technical issues, noting unauthorized renovations to…

• Swiss Institute launches temporary Tribeca space Swiss In situ with Nieves and Innen institutional

  On August 4, 2016, Swiss In situ launched at 102 Franklin Street in Tribeca, New York. The Swiss Institute will utilize this temporary venue until its permanent relocation in…

• Qatari Sheikh to Launch New York Institute of Arab and Islamic Art in May institutional

  Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani, sixth son of Qatar's former Emir, will open the Institute of Arab and Islamic Art in New York this May. The 2,500 square meter nonprofit venue will…

• May Xue to Resign as UCCA CEO Amid Founder's Sale Plans institutional

  May Xue will step down as the chief executive of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing on April 20, according to the South China Morning Post. Her resignation follows…

• Istanbul Biennial Faces Turmoil as Curator Christine Tohmé Exits Amid Institutional Crisis institutional

  The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) has decided to cancel the 18th Istanbul Biennial after curator Christine Tohmé resigned in December 2025 due to personal…

• Decolonize This Place leads protest at Brooklyn Museum demanding board diversity and curator resignation institutional

  On April 30, Sunday, the activist organization Decolonize This Place staged a protest at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. In the museum's atrium, demonstrators displayed a banner…

• Doryun Chong Named Chief Curator at Hong Kong's M+ Museum institutional

  Starting this September, Doryun Chong will take on the role of Chief Curator at M+ in the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong, joining Dr. Lars Nittve's team. Previously,…

• Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts enters worldwide representation agreement with Hauser & Wirth institutional

  Hauser & Wirth will now represent the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts globally. This arrangement includes management of Kelley's estate, which the foundation has overseen…

• Centre Pompidou announces temporary satellite museums across France with 4-year rotations institutional

  The Centre Pompidou will establish temporary branches in multiple French cities, each operating for four-year periods. According to The Art Newspaper, the Paris institution is…

• Wallspace Gallery in Chelsea Announces Closure After 12 Years institutional

  Wallspace gallery in New York will cease operations on August 7, 2015, marking the end of its twelve-year presence in Chelsea. The closure coincides with the final day of a…

• National Gallery Singapore offers free admission for inaugural opening period institutional

  The National Gallery Singapore will provide complimentary access to visitors from November 24 through December 6, 2015. This 64,000 square meter institution focuses exclusively on…

• Student protests erupt at New Delhi College of Art over curriculum and conditions institutional

  Since late August, protests by students at the College of Art in New Delhi have intensified, growing from an initial group of ten to over 200 participants. Protesters marched to…

• Bolsonaro moves Brazil's film agency Ancine to presidential office institutional

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has revealed plans to relocate the national film agency Ancine from Rio de Janeiro’s Ministry of Citizenship to the Civil House in Brasília,…

• Justin McGuirk named chief curator of London's Design Museum institutional

  Justin McGuirk has been named the chief curator of the Design Museum in London, where he will manage the opening program for the museum's new site in Kensington, scheduled to…

• Brazil's Second Culture Minister Fired After Controversial COVID Comments institutional

  In a notable decision, Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has let go of his second culture minister in just three months. Regina Duarte, a former telenovela star who…

• Gagosian Director Sam Orlofsky Fired Over Misconduct institutional

  Sam Orlofsky, who had been a director at Gagosian gallery in New York since 2001, has been let go following an investigation into misconduct claims. Larry Gagosian, the gallery's…

• Antonia Ruder named new director of Gallery Weekend Berlin institutional

  Antonia Ruder has been appointed as the new director of Gallery Weekend Berlin, succeeding Maike Cruse, who left earlier this year to work with Art Basel in Basel. Ruder brings…

• Nancy Yao withdraws as founding director of Smithsonian American Women's History Museum institutional

  Nancy Yao has stepped down as founding director of the Smithsonian's proposed American Women's History Museum, less than six months after her appointment in March 2023. The…

• Mary Evans Appointed First Black Director of Slade School of Fine Art institutional

  Mary Evans has made a groundbreaking move by being appointed the new director of the Slade School of Fine Art in London, becoming the first Black person to hold this position. She…

• iLiana Fokianaki Appointed Director of Kunsthalle Bern institutional

  iLiana Fokianaki, the founding director of Athens' independent art space State of Concept, has been appointed to lead Kunsthalle Bern following an open call by its board. She will…

• Hartwig Fischer to lead Saudi Arabia's Museum of World Cultures institutional

  Hartwig Fischer, who stepped down as the director of the British Museum in August 2023 following the revelation of more than 1,500 missing or stolen artifacts, has been named the…

• Fanny Hauser Appointed New Director of Kunsthalle Zürich institutional

  Fanny Hauser has been named the new director of Kunsthalle Zürich, succeeding Daniel Baumann, who is stepping down after a decade to focus on his career as an independent curator.…

• Viktor Neumann appointed director of Bonner Kunstverein institutional

  Viktor Neumann is set to become the new director of Bonner Kunstverein, succeeding Fatima Hellberg, who is moving to lead MUMOK in Vienna. Neumann has been the curator at Berlin's…

• LAXART Founding Director Lauri Firstenberg Announces Departure institutional

  Lauri Firstenberg will leave her role as founding director of LAXART at the end of March 2016. She founded the Los Angeles-based nonprofit in 2005 while completing a Ph.D. in art…

• Zurich's Kunsthaus Faces Protests Over Nazi Arms Dealer's Impressionist Collection Display institutional

  Plans to exhibit Emil Georg Bührle's French Impressionist collection at Zurich's Kunsthaus have sparked widespread opposition, with protests by Orthodox Jews in London, New York,…