Law & Politics Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Damaging Lenin and Mao Sculpture in Texas The stainless steel sculpture by the Gao Brothers was significantly damaged by explosives. By Brian Boucher, Aug 6, 2024
Art World Warhol Artworks and Ephemera Now Up for Sale on eBay to Benefit the Arts Prices range from $250 to $20,000, with proceeds benefitting dozens of arts nonprofits. By Brian Boucher, Aug 6, 2024
Art World Snoop Dogg Paid an After-Hours Visit to the Louvre. Zaniness Ensued The rapper and Olympic torchbearer is having the most fun at the Paris games. By Brian Boucher, Aug 2, 2024
Art World Gigantic Marilyn Monroe Statue Booted From Palm Springs Art Museum’s Front Door Standing some five times life size, the sculpture has been the subject of countless selfies and much debate. By Brian Boucher, Jul 31, 2024
Art World A College Student Paid $2 For an Artwork at an Estate Sale. Is It a $20,000 Chagall? It may not look like his more familiar images, but she thinks she scored an original. By Brian Boucher, Jul 30, 2024
Galleries 8 Questions Artists Should Ask Before Signing With a Gallery It’s a crucial relationship, so it’s vital to understand the terms before signing on the dotted line. By Brian Boucher, Jul 29, 2024
Art World Beloved Modernist Florine Stettheimer Finally Gets the Catalogue Raisonné Treatment Published online by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, it will be one of a growing number of digital CRs. By Brian Boucher, Jul 22, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Step Into Recreations of Edward Hopper’s Masterpieces at a Birthday Extravaganza The neighborhood will stage its own kind of immersive experience, with a live clown, no less. By Brian Boucher, Jul 12, 2024
Art World A Chic Berkshires Hotel Will Host an Invite-Only Art Fair Next Summer Arrival, as it's called, will feature around 30 exhibitors, and aims to draw curators, museum directors, and the "Williams mafia." By Brian Boucher, Jul 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions Tasmanian Museum’s Infamous ‘Ladies Lounge’ Has Been Displaying Fake Picassos All Along Kirsha Kaechele’s installation was meant to ask questions about sexism. Now it poses different questions. By Brian Boucher, Jul 10, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Night at the Museum—Literally: Carsten Höller Invites You to a Sleepover In collaboration with a sleep researcher, Höller promises dreams of flying. By Brian Boucher, Jul 9, 2024
Art World British Politician Misses the Point of Banksy’s Glastonbury Boat Artwork British Home Secretary James Cleverly misunderstood the work as a "celebration" of immigrant deaths. By Brian Boucher, Jul 2, 2024
Museums & Institutions ‘It Defames Me’: Brauer Museum Founding Director Blasts Valparaiso University’s Ongoing Deaccessioning Plan The university has temporarily shuttered the museum, but plans to go ahead with the sale of three artworks. By Brian Boucher, Jul 1, 2024
Law & Politics Why Did Ron DeSantis Cut All Florida Arts Funding? Because He Feared ‘Sexual Festivals’ The governor cast a serious shadow on the future of the arts in the Sunshine State. By Brian Boucher, Jun 28, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Marina Abramović Wants the Glastonbury Festival Crowd to Be Quiet for a Minute More specifically, she wants them to remain silent for exactly seven minutes. By Brian Boucher, Jun 28, 2024
