Market How Spanish Artist Edgar Plans Built a World Full of Adorable Characters—and Tapped Into an Insatiable Market for Cuteness The artist's "animal heroes" have been a runaway success with collectors in Asia. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 22 hours ago
On View In Pictures: See Inside the Museum of Failure, a Touring Exhibition of Historical Product Flops and Tech Misfires 'Museum of Failure' is on view at Industry City through May 14. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 2 days ago
Shows & Exhibitions Ai Weiwei Has Recreated Claude Monet’s Iconic ‘Water Lilies’ Using 650,000 Multi-Colored Lego Bricks The artist has updated the famous work to include a "dark portal" into his childhood bedroom. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 27, 2023
Archaeology A New Archaeological Initiative Scouring Pompeii’s Suburbs Has Turned Up a Fascinating New Cache of Ancient Cookware The exciting finds are the result of a new arrangement to protect the site from looters. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 23, 2023
Politics The Director of Moscow’s Pushkin Museum Is the Latest Institutional Head to Step Down Amid Russia’s Escalating Crackdown on Culture An opposition media site claims that the new director has previous ties to the Kremlin. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 22, 2023
Art History Did Vermeer Have a Daughter Who Painted Some of His Most Famous Portraits? This Art Historian Thinks So The theory has ruffled feathers among the art establishment. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 21, 2023
Art World We Spoke to the ‘Anguished’ Barcelona Residents Fighting to Prevent the Completion of Gaudí’s Famed Sagrada Familia The locals' bag of tricks includes an alternative architectural plan for the entrance to the famous basilica. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 14, 2023
Art World Ruinart Champagne Has Tapped French Artist Eva Jospin to Create Her Signature Baroque Cardboard Sculptures The luxury spirits brand gave the artist carte blanche for its annual art commission. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 10, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Fashion Designer Paul Smith Juxtaposes Contemporary Art With Picasso Classics for a New Museum Show in Paris At the Picasso Museum in Paris, the revered designer has guest curated a fun, colorful reinterpretation of the artist's legacy. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 10, 2023
Art World A New Private Arts Club Has Arrived in London’s East End, Recreating the ‘Curiosity of an Avid Art Collector’s Home’ Opening March 7, Shoreditch Arts Club boasts an exhibition program, meeting rooms, a cinema, and a restaurant. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 28, 2023
Auctions Bought in a Thrift Store for $700, a Rare Giacometti Chandelier Just Sold at Auction for Almost $3 Million The final hammer price is just shy of the lot's high estimate, but far exceeds the original $700 paid for the chandelier. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 28, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists on Easter Island Have Discovered a Previously Unknown Moai Statue Buried in a Dried-Out Lake Bed More of the iconic head statues could turn up, researchers say. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 27, 2023
Law The Joan Mitchell Foundation Claims Louis Vuitton Infringed the American Artist’s Copyright by Including Her Paintings in Advertisements The late Abstract Expressionist's work is currently on view at the luxury brand's foundation in Paris. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 22, 2023
Crime A Spanish Collector Has Been Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Attempting to Sell Forgeries of Works by Munch, Lichtenstein, and Others The man was caught out by another collector who had accidentally bought fake works from him in the past. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 22, 2023
Art History Marginalia Uncovered in Leonardo’s Famous Codex Arundel Suggests the Renaissance Polymath Theorized Gravity Before Galileo The finding was hiding in plain sight for centuries until the manuscript was studied by physicists. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 20, 2023
