Art World Art Industry News: Angelina Jolie’s 19-Year-Old Son Is Reportedly an Artist and Has Already Landed His First Gallery Show + Other Stories Plus, the Met names the chairs for its Costume Institute Benefit, and the professor who was fired from Hamline University sues. By Artnet News, Jan 19, 2023
Auctions Kim Kardashian Triumphed in a Fierce Bidding War to Buy Princess Diana’s Amethyst Cross Pendant at Auction It’s thought that the Attallah Cross has only been worn by the princess. By Artnet News, Jan 18, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: A Former Payroll Manager Has Been Accused of Stealing $2 Million From the Art Institute of Chicago + Other Stories Plus, the head of London's Royal College of Art to step down after 15 years, and artist Yulia Tsvetkova flees Russia amid the country's LGBTQ crackdown. By Artnet News, Jan 18, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: The British Museum and Greece Pump the Brakes on a Parthenon Marbles Deal + Other Stories Plus, Beirut Museum of Art breaks ground, and Italian artist Gianfranco Baruchello, a protégé of Marcel Duchamp, has died at age 98. By Artnet News, Jan 17, 2023
Art World Meow Wolf Will Open Its Fourth Immersive Art Outpost in Suburban Texas, Where It’s Promising ‘Caring’ Vibes The company’s latest branch will boast 29,000 square feet of exhibition space and 30 separate rooms. By Artnet News, Jan 16, 2023
Archaeology & History A 2,000-Year-Old Burial Chamber, Uncovered by Siberian Gravediggers, Reveals Clues About a Little-Known Scythian Culture The remains and artifacts contained in the tomb point to the transitional Tesinian civilization. By Artnet News, Jan 16, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Online Critics Lambast Hank Willis Thomas’s ‘Insulting’ Martin Luther King Monument + Other Stories Plus, the Dalai Lama spreads the message of hope through art and MoMA director Glenn Lowry weighs in on the future of democracy. By Artnet News, Jan 16, 2023
Art World Here Are the Winning Photographs From Britain’s Biggest Portrait Competition, From Boxers to Beekeepers The Portrait of Britain award returns with 99 pictures winning the top prize at this year’s event, which is designed to highlight diversity within the U.K. By Artnet News, Jan 15, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: The Basquiat Slide This week: Jean-Michel's mixed signals, a power couple weathers the storm, top sellers consolidate their auction dominance, and much more. By Artnet News, Jan 13, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: A TikTok Video Joking That the ‘Mona Lisa’ Had Been Stolen Goes Viral + Other Stories Plus, Switzerland names its artist for the 2024 Venice Biennale Pavilion, and Norman Foster has ideas on how to rebuild Kharkiv. By Artnet News, Jan 13, 2023
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: 4 Predictions on How the Art Industry Will Transform in 2023 This week, resident art business editor and fortune teller Tim Schneider makes highly specific predictions for the art world this year. By Artnet News, Jan 12, 2023
Pop Culture Instagram Has Removed an Illustration From Cardi B’s Account After the Artist Threatened to Sue for Copyright Infringement The rapper shared the image with a photo of herself dressed like Marge Simpson in a Thierry Mugler dress—an homage to Italian artist aleXsandro Palombo's work. By Artnet News, Jan 12, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: The Met Promotes Jamie Kelleher to COO as Part of the Museum’s Leadership Restructuring + Other Stories Plus, the site of a Juneteenth museum has burned down, and Sotheby's offers a $24 million Gerhard Richter. By Artnet News, Jan 12, 2023
Archaeology & History German Researchers Used Neutrons to Peek Inside an 800-Year-Old Amulet—and Discovered Tiny Bones Using neutron imaging technology, researchers have detected the contents of a medieval pendant, discovered in 2008. By Artnet News, Jan 11, 2023
Style Dior Collaborates With 11 Artists Around the World to Reimagine Its Iconic Lady Dior Bag The artists were given carte blanche to create unique visions of the beloved accessory. By Artnet News, Jan 11, 2023