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Steidl Verlag, the German publisher known for photobooks by artists including Nan Goldin and Walker Evans, has narrowly avoided bankruptcy after resolving insolvency proceedings. The company had been accused of withholding wages and social security contributions, and founder Gerhard Steidl says U.S.

This week’s In Memoriam remembers several figures from across the art world, including Betelhem Makonnen, Betye Saar, and Keith A. Morrison. Their lives and careers spanned photography, assemblage, painting, scholarship, gallery work, and conservation.

The art world’s toxicity is often fueled by scarcity, with too many people competing for too little money and support. In that pressure-cooker environment, even ordinary shortcomings can look like something worse.

Paddy Johnson offers advice on how to navigate the art world’s complicated forms of toxicity, while Julia Curl examines an exhibition on Walter Benjamin and Eileen G’Sell considers the radical work of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. The roundup also includes news

SFMOMA has announced that it has acquired more than ninety artworks since the beginning of 2026. The museum also said it has received more than 250 gifts during the same period.

Two activists who covered a Picasso at London’s National Gallery with an image of a Palestinian mother and child have been found guilty of criminal damage. The case highlights the continuing intersection of activism, law, and protest at the museum.

Two suspects in the Louvre Museum jewelry heist have given new accounts to investigators, including claims about the alleged “mastermind” behind the robbery. According to transcripts reviewed by Le Monde, the men described their pay, their route into the museum, and how

The Met has repatriated a Roman bust that it had bought from Phoenix Ancient Art, prompting renewed attention to the gallery’s controversial co-founder and the object’s doubtful provenance. Elsewhere in New York, a Brooklyn artist tattoos Arabic calligraphy, and cooling centers—including museums—offer

The Guggenheim Museum in New York City has quietly removed the Sackler name from its Center for Arts Education, following a broader wave of institutional name changes tied to the family’s role in the opioid crisis. The move comes after the Sacklers

Carmelita Tropicana reflects on her decades in New York’s downtown theater scene, from her accidental birth in the East Village to her latest collaboration with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. In a Hyperallergic Pride Month interview, she discusses legacy, queer community, and a new podcast