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A New Archaeological Initiative Scouring Pompeii’s Suburbs Has Turned Up a Fascinating New Cache of Ancient Cookware

ART NET NEWS – These items of pottery include fired ceramic bowls found upside down along the walls of a room that was likely part...

In Case You Missed It – ‘Art Can Impact Society’: Watch How Artist Minerva Cuevas Uses Her Creative Practice to Trigger Real-World Change

ART NET NEWS – A native of Mexico City, the artist’s practice is rooted in socially engaged activism that draws attention to both worldwide and...

In Case You Missed It – The Mellon Foundation Is Giving Out $125 Million in Grants for Creative Projects

ART NET NEWS – The multiyear grant-making initiative, called Imagining Freedom, aims to support “arts and humanities organizations that engage the knowledge, critical thinking, and...

In Case You Missed It – ‘Sonic Ways of Knowing the World’: Hear How Artist John Akomfrah Blends Sound Into His Monumental Video Installations

ART NET NEWS – Akomfrah, who will represent the United Kingdom at the 2024 Venice Biennale, spoke to Art21 in an exclusive interview about how...

‘They Become Ways of Telling Stories’: Watch Artist Kevin Beasley Make Thought-Provoking Works From Cast-Off Materials

ART NET NEWS – For the Virginia-born artist Kevin Beasley, every object from a cast-off du-rag to a broken twig, is one component in a...

In Case You Missed It – Researchers Have Located Nearly 1,000 Previously Unknown Maya Settlements in Guatemala

ART NET NEWS – An unprecedented light detection and ranging (LiDAR) survey of 650 square miles across northern Guatemala’s Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin (MCKB) has discovered...

The New York Art World Had High Hopes for Black Wall Street Gallery. Allegations Against Its Founder Have Soured Those Dreams

ART NET NEWS – Time has been running out for Ricco Wright, the owner of Black Wall Street Gallery in Chelsea. In the past year...

In Case You Missed It – There Are Big Signs That Atlanta’s Art Scene Is Achieving Critical Mass

ART NET NEWS – A slew of recent events—including Atlanta Art Week, the first iteration of which took place last October—point to a major transformation...

In Case You Missed It – The Art Angle Podcast: What Is Afrofuturism, and Why Is It So Relevant Today?

ART NET NEWS – In the last few years, one art movement has become a household name in a way that few recent art movements...

The Smithsonian’s Asian Art Museum Has Mysteriously Axed Its Partnership With Hong Kong’s Trade Office After 27 Years

ART NET NEWS – The reasons behind the move are unclear. The museum indicated that the end of the partnership had to do with its...

In Case You Missed It – ‘Beauty Can Be Subversive’: Watch Artist Firelei Báez Reclaim Dominican Folklore in Her Richly Layered Paintings

ART NET NEWS – An immersive sculptural installation at the Momentary in Arkansas will offer visitors an unusual opportunity: to travel through time and space....

In Case You Missed It – The Long Arm of Chinese Censorship Has Reached Europe, Forcing Artists and Institutions to Watch What They Say Against Beijing

ART NET NEWS – Some artists and curators of Chinese descent, living and working in Europe, have said they feel like they must self-censor their...