News Mystery Artists Return With Trump Dance Sculpture on the National Mall "In the United States of America you have the freedom to display your so-called 'art,' no matter how ugly it is." — The Trump White House, June 2025 By Daniel Cassady Jun 27, 2025 11:38 am
News National Portrait Gallery Director Steps Down After Trump Says He Fired Her The Smithsonian said it would challenge Trump this week in a statement that affirmed its independence. By Alex Greenberger Jun 13, 2025 12:41 pm
News Kennedy Center Audience Boos Trump, French Carpenters Sentenced for Selling Fake ’18th-Century’ Chairs, MOCA Stays Closed: Morning Links for June 12, 2025 Here's what we're reading this morning, folks. By The Editors of ARTnews Jun 12, 2025 9:05 am
News Smithsonian Stands Up to Trump, MOCA Closes its Geffen Branch Amid Protests, Is Putin’s Daughter Dealing Art?: Morning Links for June 10, 2025 Here's what we're reading this morning, folks. By The Editors of ARTnews Jun 10, 2025 12:21 pm
News National Portrait Gallery Director Reports to Work After Trump Said He Fired Her The White House has not demonstrated if Trump has the authority to oust her. By Alex Greenberger Jun 5, 2025 10:36 am
News The White House Drops a New Presidential Portrait of Donald Trump Hung in a gold frame, it's hard to miss the distinct black and gold color combination that comprises most Trump properties. By Francesca Aton Jun 4, 2025 1:34 pm
News Tate Britain and National Portrait Gallery Buy Work by ‘Britain’s Caravaggio,’ Banksy’s Lighthouse Mural Defaced, Paris Holocaust Museum Vandalized: Morning Links for June 2, 2025 Here's what we're reading this morning, folks. By The Editors of ARTnews Jun 2, 2025 8:13 am
News Trump Fires National Portrait Gallery Director for Being a ‘Strong Supporter of DEI’ The museum had previously exhibited a portrait of Trump with a caption noting that he had been impeached twice. By Alex Greenberger May 30, 2025 5:04 pm
News Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed by Gunman Outside Capital Jewish Museum Police have identified the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago. He was spotted "pacing back and forth outside of the museum." By George Nelson May 22, 2025 7:22 am
News Trump Appoints Former ‘Real Housewives’ Cast Member to Holocaust Museum Board Siggy Flicker was a cast member for two seasons of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey". By Karen K. Ho May 8, 2025 12:39 pm
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