Crime A Pair of Bumbling Thieves Nearly Melted Down $1 Million Worth of Artwork Thinking It Was Scrap Metal Several bronze pieces by the late artist Greek Austrian sculptor were stolen from a Vienna studio last month, and offered to a recycling company for a few thousand euros. By Caroline Elbaor, Jun 16, 2022
Auctions Just How Youth-Obsessed Is the Art Market Right Now? Well, Phillips Is Selling the Work of a 10-Year-Old for as Much as $50,000 Phillips Hong Kong will sell the work by Andres Valencia. By Caroline Elbaor, Jun 13, 2022
Art Fairs Despite a Booming Local Art Scene, Mexico City’s Flagship Fair, Zona Maco, Sees Sales Fizzle The fair's return to the Centro Citibanamex was not quite a return to form. By Caroline Elbaor, Feb 14, 2022
On View In Town for Paris Art Week? Here Are 7 Must-See Museum Shows From Martin Margiela, Marlene Dumas, and Other Artists Paris museums are pulling out their finest for FIAC week. By Caroline Elbaor, Oct 19, 2021
On View Five Artist-Collective Nominees Go Beyond Empty Talk to Deliver Acts of Solidarity in Turner Prize Exhibition With a shortlist composed entirely of collectives, this year's Turner Prize exhibition reflects the contemporary-art world's activist tilt. By Caroline Elbaor, Sep 29, 2021
People How Grada Kilomba Turned Her Study of Psychoanalysis and PTSD Into an Artistic Practice That Confronts Collective Trauma The 'modern-day griot' is making waves with a new installation in Lisbon and a solo exhibition in Brooklyn. By Caroline Elbaor, Sep 24, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions Here Are the 13 U.S. Museum Shows That Matter This Fall, From a Survey of 21st-Century Feminisms in Berkeley to a Radical Art Rediscovery in Atlanta Institutions are presenting contemporary and historical works that speak to our current moment. By Caroline Elbaor, Sep 13, 2021
Galleries 8 Gallery Shows Not to Miss This Fall in New York, From New Louise Lawler Work at Metro Pictures to a Karma Show Curated by Hilton Als Galleries are preparing for a return to in-person art this season. By Caroline Elbaor, Sep 7, 2021
People Chinese Artist Yu Ji Makes Sculptures Using Rubble, Dribbling Water, and ‘Wasted Mud.’ The World’s Top Curators Are Obsessed With Her With her first solo museum show in London and a New Museum debut on the horizon, Yu Ji is becoming a favorite of the curatorial elite. By Caroline Elbaor, Jun 22, 2021
Archaeology Here Are 6 Major Archaeological Discoveries That Suggest Ancient Women Were Waaay More Powerful Than You May Believe Women were hunters, athletes, and important political figures, among other things. By Caroline Elbaor, May 14, 2021
People Lawrence Abu Hamdan, One of the Four 2019 Turner Prize Winners, Will Explore Reincarnation With a Coveted New Commission The artist has won the 2022 Future Fields Commission. By Caroline Elbaor & Naomi Rea, Jan 3, 2020
People Rapper and Actor Donald Glover Has Officially Signed on as Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang’s Creative Consultant The jury is out as to whether his designs will reach the iconic status of Shepard Fairey’s ‘Hope’ poster. By Caroline Elbaor, Dec 20, 2019
Art World A $2.4 Million Restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece Has Yielded Shocking Revelations—Like the Mystical Lamb’s Humanoid Face The $2.44 million restorations provided “a shock for everybody,” says the expert who headed up the project. By Caroline Elbaor, Dec 20, 2019
Art World How an Italian Artist’s Misguided Attempt to Fight Racism in Soccer Completely Backfired Simone Fugazzotto wanted to help. Instead, he made things a lot worse. By Caroline Elbaor, Dec 18, 2019
Art World The Ancient Minoans Liked to Party Hard—and They Had Their Own 3,500-Year-Old Version of the Solo Cup The ceramic vessels were disposed of en masse after boozy bachannals. By Caroline Elbaor, Dec 18, 2019
