Politics Gallerist Stefan Simchowitz Is Running for the U.S. Senate. No, It’s Not Performance Art Simchowitz is running as a Republican to fill the seat vacated by Dianne Feinstein. By Adam Schrader, Jan 3, 2024
Art World From Escher to Mickey Mouse, Here Are the Artistic Gems Entering the Public Domain in 2024 In some countries, the works of Picabia and Picasso have joined the public domain. By Adam Schrader, Jan 2, 2024
Museums & Institutions Greece Offers to Loan the British Museum ‘Important Antiquities’ in Exchange for the Parthenon Marbles The Greek culture minister said the artifacts would "fill the void" left by the return of the marbles. By Adam Schrader, Jan 2, 2024
Art History There It Is! Here Are 2023’s Most Surprising Art-Historical Discoveries Catch up on a year's worth of rediscovered art, from the Artemisia Gentileschi that languished in storage to the N.C. Wyeth found in a thrift store. By Adam Schrader, Dec 24, 2023
Art World In 2023, the Art Market Found Astonishing Returns in a Surprising Place: the Thrift Store. Here Are 5 of the Best Flips of the Year These once overlooked objects have turned massive profits at auction. By Adam Schrader, Dec 24, 2023
Law & Politics The U.S. Has Returned 30 Artifacts to Greece—From Byzantine Silver to an Aphrodite Statue Collectively, the pieces are valued at $3.7 million. By Adam Schrader, Dec 18, 2023
Museums & Institutions New York’s Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’ From Proposed Construction The museum warns that vibrations from construction could cause its delicate plaster walls to crumble. By Adam Schrader, Dec 15, 2023
Law & Politics The Met Agrees to Repatriate Artifacts to Cambodia as Douglas Latchford Fallout Continues The museum will return 14 artifacts dating back to 600s C.E. By Adam Schrader, Dec 15, 2023
Auctions A Painting Found in a U.K. Thrift Shop Turns Out to Be a Henry Scott Tuke Work Worth Over $31,000 The painting was left at an Oxfam thrift store by an unnamed donor. By Adam Schrader, Dec 14, 2023
Law & Politics The New Argentine President Javier Milei Has Closed the Country’s Culture Ministry The president has merged several agencies into a single department called the Ministry of Human Capital. By Adam Schrader, Dec 13, 2023
Auctions A Newly Attributed Rembrandt Once Valued at $10,000 Sold for Almost $14 Million The painting vanished from public view in the 1950s, only to resurface in 2021 on the auction block. By Adam Schrader, Dec 13, 2023
Museums & Institutions Hundreds of Artifacts Stolen From the British Museum May Have Been Sold for Scrap The museum's independent review following a major theft scandal identified more than 1,000 objects still missing. By Adam Schrader, Dec 12, 2023
Law & Politics A Rubens Painting, Allegedly Stolen During World War II, Remains Embroiled in a Decades-Long Dispute The painting once hung in the Rheinsberg Palace. By Adam Schrader, Dec 12, 2023
Art World The Museum of Sex Has Delayed Its Miami Opening, But Its Founder Promises Wilder Attractions in 2024 "I would say New York is the beta," said Daniel Gluck of the new outpost, "and this is the release.” By Adam Schrader, Dec 11, 2023
Pop Culture Hajime Sorayama Is Taking Issue With One of Beyoncé’s Looks From Her Renaissance Tour On Instagram, the Japanese artist appears to have called out the pop star for appropriation. By Adam Schrader, Dec 11, 2023