A Pocket Watch, Frozen in Time During the Titanic Sinking, Could Fetch $100,000 at Auction

Art Criticism

I Ventured to Michael Heizer’s Remote Land Art Masterwork—And Left Transformed

The pioneering land artist and renegade visionary turned 80 this week. We celebrated by visiting his desert masterpiece 'City' and will never be the same.

by William Van Meter

Sarah Cunningham, Rising British Painter of Hypnotic Canvases, Dies at 31

The British painter Sarah Cunningham has died at the age of 31. She is remembered for lively and ambiguous landscapes.

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

The Art World Reacts to the Election—and Donald J. Trump’s Win

Galleries are hosting events, and artists are pushing their preferred candidate. Watch this space for more updates.

by Andrew Russeth & Annie Armstrong & Jo Lawson-Tancred & Brian Boucher & Naomi Rea & Margaret Carrigan & Ben Davis & Sarah Cascone

Ali Banisadr’s Fractious Paintings Are a Reflection of Our Turbulent Times

We caught up with Iran-based artist Ali Banisadr ahead of his first solo exhibition in Shanghai at Perrotin's gallery outpost there.

How Artists Use Dolls and Stuffed Animals to Toy With Our Emotions

Mark Dion Transformed a Working Class Pittsburgh Home Into an Immersive Artwork. It’s Dazzling—And Bittersweet

Simon de Pury’s Fall Auction Forecast: Insights from a Celebrity-Filled Gala Season

by Simon de Pury

Readers Weigh In on Which Artworks Give Them Chills

Art World

Readers Weigh In on Which Artworks Give Them Chills

A Pocket Watch, Frozen in Time During the Titanic Sinking, Could Fetch $100,000 at Auction

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Canadian Kitty Scott Will Be the First Woman to Curate the Shanghai Biennale

by Cheung Hok Hang

Museums & Institutions

Philadelphia’s UArts Is Offloading Its Buildings in the Wake of Bankruptcy Filing

by Vittoria Benzine

How an Enigmatic Stone Sculpture Inspired the Cure’s Album Art for ‘Songs of a Lost World’

Market

Primary Sales of Mary Abbott’s Works Outpace Her Auction Prices. That Could Be Changing

by Eileen Kinsella

Sotheby’s Closes Breuer Building Deal—And More Art Industry News

by Annie Armstrong

Who Made $1 Million Trading Banana-Inspired Cryptocurrency? Twitter Points at Sotheby’s Employee

by Katya Kazakina

The Art Detective

The L.A. Art Scene Was Booming. Why Are Galleries Suddenly Closing?

by Katya Kazakina

Podcast

Re-Air: The One Word That Defines Art Right Now

by Sonia Manalili

Art Market Minute

How Could A.I. Transform the Art Trade?

by Sonia Manalili

The Roundup: Van Gogh Soupers Get Jail, Art Market in Flux, Elon Musk’s Copycat Problems

by Sonia Manalili

Art Market Minute

Could a Shift in Collectors’ Habits Be Underway?

by Sonia Manalili

Latest Articles

A Pocket Watch, Frozen in Time During the Titanic Sinking, Could Fetch $100,000 at Auction

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Canadian Kitty Scott Will Be the First Woman to Curate the Shanghai Biennale

by Cheung Hok Hang

Museums & Institutions

Philadelphia’s UArts Is Offloading Its Buildings in the Wake of Bankruptcy Filing

by Vittoria Benzine

How an Enigmatic Stone Sculpture Inspired the Cure’s Album Art for ‘Songs of a Lost World’

Three Charged for Vandalizing Homes of Brooklyn Museum Leaders

by Eileen Kinsella

Archaeology & History

‘Exceptional’ 4000-Year-Old Settlement Emerges in a Saudi Arabian Oasis

by Richard Whiddington

Museums & Institutions

The National Archives Museum Is Under Fire for Allegedly Scrubbing Difficult Historical Events

by Brian Boucher

Art & Exhibitions

5 Must-See Shows in Shanghai: From a Pioneering Sculptor to a Breakout Painter

Gallery Network

German Expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s Innovative Oeuvre Finds the Spotlight in Geneva

by Artnet Gallery Network

Artist Deborah Roberts Receives Mixed Ruling in Contentious Copyright Dispute

by Eileen Kinsella

Art & Exhibitions

Fictional, Lost, and Unfinished Books Come to Life at This New York Show

by Richard Whiddington

Does Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco Secretly Allude to a Medical Condition?

by Vittoria Benzine

Creator of ‘Undead Apes’ NFT Is Found Guilty of Defrauding Investors

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Primary Sales of Mary Abbott’s Works Outpace Her Auction Prices. That Could Be Changing

by Eileen Kinsella

Kamala Harris Leads Star-Studded Rally at the Philadelphia Museum’s Iconic Steps

by Sarah Cascone

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