Ai Weiwei Exhibits 500 Cast-Iron Combat Helmets at Australia Museum
Ai Weiwei on Friday unveiled his commission for the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in Sydney: 500 cast-iron combat helmets arranged in ten orderly lines on the city’s busiest green space,...
View ArticleThe Best Booths at Independent 20th Century
It’s a big year for the Independent, the art world’s favorite contemporary art fair, and its more art-historically minded sister, Independent 20th Century. On the heels of Independent’s move earlier...
View ArticleAt 77, Artist Imelda Cajipe Endaya is the First Woman to Receive Top...
At 77 years of age, Filipina artist Imelda Cajipe Endaya received the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Visual Arts. This marks the first time a woman has ever received the honor. The...
View ArticleAncient Wall Found in Paris May Solve Mystery of City’s Origins
The discovery of an ancient wall beneath a Paris hospital may have answered a question archaeologists have been arguing about for decades: Where, exactly, did Paris begin? The 72-foot stone-and-wood...
View ArticleMelania Trump, Peng Liyuan Tour Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
Any good host knows that when visitors are in town, a visit to the museum is top of the list. And so, on Thursday, the First Lady of the US took China’s First Lady to the Smithsonian’s National Museum...
View ArticleSteven Shearer Wins Canada’s $71,000 Audain Prize
Steven Shearer, a Vancouver-based artist best known for paintings that lace historically inclined portraiture with haunting contemporary sensibilities, was awarded Canada’s prestigious Audain Prize,...
View ArticleHow Good Are Today’s Art Market Darlings, Really? Six New York Gallery Shows...
It may seem obvious, but it bears repeating: When it comes to what’s shown in galleries, market value and artistic merit do not always correspond. Just because an artwork is worth a lot of money...
View ArticleHeirs of a Jewish Collector Contest Sotheby’s Sale of a Pissarro Painting...
Several heirs to Jewish banker Salomon Flavian have taken Sotheby’s to court in Paris over the auctioneer’s sale of a painting by Camille Pissarro. They maintain that the painting was looted by the...
View ArticleThe Best Booths at the Armory Show, From Ghostly Afterimages to ‘Gentle...
The 32nd edition of the Armory Show opened to VIPs Thursday at the Javits Center with a seemingly slower pace than in years past. That might have something to do with its earlier start time (10 a.m.,...
View ArticleDescendants of Nazi-Persecuted Jewish Collector Demand Cancellation of...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good Morning! Descendants of Jewish collector Salomon Flavian are demanding that a Paris court...
View ArticleNew York Investigators Return 36 Artifacts to Syria, Including Relief Looted...
Thirty-six antiquities, collectively valued at more than $5 million, including a stone relief looted from the ancient site of Palmyra, have been retuned to Syria, New York investigators announced on...
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Newly Speculated Goya Painting to Feature in 2028 Museo del Prado Show
A painting that well-placed observers surmise was painted by Francisco de Goya will be on view in a forthcoming exhibition timed to commence 200 years after the celebrated Spanish artist’s death....
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Art Collector and Publisher Benedikt Taschen Lists Mid-Century Modern Beverly...
ARTnews Top 200 collectors Benedikt and Lauren Taschen have spent the past eight years restoring the Adelman Residence, a 5,000-square-foot mid-century modern home designed by architects Thornton...
View ArticleMOCA LA Names Former Public Media Executive as New Director
For its next director, the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles has gone with a figure whose expertise lies outside the art world. Jonathan Abbott, the former head of the public media organization...
View ArticleGreek PM Rejects British Museum Comparison of Parthenon Marbles and Bayeux...
In August, British Museum Director Nicholas Cullinan told the Financial Times that the Bayeux Tapestry loan from France was “a very compelling example of international partnership,” and a successful,...
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At Spring/Break’s First Edition in the Old CBS Newsroom, (Almost) Everything...
This weekend, for likely the last time, cameras are rolling at 555 West 57th Street. The longtime headquarters of CBS News’s most hallowed properties—60 Minutes and Inside Edition—was recently...
View ArticlePrivate Members Club Maison Estelle Under Police Investigation, Canceling...
Maison Estelle, a private members club in London, temporarily shuttered today following a Metropolitan Police investigation outside the premises. The club was set to host parties and dinners to mark...
View ArticleAI-Generated Mural Sparks Backlash in Banksy’s Hometown of Bristol
A new AI-designed vinyl mural, mounted in Banksy’s hometown of Bristol, is facing heavy criticism for its mistakes, including a depiction of the wrong Banksy work. The mural in question is pasted...
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Sotheby’s is Selling One of the World’s Most Coveted Whisky Bottles
“This story is also part of a new series on the convergence of art and luxury. See all of our reporting on the topic here.” On October 9, Sotheby’s will take one of the world’s most famous bottles of...
View ArticleGreek Prime Minister Compares Cutting the Bayeux Tapestry to the Parthenon...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good Morning! In a provocative essay, the Greek prime minister argues that just as it would be...
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