Art & Exhibitions Kosovar Artist Petrit Halilaj’s Whimsical Met Roof Installation Belies a Dark History The works are enlargements of drawings on children's desks in schools that survived the Kosovo War. By Adam Schrader, May 6, 2024
Law & Politics A Court Rules the Getty Museum’s Prized Ancient Greek Statue Belongs to Italy Italian authorities tried and failed to claim the statue before the museum acquired it in 1977. By Adam Schrader, May 3, 2024
Law & Politics President Biden Wipes Out $6.1 Billion in Debt for Art Institutes Students The network of for-private colleges closed in 2023. By Adam Schrader, May 1, 2024
Law & Politics FBI Returns Nazi-Seized Monet to Owner’s Descendants The restitution is the result of an 'amicable agreement' between all parties, according to gallerist M.S. Rau. By Adam Schrader, Apr 30, 2024
Pop Culture ‘Lempicka’ Musical Scores Three Tony Award Nominations The star of the show, Eden Espinosa, received her first Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. By Adam Schrader, Apr 30, 2024
Law & Politics Who Is the Heir Laying Claim to the Controversial Klimt That Just Sold for $32 Million? The heir is the legal successor of Hans Lieser, the brother of Margarethe, recognized as the subject of the painting. By Adam Schrader, Apr 30, 2024
Law & Politics Art Students and Faculty Rally at U.S. University Pro-Palestine Protests Artists have been at the forefront of organizing similar protests at museums and other institutions. By Adam Schrader & Margaret Carrigan, Apr 30, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Getty Museum Returns an Ancient Bronze Head to Turkey The museum said it had received new information from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office indicating it had been illegally excavated. By Adam Schrader, Apr 24, 2024
Art World Zabar’s Banksy Mural Encased in Plexiglass Amid Construction The mural popped up during Banksy's monthlong art spree in New York in October 2013. By Adam Schrader, Apr 22, 2024
Law & Politics Defense Lawyers in Brent Sikkema Murder Case Resign Prevez's former lawyers claim he has remained in contact with Sikkema's ex-husband Daniel Carrera. By Adam Schrader, Apr 22, 2024
Law & Politics A Painting Stolen From an Oxford College’s Gallery Is Recovered in Romania The painting was stolen in 2020 along with two others, which remain missing. By Adam Schrader, Apr 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Met Returns an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture to Iraq The repatriation follows the museum's recent appointment of a head of provenance research. By Adam Schrader, Apr 17, 2024
Law & Politics Boycott of U.K. Arts Charity Over Ties to Israel Hits Venice Artist Gabrielle Goliath, currently exhibiting in Venice, has drawn attention to the Strike Outset campaign. By Adam Schrader, Apr 17, 2024
Pop Culture Eden Espinosa, Star of ‘Lempicka,’ on Bringing the Art Deco Darling to Broadway Now running on Broadway, the musical fictionalizes the storied life of the 1920s painter. By Adam Schrader, Apr 10, 2024
Law & Politics Demolition of Mary Miss’s Des Moines Installation Temporarily Paused A federal judge has granted the artist a temporary restraining order preventing the removal of the work. By Adam Schrader, Apr 9, 2024