Art and Law Cairo Airport Officials Found a Smuggled Mummy’s Limbs Hidden in a Hollowed-Out Loudspeaker X-rays helped officials spot the suspicious package before it could leave the country. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 27, 2019
Art Fairs Artist Leo Villareal’s Massive Cosmic Installation Will Light Up the Armory Show The 75-foot "Star Ceiling" will illuminate the passageway between the piers at this year's Armory Show. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 26, 2019
Art and Law At One of New York’s Ritziest Art Fairs, Oyster-Shuckers and Genteel Calm Mask a Court Battle Behind the Scenes TEFAF and Artvest disagree over the terms of their partnership. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 26, 2019
Art and Law Veteran Art Dealer Mary Boone, Recently Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud, Will Close Her 42-Year-Old Gallery Boone described herself as the "Martha Stewart of the art world." By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 25, 2019
Exhibitions King Tut’s Treasures Are Traveling the World for the Last Time The largest-ever display of King Tut artifacts is going on view in London before returning to its final resting place Eygpt. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 22, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Will Transform Its New York Headquarters, Adding a Museum’s Worth of Exhibition Space The auction house will increase its gallery space to more than 90,000 square feet. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 22, 2019
Analysis A New Study Reveals One Weird Trick for Arts Organizations to Raise More Money: Spend More Money! Individual donors are a "vital source" of contributions, according to the report. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 21, 2019
People The Met Appoints Ernest Hemingway’s Grandson to Head Its Greek and Roman Art Department Amid a Staffing Overhaul Max Hollein has also filled the museum's top digital position and the head of European sculpture and decorative arts post, both long vacant. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 20, 2019
Art and Law After a Guarantor Crashed the Sale of Gerhard Richter’s ‘Fighter Jet’ in 2016, Phillips Is Trying Again—at a Lower Price Phillips is hoping to recoup some of the $24 million it lost when a guarantor backed out of the original deal. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 20, 2019
Art and Law The Investment Firm That Commissioned Wall Street’s ‘Fearless Girl’ Is Suing the Artist for Making Replicas The investment firm State Street Global is suing artist Kristen Visbal for trademark infringement. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 19, 2019
Analysis An Estimated 85 Percent of Artists Represented in US Museum Collections Are White, a New Study Claims A new study examined thousands of artists across 18 museums. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 19, 2019
Art and Law A Spate of Lawsuits Is Targeting Art Schools for Failing to Comply With Disability Act Standards The Trump administration stopped drafting compliance guidelines, opening the door to confusion and a flood of lawsuits. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 19, 2019
Auctions SFMOMA Is Selling a Painting by Mark Rothko at Sotheby’s This Spring, and It Could Fetch Up to $50 Million The museum plans to use the proceeds to diversify its collection, which is heavy on white, male, and blue-chip figures. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 15, 2019
Art and Law Veteran Art Dealer Mary Boone Is Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion The veteran art dealer pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion in September. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 14, 2019
Art World The UCCA Center for Contemporary Art Unveils Its Dramatically Redesigned Building in Beijing The center has reopened after the architecture firm co-founded by Rem Koolhaas revamped its facade and galleries. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 13, 2019
