On View Basquiat Returns to the East Village in Style at the New Brant Foundation—a World-Famous Artist in a Billionaire’s Private Museum The Brant Foundation's luxurious new home is in Basquiat's gritty former neighborhood. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 28, 2019
Law & Politics An Art Dealer Is Detained at a Paris Airport as Part of His Ongoing Battle With Poland Over a Nazi-Looted Painting His attorneys claim it's all in retaliation for a lawsuit. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 28, 2019
Law & Politics A Collector Says He Found a Jackson Pollock Painting Once Owned by Fidel Castro. Experts Say It’s a Scam The International Foundation for Art Research says the fake could point to a larger con. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 27, 2019
Law & Politics 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
Law & Politics 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
Law & Politics 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
Art & 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
Law & Politics 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
Law & Politics 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
Law & Politics 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