Art World A Murillo Painting That Went Missing in a Lyft at Art Miami Has Been Recovered The Lyft driver has returned the painting in its original protective wrapping. By Adam Schrader, Dec 11, 2023
Art Fairs TikTok Star Vita Kari’s Performance Piece at Art Basel Miami Beach Drew Crowds and Cops The performance invited viewers to pour water on the artist as they sat inside a plexiglass container. By Adam Schrader, Dec 11, 2023
Art World Censored Art Takes Over the Walls of a New Museum in Barcelona Museu de l'Art Prohibit has more than 200 artworks by the likes of Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Gustav Klimt. By Adam Schrader, Dec 8, 2023
Art World A Lyft Driver Took Off With a 17th-Century Murillo Painting at Art Miami The work is estimated to be worth between $500,000 and $1 million. By Adam Schrader, Dec 8, 2023
Art World The National Gallery of Australia Unveils Its New $4.5 Million Jordan Wolfson Sculpture The museum spent a large part of its budget to commission the sculpture in 2019. By Adam Schrader, Dec 8, 2023
Art & Tech Would You Let an A.I. Insult You? An Art Installation in Germany Does Just That The A.I. system was developed by artist couple MOTS to give honest impressions of viewers. By Adam Schrader, Dec 7, 2023
Museums & Institutions Guggenheim Museum Has Laid Off 10 Workers, Citing ‘Rising Costs and Inflation’ The layoffs come in the wake of the museum raising its general admission prices by 20 percent. By Adam Schrader, Dec 6, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Irreverent Artist Jamian Juliano-Villani Will Headline a Solo Show at Gagosian in 2024 She is also exhibiting at Gagosian's booth at Art Basel Miami Beach this week. By Adam Schrader, Dec 6, 2023
Law & Politics Lisa Schiff’s Art Collection Could Soon Hit the Auction Block The terms of a proposed deal include selling unclaimed works in multiple live and online sales in 2024. By Adam Schrader, Dec 5, 2023
Law & Politics A Class Action Lawsuit Brought by Artists Against A.I. Companies Adds New Plaintiffs The initial lawsuit was filed by three artists; an amended complaint includes seven other creatives. By Adam Schrader, Dec 4, 2023
Museums & Institutions Italy Is Rebuffing a German Museum’s Demands That It Return an Ancient Roman Sculpture The sculpture was sold to Germany for 5 million lira in 1938. By Adam Schrader, Dec 4, 2023
Law & Politics A Sandro Botticelli Painting, Forgotten for Decades, Was Seized by Italian Authorities From a Family’s Home The painting is in very poor condition and must be preserved, a state agency said. By Adam Schrader, Dec 1, 2023
Law & Politics German Art Collector Loses Bid to Keep Ancient Mask Looted From Egypt Dirk Gemünden bought three art objects at an auction in 2020. He has been allowed to keep one of them. By Adam Schrader, Dec 1, 2023
Crime A Stolen $100,000 Chagall Print Might Actually Be Worth Far Less A band of thieves made off with the lithograph from a New York City gallery in September. By Adam Schrader, Dec 1, 2023
Crime A New Podcast Lifts the Lid on the Notorious Theft of a Caravaggio From an Italian Church The series aims to locate the painting, which has been missing since 1969. By Adam Schrader, Nov 30, 2023