Art World V&A Director Rules Out Macron-Style Return of Africa’s Looted Treasure But Tristram Hunt says loans are on the table as Ethiopian treasures looted after the Battle of Maqdala go on show in London. By Javier Pes, Apr 5, 2018
Art World After a Decade of Planning, a Massive New Cultural Center Funded by Saudi Arabia’s Oil Company Prepares to Open A show of Islamic art from LACMA will inaugurate Saudi Aramco's mega-project, which aims to harness the country's creative energy. By Javier Pes, Apr 4, 2018
Art & Exhibitions The Brazilian Embassy in London Reboots a Show of Modern Art That Wowed the City in Wartime Tarsila do Amaral was among the many artists who donated works but Britain allowed her avant-garde paintings to get away. By Javier Pes, Apr 3, 2018
Art World Hildebrand Gurlitt’s Disputed Henry Moore Will Have a Starring Role in the BBC’s Hit Art Detective Series Drawings of reclining nudes attributed to the British sculptor could be another "sleeper" revealed on the BBC's Fake or Fortune? By Javier Pes, Mar 29, 2018
Art World Beijing’s National Museum Nearly Ousts the Louvre as the World’s Most-Attended Art Institution Plus, Maurizio Cattelan's toilet may be the most visited work of art in New York and other findings from The Art Newspaper's annual attendance survey. By Javier Pes, Mar 26, 2018
Art World Watch Antonio Banderas Play a Melodramatic Picasso in the Trailer for National Geographic’s New Miniseries The Spanish actor can't get enough of Picasso—he still wants to star in Guernica, Carlos Saura’s long-awaited art-house film set in 1937. By Javier Pes, Mar 23, 2018
Art World How the Giacometti Institute Built a Perfect Replica of the Chaotic Master’s Messy Studio The simulation isn't the only treat the institution has in store for fans of the sculpture. By Javier Pes, Mar 23, 2018
Art & Exhibitions To Rediscover Himself, Damien Hirst Has Returned to His Muse, the Humble Spot. (For a Show in a Mansion.) The artist's latest series goes back to basics, taking inspiration from the first spot painting he ever made in 1986. By Javier Pes, Mar 22, 2018
Art World London’s Leading Museums Face Growing Scrutiny Over Donations Linked to Opioid Crisis The trustees of the National Portrait Gallery are weighing the potential cost and benefit of accepting $1.4 million from the Sackler Trust. By Javier Pes, Mar 21, 2018
Art World The Guggenheim Bilbao Could Be Getting a Satellite of Its Own The museum’s director has visited potential sites near Guernica, but plans for a Guggenheim Bilbao satellite remain subject to funding. By Javier Pes, Mar 20, 2018
Art & Exhibitions Does Dora Maar Deserve Credit for ‘Guernica’? A New Show Says Her Art Inspired Picasso’s Breakthrough Work The upcoming exhibition at Paris's Picasso Museum also showcases the giant stretcher Picasso used to make the painting. By Javier Pes, Mar 15, 2018
Art & Exhibitions Famed for His Videos, Francis Alÿs Is Also a Ravishing Painter. Now He’s Getting His First Paintings Survey Ever. The artist has long painted en plein air on his travels, including to conflict ridden-regions. By Javier Pes, Mar 15, 2018
Art & Exhibitions Carsten Höller Teams Up With Pioneering Plant Neurobiologist to Prove That Vegetables Have Feelings The German artist and one of Italy’s leading scientists will conduct an interactive experiment at the Palazzo Strozzi. By Javier Pes, Mar 13, 2018
Art World British Collector David Roberts Picks New Director and Puts His Planned Move to the Countryside on Hold Curator Fatoş Üstek will ramp up the David Roberts Art Foundation's program in London and beyond as their rural sculpture garden is placed on the back burner. By Javier Pes, Mar 13, 2018
Art & Exhibitions Artist’s WWI ‘Ghost Soldier’ Sculptures Are a Surprise Hit With UK Audiences, Raising Millions for Veterans An installation of sculptural silhouettes that began in an English village church will fill great cathedrals and could head abroad. By Javier Pes, Mar 12, 2018