Art World Walker Art Center Looks Past Scandal With an Open Call to Native American Artists for a New Public Commission The project follows through on assurances made to Dakota elders in the wake of the Sam Durant controversy. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 17, 2019
Politics Second Lady Karen Pence Lands a Part-Time Job Teaching Art at a Christian School That Bans Gay Teachers Pence is an experienced educator whose key White House initiative is "Healing with the HeART." By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 16, 2019
Art World Scientists Have Found the Rare Secret Ingredient Rembrandt Used to Make His Paintings So Vibrant The discovery could be critical in helping to preserve the Dutch artist's masterful paintings for future generations. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 16, 2019
Art World After Gerhard Richter Disavowed a New Movie Based on His Life, the Director Fires Back: ‘He Hasn’t Seen the Film’ The director of 'Never Look Away' says he even read the screenplay to Richter word for word before it was released. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 15, 2019
Law ‘She Was Motivated by Greed’: Prosecutors Seek Three-Year Prison Sentence for Mary Boone in Tax Fraud Trial Rejecting calls for mercy, government lawyers say the art dealer was driven by "a desire to maintain her lavish lifestyle." By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 14, 2019
Auctions A 16-Year-Old Found a Rare Penny in His Lunch Money. Then It Sold for $204,000 at Auction The one-cent coin is one of 20 pennies minted by accident by the US government. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 14, 2019
Art World Netflix’s New Satirical Thriller Stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a Critic Who Falls Victim to Killer Art. Will It Hit Its Mark? See the trailer for the horror-thriller inspired by Bruce Nauman's famous video of his studio at night on show in the basement of Dia: Beacon. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 11, 2019
People Metal Detectorist Strikes Gold, Finding a Ring Belonging to 15th-Century British Courtier Wrongly Executed for Treason Edward Colman was falsely accused of plotting to kill King Charles II, and was executed in 1678. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 10, 2019
Art World ‘I’m Going to Use What I’m Good at—My Eye’: Loïc Gouzer on Striking it Out on His Own After a Meteoric Career at Christie’s The broker of the landmark 'Salvator Mundi' sale is looking to work independently and on environmental causes. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 9, 2019
Politics Brazil’s New Right-Wing President Jair Bolsonaro Has Disbanded the Country’s Ministry of Culture Culture, sports, and social policy have all been folded into a new "ministry of citizenship." By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 9, 2019
Shows & Exhibitions ‘Love Is in the Bin,’ Banky’s Notorious Self-Shredded Artwork, Is Already Getting Its First Museum Show The museum will be the first institution to present the work since Sotheby's showed it at its London headquarters after the sale. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 8, 2019
Auctions Legendary Old Master Dealer Richard Feigen Is Selling His Own Collection at Auction to Fund His Retirement After more than six decades in the art world, the 88-year-old dealer is selling a select group of his treasures at Christie's. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 4, 2019
On View A Las Vegas Hotel Will Put Damien Hirst’s 60-Foot-Tall Demon in Its Swimming Pool The Palms Casino Resort splashes out on the monumental sculpture last seen in the artist's shipwreck fantasy in Venice. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 4, 2019
Shows & Exhibitions See Masterpieces of 20th-Century Art That Just Entered the Public Domain (Because, Hey, Now We Can Reproduce Them!) The copyrights of numerous works of art from 1923 expired on January 1. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 3, 2019
Art World With the Word ‘Stolen,’ the Uffizi’s Director Shames Germany for Not Returning a Painting Looted During World War II The German-born director has displayed a framed photograph of the Dutch still-life with a label declaring that it is "stolen" as talks hit a stalemate. By Henri Neuendorf, Jan 3, 2019
