Art World Art Industry News: Spain Puts the Finishing Touches on Its Very Fancy $186 Million Royal Museum + Other Stories Plus, climate activists turn the Trevi Fountain black and Kurt Cobain's guitar sells for $600,000. By Artnet News, May 23, 2023
Art World The Long-Awaited Powerhouse Arts Has Opened in Brooklyn to Offer Fabrication Facilities to Local Artists The new arts venue offers fabrication facilities for ceramic, print, and public art, as well as space for education and events. By Artnet News, May 22, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Brazil’s Decolonial Pavilion Takes the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale + Other Stories Plus, a major De Kooning show will be held in Venice and Saudi Arabia is developing two new museums. By Artnet News, May 22, 2023
Archaeology & History A Diver Discovered an 1,800-Year-Old Shipwreck Off the Coast of Israel Containing a Trove of Marble Artifacts The rare find has also resolved an ongoing archeological debate. By Artnet News, May 20, 2023
Art & Exhibitions In Pictures: The Museum of Arts and Design’s ‘Funk You Too!’ Exhibition Traces the Irreverent Roots of the Contemporary Clay Craze The show heralds the artists of the 1960s Bay Area-based Funk movement as spiritual forebears of today's hottest talents working in clay. By Artnet News, May 20, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Buyer’s Choice This week: inside the collecting mind, a gossip hound’s how-to guide, a very Lalanne toast to the weekend, and much more. By Artnet News, May 19, 2023
Art & Tech A New A.I. Image Generator Is Promising to Pay Royalties to Artists Who Submit Work to Train Its Model So far, nearly two dozen artists have registered on Ascendant Art. By Artnet News, May 19, 2023
Style Maestro Dobel Serves Up a Taste of Traditional and Modern Oaxacan Designs at Frieze New York The latest iteration of the top-shelf tequila brand's 'Artpothecary' offers an artistic escape along with cocktails. By Artnet News, May 19, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Wim Wenders Dropped a 3D Anselm Kiefer Doc at Cannes + Other Stories Plus, Dia will steward Cameron Rowland's land art project and Ortuzar Projects expands in Manhattan. By Artnet News, May 19, 2023
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: What Does Connoisseurship Mean in the Digital Age? This week, a special live recording of a talk featuring Dominique Lévy, Michael Diaz-Griffith, and Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan. By Artnet News, May 18, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Why the Smithsonian Hasn’t Hung Donald Trump’s Presidential Portrait Yet + Other Stories Plus, Brooklyn's "Batcave" museum opens and Alex Da Corte directs a Prada campaign. By Artnet News, May 17, 2023
Style Here’s Your Go-To Guide to the Citywide NYCxDesign Festival, From Lamps Made From Mushrooms to Nick Cave-Designed Textiles NYCxDesign returns to New York City for its 11th season from May 18 through 25. By Artnet News, May 17, 2023
Auctions A Hero’s Rolex Wristwatch, Used in Rescue Missions, Soared at Auction After Appearing on Britain’s ‘Antiques Roadshow’ The watch served its owner, a diver with the Royal Navy, on dramatic undersea missions. By Artnet News, May 17, 2023
Auctions A Woman Bought Four Ceramic Plates at a Salvation Army for $8. They Turned Out to Be Original Picassos and Worth Over $40,000 Nancy Cavaliere, a New Yorker, discovered the plates on her way home from work in 2017. By Artnet News, May 17, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Art Basel Denies Rumors It Is Planning a Fair in Saudi Arabia + Other Stories Plus, an international photography award introduces a category for AI and Joe Bradley joins David Zwirner. By Artnet News, May 17, 2023