Law & Politics A New York Judge Has Temporarily Halted a Restitution Case Against Two Austrian Museums The latest court documents indicate Fritz Grünbaum’s descendants have had difficulty serving the Albertina Museum in Vienna. By Adam Schrader, Nov 14, 2023
Crime Police Are Searching for Thieves Who Stole a $100,000 Chagall Print Video footage shows the suspects carrying the print in the rain before loading it into the back of a car. By Adam Schrader, Nov 14, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Louvre Seeks Donations to Stop an American Museum From Acquiring a French Masterpiece It is two-thirds the way to its goal, thanks to the world's richest man. By Adam Schrader, Nov 13, 2023
Politics Arts Nonprofit Accuses Clear Channel of Censoring Billboards With Art Critical Of Texas Prisons Clear Channel Outdoor, the largest operator of outdoor billboards and signs, has long faced accusations of what its critics call censorship. By Adam Schrader, Nov 13, 2023
Auctions A First-Class Dinner Menu Salvaged From the Titanic Makes Waves at Auction The sale also included a pocket watch that was literally "frozen in time." By Adam Schrader, Nov 13, 2023
Auctions Emily Fisher Landau’s Prized Picasso Nets $139.4 Million at Sotheby’s, Achieving the Second-Highest Price at Auction for the Spanish Artist The painting depicts Picasso's 'golden muse' Marie-Thérèse Walter. By Adam Schrader, Nov 8, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Director of the Hungarian National Museum Was Fired for Violating a Controversial Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Museum director László Simon was dismissed for allowing minors to view a World Press Photo show. By Adam Schrader, Nov 8, 2023
On View The First Museum Retrospective on A.I. Artist Alexander Reben Explores His Playfully Conceptual Creations Reben has also become the first resident artist at OpenAI. By Adam Schrader, Nov 8, 2023
Crime Four Men in the U.K. Have Been Charged With the Theft of Maurizio Cattelan’s $6 Million Gold Toilet Sculpture The current state of the 18-carat gold sculpture, however, is not known. By Adam Schrader, Nov 7, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Frick Pittsburgh Is Facing Criticism for Postponing an Islamic Art Show Over the Middle East Conflict Museum director Elizabeth Barker said the show was pushed back for fears it may be "insensitive." By Adam Schrader, Nov 7, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Dallas Museum of Art Has Laid Off 8 Percent of Its Staff Ahead of a $150 Million Expansion The museum said the “difficult decision” was made in response to the 2020 lockdowns. By Adam Schrader, Nov 7, 2023
Crime Utah Authorities Have Charged Four People for Allegedly Stealing $1 Million Worth of Dinosaur Bones The illegal shipments were bound for China, allegedly marked as “industrial stone” and “landscape rock." By Adam Schrader, Nov 7, 2023
Museums & Institutions Two Climate Activists Shattered the Glass Protecting Diego Velázquez’s ‘Rokeby Venus’ at London’s National Gallery The protestors were arrested and the painting has been removed from display. By Adam Schrader, Nov 6, 2023
Auctions Here Are 5 Standouts From Sotheby’s Hotly Anticipated Emily Fisher Landau Sale—From a Bold Ed Ruscha to Her Own Warhol Portrait The star lot is a Picasso expected to sell for more than $120 million. By Adam Schrader, Nov 5, 2023
Law & Politics Once Deemed ‘Worthless,’ a $4.4 Million African Mask Is Now at the Center of a Restitution Claim by Gabon The mask is believed to have been stolen from Gabon around 1917 by René-Victor Fournier, a colonial administrator. By Adam Schrader, Nov 2, 2023