Art World Rosa de la Cruz, Who Helped Build Miami into an Art Destination, Dies at 81 She and her husband had built a vast contemporary art collection, starting in the 1980s. By Brian Boucher, Feb 26, 2024
Archaeology & History Ring Discovery Reveals an Unknown Royal Family in Denmark The jewelry suggests ties with the Merovingian rulers to the south. By Brian Boucher, Feb 26, 2024
Art World Bernini’s Famed Canopy Gets a Refresh for the First Time Since the 18th Century Experts from the Vatican Museums are conducting the restoration. By Brian Boucher, Feb 25, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘American Psycho’: Robert Longo’s Contorted Forms His images appear in Patrick Bateman’s fancy apartment. By Brian Boucher, Feb 24, 2024
Museums & Institutions The V&A Museum Aims to Raise $2.5 Million to Buy a Rare 12th-Century Ivory Carving The piece, showing Joseph of Arimathea lifting Jesus down from the cross, is under a temporary export ban. By Brian Boucher, Feb 23, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Acorns Planted by John Lennon and Yoko Ono—Then Promptly Stolen—Go on View The twin trees were meant to be part of a monument to peace, but they weren’t in the ground long before being swiped. By Brian Boucher, Feb 23, 2024
Art World A New York City K-12 School Now Has Its Own James Turrell ‘Skyspace’ Bet you didn’t have such cool artworks when you were in grade school. By Brian Boucher, Feb 22, 2024
Auctions Buyers Go Wild at Christie’s Elton John Sale, Led by a $1.9-Million Banksy Artworks, a Bentley, and the rockstar’s inimitable fashions attracted fevered bidding from around the globe. By Brian Boucher, Feb 22, 2024
Museums & Institutions A U.K. Museum Launches a Fundraiser to Excavate a Prehistoric Sea Monster The massive body of a pliosaur could be lost to rapid cliff erosion, warns the museum’s founder. By Brian Boucher, Feb 22, 2024
Art World IVAM Director Resigns, Says Spanish Ministry of Culture Is Leading a ‘Smear Campaign’ The foundation she donated the two plots of land to was founded by a member of the committee that hired her. By Brian Boucher, Feb 21, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Dr. No’: How a Stolen Goya Portrait Ended Up in a Villain’s Lair A replica of a painting stolen from London’s National Gallery makes an appearance in the 007 film. By Brian Boucher, Feb 21, 2024
Archaeology & History After Protests, Egypt Will Not Renovate a Pyramid at Giza After All An international hue and cry resulted from the government’s plans to add granite cladding. By Brian Boucher, Feb 20, 2024
Art World Brian Eno’s New Illuminated Turntable Does More Than Spin Records The record player doubles as an artwork and can be yours for a mere $25,000. By Brian Boucher, Feb 20, 2024
Auctions Moscow Auction House Sells a $1 Million Painting Reportedly Stolen from a Ukrainian Museum The auction house says it’s a different painting with the same title, but a former prosecutor isn’t convinced. By Brian Boucher, Feb 20, 2024
Pop Culture Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar Is Tracked Down By Fans The prized instrument, stolen in 1972, has now been returned to the Beatle. By Brian Boucher, Feb 19, 2024