Museums Museums in London, Denmark, and the Netherlands Shut Down as Omicron Increases Its Hold in Europe New lockdown measures and virus outbreaks are putting pressure on the sector. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 20, 2021
Politics A Send-Off Exhibition of 179 Looted Objects in Hamburg Marks ‘the Beginning of the Return’ of Germany’s Benin Bronzes to Nigeria The objects are being shown together for the first time in a century. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 17, 2021
Law A Federal Judge Has Overturned Purdue Pharma’s Highly Contested Oxycontin Settlement Critics who felt the original deal fell short of real justice have called the development a "seismic victory." By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 17, 2021
Art World Bidders Battled Over Fashion Legend Karl Lagerfeld’s Personal Effects in the Second Sale of His Estate at Sotheby’s Paris The fashion faithful chased Lagerfeld's drawings, signature gloves, and even a wastepaper basket by Jacques Adnet. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 16, 2021
Law TeamLab Wins Its Lawsuit Against a Chinese Company That Replicated One of the Collective’s Immersive Art Experiences The rival company was even using the TeamLab name in its promotion. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 16, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions The U.K.’s First Permanent Immersive Digital Art Gallery Will Open Next Year With a Show of A.I. Space Imagery, Courtesy of NASA The space will open in the former offices of the local newspaper. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 14, 2021
Museums The British Museum Will Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysteries With a Blockbuster Show of Hundreds of Ancient Objects Next Year The 430 objects in the show tell the story of the context of Stonehenge. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 14, 2021
Art History Conservators Uncover Marvelous Drawings Beneath Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch,’ Revealing Changes He Made Along the Way An extended restoration project has also revealed some significant damage to the painting. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 8, 2021
Art World The Late Fashion Designer Karl Lagerfeld’s Collection of Art, Blazers, and Other Belongings Sold for $13.5 Million at Sotheby’s France A portrait of Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette sold for $23,000. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 7, 2021
NFTs Artist Pak Just Sold 266,445 Shares of an NFT for $91.8 Million on Nifty Gateway—Making Him (Arguably?) Pricier Than Jeff Koons Nearly 30,000 buyers bought portions of the work, which could, in theory, be merged into a single NFT. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 7, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions ‘I Discovered All Sorts of Things About Myself’: Artist Lubaina Himid on What She Learned Mixing Works From Different Eras at Tate Modern We spoke with the artist on the occasion of her impressive new Tate Modern exhibition. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 6, 2021
Art World Non-Fungible Tokens Are Deemed the Most Powerful Entity in the Art World in ArtReview’s 2021 Power 100 Ranking Some of the usual, sentient, suspects still made the cut. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 1, 2021
Archaeology In a Breakthrough, Italy Will Return a Piece of the Parthenon Frieze to Greece Under a Long-Term Loan Agreement Could this be a way for Greece to finally reunite the Parthenon? By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 1, 2021
People Cryptocurrency Billionaire Justin Sun Has Bought More Than $100 Million Worth of Art This Year. So What’s He Going to Do With It? Some works will be uploaded to the metaverse. But he has plans for the IRL objects, too. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 29, 2021
People Virgil Abloh, Creative Genius Whose Vision for Fashion Transcended Boundaries and Crossed Into Art, Has Died at 41 The much-loved designer passed away after a quiet battle with cancer. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 29, 2021
