Art World San Francisco’s Mexican Museum Strikes Back After Reports That 96% of Its Artifacts Are Fake The institution now says at least 85 archaeological works are "masterpiece" quality. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 17, 2017
Auctions Discovered by Mistake, a Rare Portrait of the Brontë Sisters Could Sell for $50,000 The only other known group portrait of the famed literary sisters is in the National Portrait Gallery in London. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 13, 2017
People There’s a Strange Reason Why ‘Gen-X’ Author Douglas Coupland Put a Giant Van Gogh Head in a Vineyard Hint: It has to do with redheads, Pinot Noir, and genetic mutation. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 13, 2017
Law & Politics ‘Livid’ Graffiti Artists Sue Fashion Label Vince Camuto for Using Their Artwork in Ads The artists say the fashion label used their work without permission and damaged their credibility. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 11, 2017
Law & Politics Glafira Rosales Ordered to Pay $81 Million to Victims of the Knoedler Art-Fraud Scheme US Attorney says longstanding fraud has been difficult to investigate. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 10, 2017
Art Fairs The Hamptons Art Scene Is Shrinking—and That’s a Good Thing With Art Hamptons and Art Southhampton canceling this year, the smaller art fairs seem primed to take over the East End. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2017
Art World A Staggering 96% of the Artifacts in San Francisco’s Mexican Museum May Be Fake The report found that only 83 of 2,000—or just over four percent—of the museum's pre-Columbian artifacts could be authenticated. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 7, 2017
Law & Politics Did Hobby Lobby Buy Up Iraqi War Loot in Its Quest to Amass Biblical Artifacts? The evangelical-owned household goods company has been forced to surrender thousands of artifacts and pay a $3 million fine. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 6, 2017
Law & Politics ‘World’s Most Expensive Painting’ Actually Sold for $90 Million Less Than Reported: Suit The Gauguin masterpiece reportedly sold for $210 million—not $300 million—and veteran art dealer Simon de Pury is suing for a commission. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 30, 2017
On View Is ‘Condo’ the Wave of the Future for Smaller Galleries Feeling the Art-Fair Pinch? International dealers find a low-cost way to collaborate. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 30, 2017
Art Fairs Never-Before-Seen Paintings by Kurt Cobain Will Get Star Treatment at the Seattle Art Fair The project marks the first time UTA's Fine Arts division has participated in a fair. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 29, 2017
Law & Politics The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether US Terror Victims Have a Claim to Iranian Artifacts Case could have serious implications for foreign assets in the US. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 28, 2017
On View David Bowie’s Prized Tintoretto Unveiled in Antwerp Ahead of Trip to Venice Biennale In 2019, the painting will temporarily return to its original home. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 27, 2017
Art World Governor Cuomo Unveils Design for Rainbow Light-Filled Monument to the LGBTQ Community Anthony Goicolea creates a space filled with "light, color and hope" on the Hudson River. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 26, 2017
Law & Politics Leonardo DiCaprio Surrenders $3.2 Million Picasso and $9 Million Basquiat to US Government He has also given up Marlon Brando's Oscar. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 16, 2017