Archaeology & History Is This 2,500-Year-Old Bronze Lamp a Cult Object? The Etruscan object was first discovered in 1840. By Verity Babbs, May 3, 2024
Art World Wet Paint in the Wild: Lola Kramer’s Love Letter to the Renaissance Society The writer and curator takes us through a week in her life. By Lola Kramer, May 3, 2024
Up Next How Pakui Hardware Grafts the Medicinal Industry Onto Their Surrealistic Art The Lithuanian duo is presenting one of the buzziest national pavilions at the Venice Biennale. By Devorah Lauter, May 3, 2024
On View ‘I See Color When I Sing’: Billboard Star Jewel on Her Turn to Painting The musician, who turned to art for her mental health as a teenager, is the subject of a museum exhibition in the U.S. By Margaret Carrigan, May 3, 2024
Art World Art Bites: How Renoir’s Love of Cats Is Enshrined in His Paintings In his later years, the artist would paint with a cat in his lap. By Verity Babbs, May 3, 2024
Gallery Network Leyster Capital Brings Flexibility To Financing for a Range of Collectors—All in One Place Working with collectors across a range of collection types, Leyster Capital meets clients where they are. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 2, 2024
Artists Alicja Kwade’s New ‘Mystic’ Sculptures Will Confront the Titan of Minimalism Agnes Martin The dual presentation of work is being curated by Pace founder Arne Glimcher. By Louisa Elderton, May 2, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Permanent Collection: Peggy Guggenheim’s Favorite Painting Grace Hartigan's lush ode to Ireland occupied a prime spot on the great patron's walls. By Emily Steer, May 2, 2024
Art World Rita Ackermann’s Elusive Quest for Truth (or At Least Cinema Vérité) In a wide-ranging interview, the artist discusses everything except her compelling dual show "Splits" at Hauser & Wirth in New York. By Whitney Mallett, May 2, 2024
Museums & Institutions Fancy a Night at the Museum? Airbnb Is Offering Stays at the Musée d’Orsay The museum’s clock room promises unparalleled views of the Olympics Opening Ceremony. By Artnet News, May 2, 2024
Art World What Is Esther? A Mysteriously Named Event Experiments with What an Art Fair Can Be The mood was buoyant at the debut of New York's newest and most unusual fair, even if sales were slow in coming. By Katya Kazakina, May 2, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: El Dorado, Fabled City of Gold, Remains Hidden in the Amazon Centuries have seen countless explorers brave hardships to find the fabled city. By Brian Boucher, May 2, 2024
Art World Was Edgar Degas Actually Jack the Ripper? This Dogged TikToker Has a Theory The Impressionist artist spent time in London, she pointed out, and she has always found his art a bit creepy. By Brian Boucher, May 2, 2024
Collectibles This Superman Comic Book Is Now the World’s Most Valuable The inaugural issue of Action Comics introduced the superhero in 1938. By Verity Babbs, May 2, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A New Exhibition Examines the Enduring Theme of Motherhood in Art Curated by the critic Hettie Judah, the show considers the ultimate act of creation. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 2, 2024