Museums & Institutions Indigenous Groups Respond After U.S. Museums Cover Native Displays Institutions including the Field Museum and American Museum of Natural History have covered their Native American displays. By Adam Schrader, Feb 2, 2024
Art & Tech Demand for a New Tool That Poisons Generative A.I. Models Has Been ‘Off the Charts’ Nightshade was downloaded more than 250,000 times over five days. By Adam Schrader, Feb 1, 2024
Law & Politics The Lawsuit Against the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Deepens With ‘Pay-to-Play’ Allegations In an amended complaint, Frankenthaler's nephew is accusing the foundation's directors of "extensive self-dealing." By Adam Schrader, Feb 1, 2024
Law & Politics A Jackie Robinson Statue in Kansas Was Stolen and Found Burned A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to replace the monument. By Adam Schrader, Jan 31, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Rubell Museum Partners With a Theater Company to Present Plays Based on Paintings The Museum Plays will feature six short plays inspired by works in the museum's collection. By Adam Schrader, Jan 30, 2024
Law & Politics A ‘Priceless’ John Opie Painting Is Recovered Five Decades After It Was Stolen by Mobsters The painting was found by an accounting firm cleaning out the estate of a client. By Adam Schrader, Jan 30, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Frick Gets the Go-Ahead to Add 14 Bars to Its Premises—Down From a Proposed 17 The initial bid for 17 bars had the residential community fearing that the museum would turn into a "high-class party space." By Adam Schrader, Jan 29, 2024
Law & Politics The Suspect in the Brent Sikkema Murder Claims It Was a ‘Crime of Command’ His lawyers say he is not a “consummate criminal,” but a man “who made a wrong choice.” By Adam Schrader, Jan 29, 2024
Law & Politics Big Tech Investments in Generative A.I. Companies Come Under FTC Scrutiny The federal agency's inquiry will target investments like those made by Microsoft into DALL-E maker OpenAI. By Adam Schrader, Jan 26, 2024
Pop Culture Kanye West Has Tapped Jon Rafman for a Dystopian Trailer Teasing His Forthcoming Album The clip features fiery scenes of cultists, clowns, and werewolves. By Adam Schrader, Jan 26, 2024
Museums & Institutions Here Are the 71 Artists the 2024 Whitney Biennial Has Lined Up to Explore Our ‘Fractured Moment’ The 81st edition of the show is titled “Even Better Than the Real Thing.” By Adam Schrader, Jan 25, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Van Gogh Museum Fires Four Staff Members Over Pokémon Chaos One worker reportedly stole a box of limited-edition cards. By Adam Schrader, Jan 24, 2024
Art World After the Controversial Auction of Her Jewels, Collector Heidi Horten’s Estate Heads to a Clearance Sale Unlike her jewelry, the items in this sale are being handled by a recycling company. By Adam Schrader, Jan 24, 2024
Museums & Institutions Rihanna’s One-Time Cover Artist Is Opening an Immersive Museum in New York Created by Roy Nachum, Mercer Labs occupies the former Century 21 building. By Adam Schrader, Jan 24, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Fire Destroys Thousands of Artworks at Abkhazia’s National Art Gallery More than 300 works by Abkhazian artist Alexander Chachba-Shervashidze were lost in the blaze. By Adam Schrader, Jan 22, 2024