Last Hours of Plato’s Life Revealed, Controversy at Nino Mier, Iranian Artist...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES PLATO’S LAST NIGHT. Researchers using new imaging techniques have made...
View ArticleNew Fair Founders Are Testing What Gallerists (and Collectors) Want in an...
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. In September 2021, when Rachel Mijares...
View ArticleNew Legal Filing Deems Bombing of Gaza’s Saint Porphyrius Church a ‘War Crime’
Chicago-based human rights organization Justice For All has deemed the bombing of the historic Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza by Israel a “war crime” in a new legal filing submitted to the...
View ArticleWatch Belonging to Titanic’s Richest Passenger Sells for Record-Breaking...
A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of John Jacob Astor, the richest man on the Titanic, sold on Saturday at auction for a record–breaking £1.175 million ($1.471 million). It is the highest...
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Petrit Halilaj Brings Kids’ Doodles—and Balkan Memories—to the Met’s Rooftop
A giant spider currently looms over the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s rooftop, its face crumpled into a knowing smile. The arachnid would seem terrifying if it didn’t also play host to a friendly...
View ArticleSotheby’s Sees Increasing Shift to Private Sales and MoMA Director Needs to...
On the 66th floor of the Spiral office building in Hudson Yards, Museum of Modern Art director Glenn Lowry told a crowd of art industry insiders he does in fact “sweat bullets” and lose sleep over how...
View ArticleNino Mier Gallery Accused of Underpaying Artists in New Investigation
Nino Mier Gallery, a fast-expanding operation with spaces in Los Angeles, New York, and Brussels, underpaid some artists that it showed, according to a new investigation published by the Art Newspaper...
View ArticleJeff Koons and Nonprofit Startup Clever Noodle Release Children’s Literacy Game
Clever Noodle, a nonprofit startup known for crafting educational children’s games, has unveiled its latest release in partnership with artist Jeff Koons. The innovative phonics-based game titled...
View ArticleSeven Tribeca Shows to Catch This Week
As art fairs flood New York—starting with Frieze and followed by Independent—with a myriad of notable auctions, as well as the Whitney Biennial, the scene is definitely bustling this spring. Though...
View ArticlePhillips Evening Sale Features Noah Davis Painting Consigned by Actor Jesse...
One of the most notable lots of Phillips Modern and Contemporary evening sale on May 14, a small Noah Davis painting Untitled (Boy with Glasses), belongs to the actor Jesse Williams and his ex-wife...
View ArticleArt Students and Faculty Join Pro-Palestine College Protests, Lawsuit Ends...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES UNIVERSITY PROTESTS. As pro-Palestinian student protests intensify today, art...
View Article25 Artworks Not to Miss at New York’s Museum of Modern Art
New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is the place to be if you want to learn about modern and contemporary art. For nearly a century, the museum has played a major role in the collection and display...
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A Look at the Financiers, Celebrities and Other Consignors Behind the May...
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. The annual May auction sales in New...
View ArticleNew York’s Newest Art Fair Feels Like a Place to Hang Out, Not Shop—and...
New York is hardly in need of another art fair, but that’s what we got this week in the form of Esther, which feels more like an ambitious group show than a selling event. That’s something to be...
View ArticleNazi-Looted Monet Painting Held by FBI Expected to Be Returned to Owner’s...
A small pastel drawing by Claude Monet that was seized by Nazis during World War II is expected to be returned to the descendants of its previous owners by the FBI, the Times-Picayune reported last...
View ArticleMetropolitan Museum of Art Signs Cultural Agreement with Thailand
The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently signed a memoradum of understanding (MOU) with Thailand formalizing collaborative efforts to study and display Thai art. A signing ceremony took place on April...
View ArticleBiden Administration Forgives $6.1 Billion in Debt of Former Art Institutes...
President Biden announced on Wednesday that his administration will forgive $6.1 billion in debt owed by 317,000 students of the now-defunct Art Institutes, a private for-profit system that operated...
View ArticleThe Best Booths at Frieze New York, From a Pouncing Tiger to a Meta...
For its 12th edition, Frieze New York has once again returned to the Shed, the arts center in Hudson Yards. With 68 exhibitors, the fair, which opened to VIPs on Wednesday morning, was the first held...
View ArticleFive Shows to See in Chelsea During Frieze New York 2024
After the frenzy of the Venice Biennale, the art world will now shift its attention to the Frieze art fair in New York, which opened its doors to VIPs yesterday. It returns to the Shed in Hudson...
View ArticleAsante ‘Crown Jewels’ Displayed, Biden Forgives $6.1 Billion Art Student...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES GOLDEN DISPLAY. The Asante golden “crown jewels,” looted by British troops have...
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