Politics Protesters Get the Green Light to Fly a Giant ‘Trump Baby’ Blimp Over UK Parliament During the President’s Visit London Mayor Sadiq Khan approved the balloon after protesters gathered 10,000 signatures of support. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 6, 2018
Art & Exhibitions Michelangelo Mania Rocketed the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Break Its Record for Annual Attendance The New York museum is on a tear, also scoring some extraordinary donations. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 5, 2018
Law & Politics Italian Police Nab Suspects in an Antiquities Smuggling Ring After a Years-Long Investigation Code-Named ‘Operation Demetra’ Suspects in at least four countries are implicated in the looting of Sicily's most famous site. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 5, 2018
On View ICA Boston Wants to ‘Literally and Figuratively Transport Visitors’ With Its New Shipyard Satellite Space The inaugural show features installations by artist Diana Thater. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 3, 2018
Art World Amid a Wave of Repatriation, Sotheby’s Stands Its Ground Against Greece’s Claim to an 8th-Century Bronze Horse Sotheby's and the seller say that Greece hasn't provided any proof that the object was stolen. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 2, 2018
People The Head of Sotheby’s Closely Watched Artist Estate Service Makes a Surprising Exit After Just 18 Months Christy MacLear, the former head of the Rauschenberg Foundation, was tasked with building up the new division of Art Agency, Partners. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 2, 2018
Market Does Being Labeled an ‘Outsider Artist’ Stall a Market? Thornton Dial, Now a Museum Sensation, Is Poised to Break Out The market has never quite known what to do with the self-taught artist, who figures prominently in a current Met exhibition. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 29, 2018
Galleries Cheim and Read, Storied New York Gallery, Will Close Its Chelsea Space After 21 Years and Transition to ‘Private Practice’ The gallery is one of the largest and most established to close or transition into private dealing in recent years. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 28, 2018
Art World Fotografiska Will Open a Photo Center in the Park Avenue Building Made Notorious by Art-World Scammer Anna Delvey Swedish photography destination Fotografiska reveals new details about its forthcoming New York space, which will open next year. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 28, 2018
Law & Politics Greece’s Prime Minister Asks Theresa May to Return the Elgin Marbles—Again Alexis Tsipras used his first official visit to the UK to restart the campaign for return of the Elgin Marbles. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 27, 2018
Analysis Women and Millennials Are the Fastest-Growing Forces in Art Collecting, a New Study Finds Nearly one third of wealthy women own art or are interested in buying it. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 26, 2018
People Can Artists Do Anything to Prevent Climate Change? Miami Beach Has Recruited One to Find Out Meet Misael Soto, the first artist-in-residence in Miami Beach's Office of Resilience. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 26, 2018
People David Goldblatt, Photographer of South African Apartheid’s Brutality, Dies at 87 "I’m interested in the conditions that give rise to events," Goldblatt once said. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 25, 2018
On View We’re Anything But Neutral on the Swiss Institute’s Chic New Manhattan Building The venerable arts non-profit is opening the doors of its new Selldorf Architects-designed space. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 22, 2018
Law & Politics Gagosian Fires Back, Moving to Dismiss Lawsuits by Two Disgruntled Jeff Koons Collectors The gallery claims it was transparent about potential delays and tried to accommodate alternate payment plans. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 21, 2018