Milton Esterow, an award-winning journalist who owned and edited ARTnews for 42 years, died on Friday at 97. His death was confirmed by his daughter Judith Esterow, who previously served as this magazine’s associate publisher. She did not state a cause. In a social media post, Robin Cembalest, who served as executive editor of ARTnews...
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., will close as a result of the government shutdown, the museum said on Saturday. “Beginning tomorrow, October 5, the National Gallery will be temporarily closed and all programs will be canceled until further notice,” a brief statement from the museum read. It is the first major museum...
Almine Rech will close its gallery in London’s Mayfair district, Melanie Gerlis reported in the Art Newspaper on Friday. The space had been open for more than a decade, mounting shows for artists such as Javier Calleja, Chloe Wise, Jeff Koons, Esther Mahlangu, and many more. Dealer Almine Rech, who founded her gallery in 1997...
Sean Combs, a rapper and record executive who made headlines when he bought a $21.1 million Kerry James Marshall painting in 2018, was sentenced in federal court on Friday to 50 months, or 4 years and 2 months. He was also fined $500,000, the maximum amount allowable by law. The rapper, who also went by...