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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2060241559.jpg?w=1024″] A major corporate sponsor of the Sydney Biennale, Australia’s biggest art exhibition, has withdrawn following allegations of antisemitism involving a DJ in its program. On Tuesday, the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies filed a police complaint over comments allegedly made by US electronic music producer Zubeyda Muzeyyen, who performs as DJ Haram,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-567361497.jpg?w=1024″] A man caused $240,000 in damage to the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum in Seattle late on Monday night, according to a report by the local police. The Seattle Police Department did not name the man, saying only that he was 40 and that he was arrested for assault. The blotter report…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ParaSite-06272-3d-1536×1024-1.jpg?w=1024″] Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. Happy Wednesday! Here’s a round-up of who’s moving and shaking in the art trade this week. Praise Shadows Hires Rebecca Hayes as Sales Director: Hayes will lead sales at the Boston gallery’s new…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Whiskey_Auction_Sothebys.webp?w=1000″] The news has not been great for the global spirits marketplace, as we’ve reported many times over the past year. Still, despite distilleries pausing production and corporate sales figures slipping, one bright spot seems to be in the auction market for rare and expensive whiskeys. One of the leading auction houses, Sotheby’s, released its 2025 Wine & Spirits Market…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Girl-Putting-on-Shoe.jpg?w=1024″] Congress has moved to give new life to a law meant to help families recover art stolen during the Holocaust, while at the same time reopening a long-running battle between heirs and the institutions that still hold those works. The US House of Representatives on Monday approved an extension of the Holocaust…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/BONHAMS-FEB10-4.jpg?w=1024″] Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. A former executive at a global auction house recently shared an interesting statistic with me about what the industry calls the “middle market.” This term means different things to different houses, but…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/alessandroguili.jpg?w=1024″] The Venice Biennale is standing by its polarizing decision to ignore calls to ban Russia from taking part in this year’s exhibition, insisting it hasn’t broken any rules. In a statement released on Tuesday, the biennale’s organizers said they’ve fully complied with all sanctions imposed on Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Liz-Munsell-VP-of-Curatorial-and-Arts-Programs.jpg?w=1024″] Powerhouse Arts, a nonprofit creative production center in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood, announced that curator Liz Munsell to the role of vice president of curatorial and arts programs. Munsell will replace Diya Vij, who was recently appointed as the commissioner of cultural affairs for New York City. In her role, Munsell will work…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/0310_260309-Camille-Henrot.jpg?w=1024″] Camille Henrot’s breakout film Grosse Fatigue (2013) was a tour-de-force: it won her the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale, and ranked on two lists—ARTnews’s and Frieze’s—of the 21st century’s best artworks. But it’s been nearly a decade since she’s shown a new film: her last was Saturday (2017). This week, that’s…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.artnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/gardner.jpg?w=1024″] The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., announced today the acquisition of nearly 600 works to its permanent collection, spanning from the 17th century to today. This round of acquisitions, made during the second half of 2025, shows some of the museum’s current priorities in terms of shoring up its holdings,…