The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced that its director, Christina Vassallo, will leave the museum, effective January 2, 2026. She will join the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, a grant-making organization in Philadelphia, on January 5. “It...
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Claire Tabouret’s Designs for Notre-Dame’s New Stained Glass Windows to Go on View in Paris
A show of French painter Claire Tabouret’s designs for six new stained-glass windows for the Notre-Dame cathedral will open to the public tomorrow, reports the Art Newspaper. The Los Angeles–based artist’s full-scale, ink-on-paper maquettes for the windows will be...
Swedish Court Acquits Climate Activists Who Smeared Paint on Monet Painting
A Stockholm court on Monday acquitted six activists who smeared red paint on the display cade protecting a Claude Monet painting, ruling that they had not intended to damage the work. The painting, The Artist’s Garden at Giverny (1900), was on loan from the Musée...
Napoleon Jones-Henderson, AfriCOBRA Artist Who Wove Images of Black Power, Dies at 82
Napoleon Jones-Henderson, a member of the AfriCOBRA collective who made art for the age of Black Power, died in Boston on December 6 at 82. Wonderland, a Boston-based art publication, reported that Jones-Henderson had been battling cancer. Jones-Henderson was one of...
Pantone Color Institute Executive Addresses ‘Cloud Dancer’ Controversy
Pantone has been taken to task by some media outlets, and more critics on social media, for choosing “Cloud Dancer” — a version of white — for the 2026 Color of the Year. Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, was unavailable for an...
New Designs for Notre-Dame Windows Displayed, Swedish Climate Activists Acquitted for Smearing Paint on Monet Artwork, and More: Morning Links for December 9, 2025
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good morning! Claire Tabouret’s designs for the Notre-Dame de Paris stained-glass windows goes on public display tomorrow. A Swedish court said climate activists...
MoMA PS1 to Offer Free Admission Starting in 2026
Starting January 1, MoMA PS1 in New York City will offer free admission to all visitors for the next three years, the museum announced today, Tuesday, December 9. The announcement comes after a gift from Bay Area art collector and entrepreneur Sonya Yu, who serves on...
Brooklyn Museum Reveals 2025 Acquisitions, Including Poignant Calligraphy and Christian Marclay’s ‘Doors’
The Brooklyn Museum has revealed the nearly 600 works that it acquired in roughly the past year, providing a view into the institution’s collecting priorities as it marks its 200th anniversary. Contemporary art continued to be a core focus, with works by Tony Bechara,...
As Museums Raise Ticketing Prices, MoMA PS1 Will Offer Free Admission for All
While other institutions across the United States raise their ticketing prices to $30—and, in a few cases, even higher—New York’s MoMA PS1 will stop charging admission fees altogether for the next three years. Supported by a gift from Sonya Yu, a creative strategist...








