Pop Culture This 18th-Century Sculpture of Baby Jesus Looks Just Like Mark Zuckerberg, and Even Twitter’s Jack Dorsey Has Weighed In Zuckerberg bears such a striking resemblance to the Christ child that you won't be able to look away. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 17, 2022
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in July 2022 Results from Poly Auctions' July sales made up the majority of the list. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 17, 2022
Archaeology & History Archaeologists in Israel Uncover an Ancient Coin Inscribed With the Cancer Zodiac Sign, Associated With Sensitivity and Intuition The coin was likely lost to the sea after a shipwreck. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 5, 2022
Art World ‘I Was That Viewer Who Didn’t Understand’: Watch Barbara Kruger Explain How She Found Her Voice as an Artist As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 5, 2022
Crime Italian Tax Police Seized $144 Million in Art and Other Assets From the Architect Who Designed ‘Putin’s Palace’ Lanfranco Cirillo has faced multiple charges of financial malfeasance in the past. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 4, 2022
NFTs Damien Hirst’s ‘The Currency’ Was a Referendum on NFTs Vs. Traditional Art. The Result? A Resounding Preference for Traditional Art Hirst's collectors aren't so sure NFTs are the future of art, it seems—even if Hirst himself is. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 3, 2022
Auctions Pew! Pew! Han Solo’s Original ‘Blaster’ Gun From ‘Star Wars’ Is Heading to Auction, With an Ewok-Sized Low Estimate of $300,000 The prop DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol is estimated to go for up to half a million—but could fetch much more. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 28, 2022
Art World ‘I Couldn’t Drink and I Was Going Crazy’: Watch Artist Aki Sasamoto Make Whiskey Glasses While Reflecting on Life’s Unexpected Turns As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 28, 2022
Politics The Seattle Chapter of the National Audubon Society Will Be Renamed to Break With Audubon’s Racist Legacy Audubon was accused of academic fraud and much worse. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 27, 2022
Politics Documenta’s New Managing Director Says Curators Will Have the Final Say About Further Reviews of Art in the Contentious Exhibition The show will continue on through September 25th. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 27, 2022
Art World ‘You See So Many Lives Lived’: Watch Artist Rose Salane Gather New Yorkers’ Lost Objects to Search for Their Owners As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 14, 2022
Art & Exhibitions The Frick’s First-Ever Solo Show for an Artist of Color Will Pair Barkley L. Hendricks’s Stylish Portraits With Its Fabled Old Masters Collection The show opens at the Frick Madison in September 2023. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 14, 2022
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in June 2022 From a Francis Bacon portrait to Jeff Koons's monkey, here are the top lots from last month. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 14, 2022
NFTs In a Sign of Peak… Something, a 2017 Bottle of Champagne That Came With a Bored Ape NFT Just Sold for $2.5 Million Is the market for NFTs fizzling or fizzing? By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 13, 2022
Art World ‘Go Inside to Find That Light Within’: Watch Artist James Turrell Explain How He Finds Inspiration in Quaker Spirituality As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 24, 2022