Karen Ho

1 week ago | artnews.com | Karen Ho

Audemars Piguet Contemporary (APC) and the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) have co-commissioned a new sculpture by Adrián Villar Rojas that will be unveiled in November in the Jura Mountains before traveling to the latter institution for a multi-floor exhibition in 2026.

1 week ago | artnews.com | Karen Ho

Design Miami recently announced its events for its 20th anniversary year, including a new initiative which aims to highlight local design communities. Design Miami will hold a one-day event in Aspen in July, a new 14-day exhibition in Seoul in September, a third edition of its fair in Paris in October, and the 21st edition of its flagship fair in Miami Beach in December.

1 week ago | artnews.com | Karen Ho

Archaeologists have discovered a group of 75 ancient tombs in eastern China, some of them 2,000-years-old from the Han Dynasty. Between April and December 2024, research teams from the Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, in cooperation with the Qianshan City Cultural Relics Protection Center and Qianshan City Museum, excavated a total of 75 tombs and 4 kiln sites within the project site, according to a news release published on June 6.

2 weeks ago | artnews.com | Karen Ho

Even in a sluggish auction market, the design category—in particular when boasting notable works by Tiffany Studios, Les Lalanne, and Alberto Giacometti—continues to be a bright spot at auction, with Christie’s two recent sales totaling $23.6 Million. “You’re also appealing to such a broad range of collectors. You’re no longer just in this like, niche group of people,” Carpenters Workshop senior sales associate Betsy Beierle told ARTnews.

2 weeks ago | artnews.com | Karen Ho

French gallerist Kamel Mennour has announced a donation of 180 artworks to the Musée d’Art Moderne (MAM) in Paris. The donation from the gallerist and his namesake gallery includes works from more than 45 artists who “reflect the richness and diversity of the gallery’s history since its creation in 1999, as well as the quality of its unique vision,” according to a statement.