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Art dealer Sonia Dutton was at her gallery on the Lower East Side last fall, where “Night Drawing,” Boston artist Rose deSmith Greenman’s debut New York exhibition, was on view. The untrained artist began drawing only in her seventies, but her still lifes, often made after dark with humble materials like everyday markers and ballpoint pen, bristle with energy.  In came a museum curator who expressed enthusiasm about the show, and even interest in acquiring a piece. But that news came with a pitch many dealers have come to expect, and not necessarily relish. It goes a little something like this, Dutton said: “We love the show. We love the work. We’d love to have something for the museum’s collection. But I’m not sure we have the funds for it.” In practice, that can translate to, “Who can you find to buy it for us?” This presents a mixed prospect for the dealer: the chance to have an artwork enter a museum collection is a coup, but it is tempered by the...

By Steven White Ben Tuiomanufili says the banter is flying on both sides of the Ewen Bridge this week as local clubs Hutt Old Boys Marist and Petone prepare for the final this Saturday at neutral Porirua Park to decide the 98th Jubilee Cup champion. “I have had groups of people come up to me...

On Friday, the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), most of whose members were appointed by President Trump or include leaders of Trump-controlled agencies, sent an internal draft proposal to eliminate federal regulations requiring public and state input before construction begins on historic sites, as first reported The Atlantic . The suggested amendments to regulations, shared by the Washington Post , have stoked fears that the requested changes to existing rules will give Trump nearly unchecked power to build a portfolio of controversial projects monumentalizing him in the US capital, while also threatening historic sites around the country, including those considered sacred by Indigenous tribes. “This is not only a massive assault on laws that have benefited that nation for some 60 years, it almost completely eliminates the role of the public,” added Charles A. Birnbaum, CEO of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, in a statemen...

The former head of academic programs at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London resigned in late January after accusing the institution’s staff of “racist” and “culturally insensitive” behaviors, the Art Newspaper reported Monday . The accusations by Yuko Kikuchi came in a January 26 letter addressed to V&A director Tristram Hunt, as well as trustees of the V&A’s research committee. In that letter, Kikuchi wrote that the museum “likely” has “a culture of systemic racism” and she further described her letter as “an act of whistleblowing” as she felt that issues raised by her students would not be addressed without her taking action. (While ARTnews has not seen the letter, the Art Newspaper reported that it had reviewed it.) In an interview with the Art Newspaper , Kikuchi said that she “felt unwelcome from day one” and added that she experienced frequent microaggr...

David Zwirner has closed its Upper East Side gallery, ending nearly a decade at the townhouse at 34 East 69th Street as the blue-chip dealer continues to concentrate its New York operations downtown. A spokesperson for the gallery told ARTNews that the move had been planned for a while. “It was always our plan to leave the Upper East Side once the last phase of our Chelsea overhaul was complete,” the spokesperson said in an email. “With our Selldorf-designed space at 525 West 19th Street now reopened with our current exhibition,  In Solidarity , that moment has arrived — and we’re sad to leave the Upper East Side. We’re looking forward to our fall exhibition program on 19th Street, 20th Street, and in Tribeca.” The gallery first opened the East 69th Street location in 2017, occupying the first three floors of the townhouse. Over the years, it hosted roughly three dozen exhibitions, including presentations by Yayoi Kusama, Dan...

The two teams met at Ngati Toa Domain in fine, breezy conditions in their 2026 Hardham VC Memorial Cup semi-final. Visitors Marist St Pat’s had won their past two encounters against Paremata-Plimmerton and a third victory on the trot would send them to the final. They kicked two penalties and Pare-Plim scored two unconverted tries,...