Art World King Tut’s Tomb Just Underwent a 10-Year Restoration. Here’s How Experts Repaired the Ravages of Mass Tourism The Getty Research Institute partnered with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities to conserve the ancient tomb. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 30, 2019
Art World Brrr! Museums Across the Midwest Shutter as the Polar Vortex Drives Temperatures as Low as -51 Degrees An unprecedented cold snap has forced many cultural institutions to close. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 30, 2019
Art World David Zwirner Books Teams Up With Publishing Giant Simon & Schuster to Distribute Its Books in North America The partnership takes effect in August. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 29, 2019
Art World El Museo del Barrio Cancels Filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Retrospective Over His Comments About Rape A group of community activists pressured the museum to call off the show. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 29, 2019
Art World A New Luxury Condo Is Invading the View Through James Turrell’s ‘Skyspace’ at MoMA PS1—So He Decided to Close It The work will go back on view when the construction is complete. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 28, 2019
Art World Taiwanese Mega-Collector Pierre Chen Wants to Open a Private Museum in the Mountains Outside Taipei Chen's collection includes works by Peter Doig, Gerhard Richter, and Cai Guo-Qiang, among others. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 25, 2019
Politics After a Yearslong Protest, the University of Notre Dame Decides to Cover Up an Epic Mural of Christopher Columbus The university acknowledged that the frescoes show a skewed version of American history that ignores the reality of colonialism. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 24, 2019
People Jonas Mekas, a Patron Saint of New York’s Avant-Garde Film Scene, Has Died at 96 Mekas is remembered not only for his film, but for his role as a binding agent for the New York avant-garde. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 23, 2019
Art World ‘Museums Are Withholding Information’: Why an Artist Made a Guerrilla Audio Guide for an Art Institute of Chicago Show Artist Michelle Hartney says the museum fails to acknowledge the terrible cruelty many of the show's courtesan subjects endured. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 23, 2019
People Reddit Has Become Weirdly Addicted to the ‘Droste Effect,’ With Paintings Within Paintings Within Paintings Going Viral The meme offers a people-powered illustration of the "Droste Effect." By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 22, 2019
Art World A Dutch Art Detective Tracked Down a Pair of Stolen Medieval Stone Reliefs in an English Aristocrat’s Garden The Visigothic artifacts were stolen from a Spanish church in 2004. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 22, 2019
Galleries A Blazing Market Star, Chinese-French Painter Zao Wou-Ki Will Receive a Two-City Extravaganza at Kamel Mennour The show is the first gallery exhibition since the conclusion of a legal battle over his estate. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 22, 2019
Galleries 5 Remarkable Facts About Pace Gallery’s New 8-Story Chelsea Headquarters As galleries race to expand, Pace is getting ready to open an impressive new building. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 21, 2019
Art World KAWS Is Unveiling an Enormous 11-Story Sculpture in Taipei, His Largest Work to Date The work will likely find an eager audience in the Taiwanese capital. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 18, 2019
Art World A Scammer Pretending to Be Wendi Deng Murdoch Duped Two Photographers Out of Thousands of Dollars The elaborate scam tricked the photographers into paying thousands up front to participate in a project that never materialized. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 18, 2019