Francesca Aton

3 days ago | artnews.com | Francesca Aton

The final design plans for a national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II in London’s St James’s Park have been determined by the UK government. A team led by architect Norman Foster of Foster + Partners, which includes British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, was selected to design the memorial.

4 days ago | artnews.com | Francesca Aton

A 17th-century portrait of Grand Prince Ferdinando de’ Medici was damaged when a tourist tried to take a picture with the work for social media on Saturday at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy. On a visit to the museum, the young Italian man in question asked his girlfriend to take a photo of him with the oil painting, attempting to mimic the prince’s pose.

1 week ago | artnews.com | Francesca Aton

Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. More than a decade after Pussy Riot cofounder Nadya Tolokonnikova was imprisoned in Russia for two years after performing a “punk prayer” inside of Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the artist is putting herself back into a prison of her own making.

1 week ago | artnews.com | Francesca Aton

The non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a decision on Monday finding that the Trump administration‘s withholding of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) funding, appropriated by Congress, is in violation of the law. In March, President Trump signed the executive order “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” which called for the IMLS to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law” within seven days.

1 week ago | artnews.com | Francesca Aton

On Wednesday, the Getty announced that it is launching a new initiative to further sustainability efforts within the art and cultural sectors. The Getty Global Art and Sustainability Fellows program will support early-career professionals and visual artists focused on climate resiliency. As part of this program, the Getty will support 15 cultural and scientific organizations across six continents for a two-year cycle.