The Artists Information Company, the UK’s largest artists’ membership organisation, relaunches as Artists Now
Founded in 1980, the organisation has also developed a Green Manifesto to guide artist members toward a more environmentally responsible practice
Artists’ monumental hot dog sculpture, now with patriotic toppings, returns to Times Square
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw’s 65ft-long “Hot Dog in the City” is back on display in New York on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding
Buffalo AKG Art Museum will split leadership duties in two and promote internally for new directors
Chief curator Cathleen Chaffee and deputy director Jillian Jones will serve as artistic director and executive director, respectively
Unesco adds ancient Greek city Tauric Chersonese in Crimea to World Heritage in Danger list
The decision comes after calls by Ukraine to protect the archaeological site, which is now managed by a Russian Orthodox cleric appointed by Vladimir Putin
Viking centre that loaned ship for ‘The Odyssey’ says that it has not been compensated by Universal for repairs
The Värmlands Vikingacenter in Sweden has reportedly not been able to sail its replica ship this summer due to $6000 worth of damages; Universal disputes the non-payment claims
Philadelphia opens its Van Gogh Sunflowers display with a very rare loan from London’s National Gallery
‘A Symphony in Blue and Yellow’ raises intriguing questions about how the artist wanted to present his masterpieces
Appeals court sides with Jeff Koons in copyright-infringement dispute over ‘Made in Heaven’ series
The lawsuit was brought by the artist Michael A. Hayden, who created a sculpture that appears in some of the images from the series
Ecuador’s national museum picks new design for $100m home following pushback to original selection and resignations
After criticism on social media, the government scrapped the original selection of a design by Estudio Campo Baeza and Maoda, opting for a proposal led by the Japanese firm Sanaa
Glasgow School of Art says £265m needed to restore destroyed Mackintosh building is ‘unaffordable’
The future of the iconic Art Nouveau building may be in jeopardy following fires in 2014 and 2018, as the Scottish art school looks for external funding
Three Ancient Egyptian tombs with ‘significant’ inscriptions discovered in Saqqara necropolis
Rare carvings may reveal important information about New Kingdom era connections to the Near East and ancient domestic life
