Top 20 Art International News

2025-11-12 02:31:31

  • A Klimt portrait from the collection of a late Estée Lauder heir could fetch over $150 million at auction.
    Source: edition.cnn.com
  • Musician Brian Eno will present his new series of kaleidoscopic paintings, titled “Blocks,” at Paul Stolper Gallery in London.
    Source: www.artsy.net
  • Toronto’s Gardiner Museum, dedicated to ceramics, reopened after completing an $11 million renovation.
    Source: www.theartnewspaper.com
  • Torkwase Dyson and Alia Farid are among the initial artists commissioned for the 2026 Carnegie International.
    Source: www.theartnewspaper.com
  • The Louvre Museum announced a new €80 million ($92 million) security plan following the recent $102 million jewel theft.
    Source: www.artsy.net
  • Sasha Suda, the dismissed director of the Philadelphia Art Museum, is suing the institution, claiming she was terminated after clashing with a “corrupt and unethical faction” of the board.
    Source: www.artnews.com
  • A performance artist and a festival of culture were added to the Russian government's list of ‘foreign agents.’
    Source: www.theartnewspaper.com
  • An artist successfully hung their own AI-generated work in the National Museum Cardiff (Welsh museum) before it was spotted by staff.
    Source: www.theartnewspaper.com
  • The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum named Allison Blais as its new President and CEO, starting in January.
    Source: www.artnews.com
  • A heist at the National Museum of Damascus has spurred a search for missing artifacts, including several gold ingots and marble statues.
    Source: www.artnews.com
  • The opening of the Museum of West African Art in Nigeria was delayed after protests disrupted the official preview weekend.
    Source: www.theartnewspaper.com
  • Dana Awartani was announced to represent Saudi Arabia at the Venice Biennale 2026, focusing on craft traditions and cultural heritage.
    Source: www.theartnewspaper.com
  • George Condo is now jointly represented by Sprüth Magers and Skarstedt Gallery, following his departure from Hauser & Wirth.
    Source: www.artsy.net
  • An 18th-Century painting of St. Francis was returned to a Mexican church 24 years after it was stolen in a nighttime heist.
    Source: www.artnews.com
  • Writer David Szalay won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction with his novel ‘Flesh.’
    Source: edition.cnn.com
  • The identity of the Louvre ‘fedora man’—a stylish teenager photographed at the scene of the recent heist—was revealed.
    Source: edition.cnn.com
  • The story of how the Jadeite Cabbage became one of the Forbidden City’s most memorable treasures was highlighted.
    Source: edition.cnn.com
  • Sarah Hoover’s memoir ‘The Motherlode’ is being adapted into a television series focusing on a millennial art dealer navigating motherhood.
    Source: www.artnews.com
  • Scientific Art Analysis Firm ArtDiscovery launched the ‘World’s First Insured Authenticity Guarantee for Artworks.’
    Source: www.artnews.com
  • The Studio Museum in Harlem, championing Black artists, opened its new $300 million home with an exhibition devoted to Tom Lloyd.
    Source: www.theartnewspaper.com