Museums & Institutions MFA Boston Returns a Stolen Egyptian Coffin to Sweden The coffin was taken from the collection of a museum in Uppsala. By Brian Boucher, 9 mins ago
Law & Politics A Judge Rules on the Judd Foundation’s Lawsuit Over a Ruined $850,000 Sculpture The damage was discovered in 2018, but the suit wasn’t filed until four years later. By Brian Boucher, 21 hours ago
Art World The Iconic Windmill Atop the Moulin Rouge Has Lost Its Blades No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred in the wee hours of the morning. By Brian Boucher, 1 day ago
Market A Gustav Klimt Portrait, Presumed Lost for Decades, Sets a New Record at $32 Million The painting's provenance has sparked considerable debate among specialists. By Brian Boucher, 2 days ago
Art World Art Bites: The ‘Exorcist’ House Was Modeled After a Magritte Painting The supernatural horror film’s set and poster drew on a spooky painting by the Belgian Surrealist. By Brian Boucher, 2 days ago
Artists Source Material: From Ancient Caves to the Sydney Opera House With Artist Oliver Beer The artist reveals the sound-gathering that goes into his art-making. By Brian Boucher, Apr 23, 2024
Auctions A Floral Still Life by Florine Stettheimer Shatters Her Auction Record The paintings is just one of 10 Stettheimer works that have come to market. By Brian Boucher, Apr 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions National Museum of American History Evacuated Following Bomb Threat No injuries were reported and no visitors were in danger, said the museum. By Brian Boucher, Apr 19, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘The Crown’: A Churchill Portrait Despised by Its Sitter The work was destroyed within a year of its unveiling. By Brian Boucher, Apr 18, 2024
Auctions This Leonora Carrington Painting Is Guaranteed to Smash Her Auction Record The women of the Surrealist movement are gaining long-overdue attention. By Brian Boucher, Apr 17, 2024
Art World Artworks Rescued as Fire Rips Through Copenhagen’s 17th-Century Stock Exchange Building No injuries were reported as historic paintings and other artifacts were rescued from the flames. By Brian Boucher, Apr 16, 2024
Books The First-Ever CryptoPunks Book Features Every Last One of the Digital Artworks The book features contributions from Hans Ulrich Obrist, Simon Denny, and Mat Dryhurst. By Brian Boucher, Apr 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions MoMA’s Director Loses Sleep Over Money, and Other Takeaways from an Insider-Heavy Conference Talking Galleries convened over two days in a Manhattan skyscraper to debate the art world’s hottest issues. By Brian Boucher, Apr 12, 2024
Art World A Major Show Revisits How Yves Klein Harnessed Fire, Water, Air, and Flesh From the elemental to corporeal to ecclesiastical, a wondrous new exhibition at New York's Lévy Gorvy Dayan reveals the physical world of the iconoclastic painter. By Brian Boucher, Apr 12, 2024
Galleries ‘A Resource for Young Minds’: Dealer Gavin Brown on Why He’s Donating His Archives to Bard While the dealer can find himself getting sentimental, he’ll leave it to others to assess the gallery’s place in history. By Brian Boucher, Apr 11, 2024