George Nelson

2 days ago | artnews.com | George Nelson

To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines IN MEMORIAM. Koyo Kouoh, the celebrated, Cameroonian-born curator appointed to lead the 2026 Venice Biennale, has died unexpectedly at the age of 57, reports ARTnews. When she was appointed in December of last year to curate the storied exhibition in Venice, Kouoh became the second African-born curator to take on the job.

5 days ago | artnews.com | George Nelson

To celebrate its 200th anniversary, London’s National Gallery has recently revamped its Sainsbury Wing, a transformation that has taken three years and $113 million. It was an arduous process, and one that has not always received positive attention. But when I met Gabriele Finaldi, director of London’s National Gallery, on Wednesday morning in the wing’s massive, airy foyer, he seemed happy with the result.

1 week ago | artnews.com | George Nelson

It’s no secret that the Louvre is creaking; in a leaked memo to the French culture memo published in Le Parisien in January, the museum’s director – Laurence des Cars – noted that there was “structural damage” everywhere, threatening the collection. He also said some parts of the building were “no longer watertight.”It may come as no surprise, then, that like the memo, the museum’s roof was also leaking last Saturday.

1 week ago | artnews.com | Harrison Jacobs |George Nelson |Daniel Cassady

Art collectors and market-watchers start your engines. There’s only one week to go until the annual May marquee auctions in New York kick off next Monday with a Christie’s double-header:  a sale dedicated to works from the late Barnes & Noble founder and former ARTnews Top 200 collector Leonard Riggio and his wife Louise, followed by the house’s 20th century evening sale. As usual, the sales will be closely watched for signs of which way the market is blowing.

1 week ago | artnews.com | George Nelson

To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The HeadlinesUS VENICE PAVILION CRUNCH. The US State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs has finally posted a grant inviting applicants to submit their proposals for the country’s Venice Biennale pavilion in 2026, less than 12 months away. But not before a journalist at Vanity Fair asked them why the unusual delay a few hours before the posting appeared.