Art World Canadian Protesters Toppled Statues of Queens Victoria and Elizabeth II to Protest the Commonwealth’s Treatment of Indigenous Peoples Discoveries of the remains of Indigenous children have been roiling the nation. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 2, 2021
Art World ‘They’ve Always Been Inside My Practice’: Watch Artist David Altmejd Build Disembodied Heads From Leftover Materials As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 1, 2021
Museums As Part of Its Grand Expansion Plan, the New-York Historical Society Will Soon House the City’s First LGBTQ+ History Museum The expansion is paid for in part by a $35 million grant from New York's cultural affairs office. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 1, 2021
Auctions The Internet of Blings? Sotheby’s Sells the Source Code for the World Wide Web for $5.4 Million The sale, titled "This Changed Everything," welcomed 51 bidders. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 30, 2021
Politics Downtown New Yorkers Protest Governor Cuomo’s Plan for a $3 Million Monument to Essential Workers, Saying They Weren’t Consulted Residents say they would lose valuable green space in a local park. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 30, 2021
Museums Considering a Career in Museums? Here’s How Much Money You Can Expect to Make in Dozens of Different Roles On average, only 11 museum positions' average salaries decreased last year, according to a new survey. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 30, 2021
On View In Pictures: See Antwaun Sargent’s Curatorial Debut at Gagosian, Featuring Socially Engaged Works by Leading Black Artists "Social Works" is on view now at Gagosian's 24th Street gallery. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 29, 2021
Crime Authorities Have Recovered Picasso and Mondrian Paintings That Were Brazenly Stolen From a Greek Museum Nearly 10 Years Ago A Picasso portrait and a Mondrian landscape were stolen from Greece's National Gallery in 2012. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 29, 2021
Museums Former U.K. Chancellor George Osborne, Who Oversaw Steep Arts Funding Cuts, Will Be the British Museum’s New Chairman George Osborne presided over austerity measures that slashed funding for Arts Council England by 30 percent. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 24, 2021
Museums Rembrandt’s Revered ‘Night Watch’ Was Cut Up to Fit Through a Door. With A.I., You Can See It Whole for the First Time in 300 Years In 1715, the work was cropped on all four sides so it could be transported for display to Amsterdam's Town Hall. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 23, 2021
Crime Italian Authorities Have Seized Nearly 800 Illicit Ancient Artifacts Worth $13 Million From a Single Belgian Collector The probe has been ongoing since 2017. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 22, 2021
Politics Restoring a Tradition Trump Skipped, Joe Biden Will Welcome Barack Obama to the White House to Unveil His Old Boss’s Portrait The tradition goes back 40 years. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 21, 2021
Art World A New Book on Barkley Hendricks Shows How the Artist ‘Made Everyone Feel Like a Photographer’s Model’—See Images Here The book is part of a five-volume series dedicated to the artist's life and career. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 18, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions ‘My Whole Purpose Was to Break the Tradition’: Watch Pakistani Artist Shahzia Sikander Subvert the Ancient Practice of Miniature Painting As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 17, 2021
Auctions The Inventor of the World Wide Web Is Selling Its Original Source Code as an NFT at Sotheby’s Bidding starts at just $1,000. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 15, 2021
