People Los Angeles Artist Hayley Barker’s Lush, Transfixing Landscapes Are Autobiographical Tributes to Nature The dreamy, ethereal haze of Barker's painting foregrounds the growing fragility of the natural world. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 10 hours ago
On View A Show at the Louvre’s Satellite Space Brings Together Artistic Depictions of Mythical Creatures, From Lion-Headed Eagles to Unicorns. See Them Here More than 250 objects on view at Louvre-Lens tell a cross-cultural history that ranges from antiquity to the present day. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 23 hours ago
Museums The British Museum Has Launched a Website Seeking the Recovery of 2,000 Objects That Were Stolen From Its Collection The museum is expanding its search after recovering 60 pieces and identifying another 300. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 2 days ago
Crime A German Museum Employee Has Been Caught ‘Shamelessly’ Swapping Original Paintings for Fakes to Fund His Lavish Lifestyle The man is said to have spent the money on a new apartment, wristwatches, and a Rolls-Royce. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 2 days ago
Auctions A Rediscovered Oil Sketch by Renowned 19th-Century Painter John Constable Has Fetched an Astonishing $245,000 at Auction The painting was discovered in a dark corner of a townhouse in Guernsey, U.K. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 3 days ago
Art History The U.K.’s Royal Collection Has Discovered a Long-Lost Artemisia Gentileschi Painting That Was Left to Collect Dust in Storage for a Century The painting had once hung over the Queen's private fireplace. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 23, 2023
Archaeology Turkish Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Long-Rumored Subterranean City Used as a Sanctuary During the Roman Empire The vast subterranean complex was kitted out with stoves, lamps, wells, and ventilation systems. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 22, 2023
Archaeology An Unusual Ancient Burial of a Teenage Girl Offers Insight Into the Fate of Those Considered To Be ‘Outsiders’ in Medieval England Analysis of the woman's bones revealed that she would have lived a very tough life as a person of low social status. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 21, 2023
On View Frieze Sculpture Opens, Unveiling 20 Stunning Artworks in London’s Art Oasis at the Regent’s Park The exhibition celebrates sculpture more experimental sides with performance and other multi-sensory experiences. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 21, 2023
Museums A Video Series About a Teapot That Escapes the British Museum, Which Went Viral on Chinese Social Media, Has Landed a Film Deal The series's popularity comes amid calls from China's state-run media for the return of cultural artifacts. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 21, 2023
Books Read Candid Post-It Messages Written by Grimes, Damien Hirst, and Paul McCartney in Hans Ulrich Obrist’s New Book The artists' brief musings have been a hit on Instagram since Hans Ulrich Obrist began posting them in 2012. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 21, 2023
Auctions A Woman’s $4 Thrift Shop Find Turns Out to Be a Rare N.C. Wyeth Painting Worth $191,000 It is unclear how the American artist's work ended up at a second hand store. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 20, 2023
Law A Court Has Ordered an Artist to Repay a Danish Museum $72,000 for Submitting Two Empty Frames for a Commission Jens Haaning claimed that the empty frames were a new "conceptual" artwork protesting poor pay. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 19, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Freud, Hockney, Pigeons, and Pubs. Step Inside the Eccentric New London Art Show Curated by Designer Jonathan Anderson "On Foot" at Offer Waterman gallery is an ode to the romance, ribaldry, and pulsing excitement of London, from past to present. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 18, 2023
Law French Authorities Investigate Sale of Notre Dame Stained Glass by Sotheby’s After a Heritage Group Alleges It Was Stolen The auction house denies any wrongdoing. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 18, 2023
