On View Nearly 100 Artist-Designed Globes Will Land in London’s Trafalgar Square This Weekend to Teach the Public About the History of Slavery in the U.K. The globes will be sold at auction to raise money for the artists and education programs. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 18, 2022
Museums Regional Arts Groups Will Benefit From the U.K.’s New Spending Scheme—at the Expense of London’s Biggest Institutions Minority-led organizations and local councils will also get a boost, where ever they are located. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 7, 2022
Art Fairs We Surveyed the 1-54 Fair for 5 Key Works at Every Price Point, Starting at $800 From a $330,000, 90-piece assemblage to $800 works on paper that explore the female body, the contemporary African art fair offers works of art to suit a variety of pocketbooks. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Oct 13, 2022
Archaeology Archaeologists Digging in an Ancient Greek City Uncovered a Monumental 2,000-Year-Old Statue of Hercules The excavation of the ancient city of Philippi continues. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Sep 29, 2022
Politics What Can the U.K.’s Arts Sector Expect From the New Prime Minister Liz Truss? Here’s What We Know Truss has promised to cut taxes and bring higher-paid jobs to the country—but it remains to be seen if this will help struggling cultural organizations. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Sep 6, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions How Filmmaker Isaac Julien Brought the Late Alain Locke, the First African-American Rhodes Scholar, Back to Life We spoke with the artist about his nuanced and moving work, now on view at the Barnes Foundation. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Aug 18, 2022
Crime Convicted British Art Fraudster Angela Hamblin Has Been Arrested in Germany After Living on the Lam for More Than a Decade Neighbors of the 'eccentric' 73-year-old, who was hiding in northern Scotland, were not surprised she involved in selling fakes. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 17, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions A Surprising Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Will Present Ancient Greek and Roman Sculptures in All Their Original Technicolor Glory A number of scientific recreations will be displayed alongside pieces from the Met's collection. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 17, 2022
Museums Italy Opens the Museum of Rescued Art, Dedicated to Cultural Heritage the Country Reclaimed From Abroad The museum will mount rotating exhibitions of repatriated art. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 16, 2022
Auctions In Pictures: See the Eclectic Personal Collection of Designer Hubert de Givenchy, Sold For a Whopping $86 Million at Christie’s France The works come from the couturier's Paris residence, Hôtel d'Orrouer, and his chateau in the Loire Valley, Manoir du Jonchet—where Diego Giacometti designed the front door knocker. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 16, 2022
Archaeology New A.I. Technology Helped Researchers Locate What Could Be One the World’s Oldest Cooking Fires The research may have revealed one of the world's oldest cook sites. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 16, 2022
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Uncovered 13,000 Shang Dynasty Relics in China, Many of Them Used in Sacrificial Rites UNESCO is considering making Sanxingdui a world heritage site. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 15, 2022
Art World A Nazi-Looted Dutch Golden Age Painting Has Been Returned to Its 101-Year-Old Heiress: ‘We All Missed This Painting Very Much’ The Caspar Netscher painting was recovered after being lost for 75 years and will go on sale at Sotheby's London. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 14, 2022
Art World Two Brothers Have Discovered the ‘Gloucester’ Shipwreck, Which Carried a Former King of England, After 340 Years A descendent of George Washington was also on board. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 14, 2022
On View Never-Before-Seen Sketchbooks of Drawings Picasso Made With His Daughter Maya Go on View in Paris Picasso used to make Maya puppets, toys, and even a paper theater. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 14, 2022
