The Gray Market Why the Myth of the ‘Good Billionaire’ Is Undermining the Nonprofit and For-Profit Art Industry Alike (and Other Insights) Our columnist shows how a new investigation into legal tax avoidance by the wealthiest Americans hurts art from all sides. By Tim Schneider, 12 hours ago
People 'I Embrace Whatever Label Is Attached to Me': Activist and Artist Gregg Bordowitz on the History of Art, Identity, and Protest We spoke with the artist on the occasion of a 30-year retrospective of his work at MoMA PS1. By Pac Pobric, 13 hours ago
Art World Notre Dame Raised Almost $1 Billion After Its Devastating Fire—But Now, the Church Says It Needs More The church is restricted in how funds that came in immediately after the 2019 fire can be used. By Sarah Cascone, 50 mins ago
Politics Artists and Activists Are Decrying Hungary’s Sweeping New Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws as a Grave Threat to Freedom of Expression Hungary's queer art community and human rights organizations have denounced the news. By Naomi Rea, 2 hours ago
Art World A Napa Wine Family Has Given the Smithsonian’s American History Museum a $4 Million Gift to Hire a Food and Drink Curator Warren and Barbara Winiarski have been donating to the museum since 1996. By Sarah Cascone, 3 hours ago
Museums Norway Is Preparing to Open Its $723 Million Megamuseum, Home to ‘The Scream,’ After Seven Years—Get a Sneak Peek Here The Oslo museum is the largest art museum in the Nordic region. By Naomi Rea, 3 hours ago
Art World Art Industry News: ‘Hunter Biden’s Artwork Is Actually Good and Will Be Worth a Lot,’ According to the NY Post, Which Tried to Destroy Him + Other Stories Plus, Johann König opens a showroom in Monaco, and cartoonists are up in arms that they were passed over for a Pulitzer. By Artnet News, 4 hours ago
Archaeology ‘A Unique Find, Without Any Precedent’: Construction Workers Discover a ‘Miniature Pompeii’ Buried in Verona Workers have unearthed gorgeous ancient Roman frescoes at an abandoned cinema. By Sarah Cascone, 17 hours ago
Pop Culture MacKenzie Scott Just Gave Out $2.7 Billion in Grants, Including Millions to Some of America’s Most Progressive Arts Organizations Souls Grown Deep, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and United States Artists were among the recipients of the major donation. By Taylor Dafoe, 20 hours ago
People ‘My Whole Body Is Moving With It’: Artist Kennedy Yanko on the Performative Nature of Making Sculpture The painter and sculptor is the Rubell Museum of Art's 2021 artist in residence. By Katie White, 20 hours ago
Shows & Exhibitions The Smithsonian Will Stage a Blowout Show With Objects From Across Its Museums—and 5 New Artworks—to Celebrate Its 175th Birthday The show will take over the long-shuttered Arts and Industries Building. By Sarah Cascone, 23 hours ago
Law Authorities Raided a Hong Kong Show Commemorating the Anniversary of the 2019 Pro-Democracy Protests Police claimed they received a complaint that the gallery was exhibiting “seditious” content. By Artnet News, 23 hours ago
Auctions The Inventor of the World Wide Web Is Selling Its Original Source Code as an NFT at Sotheby’s Bidding starts at just $1,000. By Caroline Goldstein, 1 day ago
Art World Newly Commissioned Portraits of Black Historical Figures Now Hang in the U.K. Properties Where They Lived and Worked—See Images Here The charity English Heritage aims to bring life to lesser known histories of African people living in Britain. By Naomi Rea, 1 day ago
Art World Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From an Iván Argote Bus Tour to Juneteenth at the Brooklyn Museum Plus Yazmany Arboleda offers instruction in New York City's ranked choice voting ahead of next week's primaries. By Sarah Cascone, 1 day ago
Art World Art Industry News: Thousands of People Want Jeff Bezos to Buy the Mona Lisa… and Eat It? + Other Stories Plus, work begins next month to realize Christo's dream of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe, and top pros offer tips on how to buy art. By Artnet News, 1 day ago
Art World What Unites Brilliant Artists Who Died in Their Twenties? Here Are 8 Case Studies From a New Book About Starry Lives Cut Short A new book explores the lives and work of artists who died in their 20s. By Caroline Goldstein & Eileen Kinsella, 1 day ago
