Art World Inside the New York Art School That Has Quietly Fueled the Figurative Resurgence The New York Academy of Art has a low profile but its graduates are deeply involved in the contemporary art world. By Brian Boucher, May 21, 2024
Art World Ghanaian Artist Joseph Awuah-Darko Accuses Kehinde Wiley of Sexual Assault Wiley maintains that the relationship was brief and consensual. By Brian Boucher, May 19, 2024
Collectibles Rescued From the Trash, a Trove of Preview Reels for Films From ‘Psycho’ to ‘Jaws’ Heads to Auction Among the rarest finds are trailers for "Goldfinger," "Thunderball," and "A Hard Day’s Night." By Brian Boucher, May 17, 2024
Museums & Institutions Australia’s Richest Woman Wants a Museum to Remove an Aboriginal Artist’s Portrait of Her Gina Rinehart is not pleased with artist Vincent Namatjira’s portrayal, on view at the National Gallery of Australia. By Brian Boucher, May 17, 2024
Art World A Man Was Ordered to Build a Fence to Hide His Boat. He Asked an Artist to Paint the Boat on the Fence Hilarity—and virality—ensued. By Brian Boucher, May 15, 2024
Art World A Geologist-Art Historian Says She Knows Where the Mona Lisa was Painted Could her twin areas of expertise have enabled her to solve this longstanding riddle? By Brian Boucher, May 14, 2024
Art World ‘Devastating’: Experts React as Suspected Cyberattack Keeps Christie’s Website Offline During Marquee Auction Week Opinions varied about how damaging the outage could be. By Brian Boucher, May 13, 2024
Art World Never Mind the Great Rap Feud—Here Are 4 Scathing Art-World Beefs Sorry, no diss tracks included, but these disputes still bring the venom. By Brian Boucher, May 10, 2024
Art & Exhibitions An Overlooked Neoclassical Superstar Embarks on an International Tour The first monographic show on Guillaume Lethière will open at the Clark Art Institute, before traveling to the Louvre. By Brian Boucher, May 10, 2024
Art Fairs I Sat for a Portrait at Independent by Beloved Artist-Dealer Joel Mesler. Here’s What It Was Like The chaotic conditions of an art fair are part of his whimsical performance art piece. By Brian Boucher, May 9, 2024
Auctions So, You Want to Start Bidding at Auction. Here’s How You Do It From registration to invoicing, here is your guide to bidding for artworks. By Brian Boucher, May 9, 2024
Law & Politics Artist Anthony James Shoots Maurizio Cattelan a Legal Missive Over Near-Identical Works Both consist of sheets of shiny metal pockmarked with bullet holes. By Brian Boucher, May 8, 2024
Museums & Institutions After a Devastating Fire, Brazil’s Oldest Museum Calls for Donations—and Gets a Big One A major fossil collector hopes to set an example with a large donation. By Brian Boucher, May 8, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: Leonardo da Vinci’s Fabled Lost Mural Is it lying in wait to be discovered behind a fake wall, or did the artist abandon it before he even really started? By Brian Boucher, May 7, 2024
Law & Politics The Artist Whose Women-Only Exhibition Spurred a Lawsuit Takes Her Case to Tasmania’s Supreme Court Kaechele actually thinks the lawsuit is a blessing in disguise, destined to make the artwork better. By Brian Boucher, May 7, 2024