The Burns Halperin Report Art Collectors Have Become Increasingly Risk-Averse. It’s Their Loss—and Ours Data can clarify dynamics shaping the art world, but it also risks making collections predictable. By Allan Schwartzman, Dec 22, 2022
Art World ‘There Is Always That Hunting’: See How Artist Loie Hollowell’s Bodily Abstractions Reach for the Light Even When Confronting Dark Subjects As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Artnet News, Dec 22, 2022
People Maya Ruiz-Picasso, the Eldest Daughter of Picasso and Keeper of His Legacy, Has Died at Age 87 Ruiz-Picasso's relationship with her father is the subject of a current exhibition at the Picasso Museum in Paris. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 22, 2022
Art World Fanciful Works by Mexican Surrealist Pedro Friedeberg Are the Surprise Feature of a New Luxury Hotel in Mexico At 87, the artist is considered Mexico's pre-eminent surrealist. By Laurie Pike, Dec 22, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: A Sweeping Documentary Series About the NFT Phenomenon Is Coming to Amazon Prime + Other Stories Plus, the International African American Museum delays its opening, and a documentary on Nan Goldin gets shortlisted for the Oscars. By Artnet News, Dec 22, 2022
Pop Culture Artist Eric Orr Tagged New York’s Subways With Keith Haring. Now, His Hip-Hop Illustrations Are Getting the Museum Treatment Eric Orr's signature Rappin' Max Robot brings together comic books, hip hop, and street art. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 22, 2022
Innovators List The Innovators: Curator Tina Rivers Ryan on Getting Over Her NFT Skepticism and What’s Next for Blockchain Art "NFTs have not fully solved problems in the art world, though they can represent a step in the right direction," Ryan says. By Zachary Small, Dec 22, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions In Pictures: the Musée d’Orsay Presents Kehinde Wiley’s Fallen Figures Alongside the Historic Sculptures That Inspired Them The display, on view through January 8, is an extension of the artist's ongoing "DOWN" series. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 22, 2022
The Burns Halperin Report Can Philanthropy Shape Equity in the Arts? 5 Questions to Consider When Making a Donation Creating a more diverse art world must begin upstream from galleries and museums. By Christine Kuan, Dec 22, 2022
Art World The Massive ‘Domino Sugar’ Sign Lights Up the Williamsburg Skyline Once Again, Marking Progress in the Landmark’s Transformation The former sugar factory was last open to the public for artist Kara Walker’s 2014 installation of a Sphinx-like sugar sculpture. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 21, 2022
Art World With New Lawsuits Against MoMA and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Heirs of a Holocaust Victim Are Seeking to Reclaim a Pair of Schieles The pieces were once owned by Austrian Jewish performer Fritz Grünbaum. By Artnet News, Dec 21, 2022
On View ‘Unsung Heroes’: A Show of Remarkable Designs Recognizes the Contributions Made by 14 California Women Artists Women designers associated with 20th-century California get the credit they are due. By Laurie Pike, Dec 21, 2022
Archaeology A Christmas Miracle? Israeli Archaeologists Are Freshly Excavating a Tomb Believed to Hold the Woman Who Helped Deliver Baby Jesus The Salome Cave is being developed as part of the Judean Kings Trail. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 21, 2022
Law Germany Has Returned Its First Group of Stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria Following a Repatriation Deal Struck Earlier This Year Nigerian officials hope the move will set an example for the British government, which forbids national institutions from returning objects. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 21, 2022
Pop Culture World Cup Hero Lionel Messi Has Now Set a New Record for the Most-Liked Instagram Post Ever. It Was Previously Held by an Egg The World Record Egg is now just an egg. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 21, 2022
