Archaeology & History A Polish Grandma Found a Rare Prehistoric Artifact—And Kept It Quiet for 50 Years The woman picked up what looked like an unusual stone, but turned out to be a rare ancient relic. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 6, 2023
Art World Archives Multidisciplinary Artist Jesse Darling Has Won the 2023 Turner Prize Darling will pocket the top cash prize of $31,500. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 5, 2023
On View The Elusive Conceptual Artist Lutz Bacher’s Posthumous Show in London Hones In on Princess Diana The artist's audiovisual and installation works surprise and disorientate the viewer. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 5, 2023
Art & Exhibitions A New Show at the Royal Academy Celebrates Rarely Seen Impressionist Drawings, Including a Recovered Van Gogh See works on paper from the likes of Degas, Monet and CĂ©zanne. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 5, 2023
Crime Thieves Stole More Than $1 Million Worth of Parts From an Anselm Kiefer Sculpture Thieves are enticed by the value of the raw material not the artwork itself, even though the latter is much higher. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 4, 2023
Auctions Jay-Z Is Auctioning Custom Library Cards to Benefit the Brooklyn Public Library The sale caps the rapper's autobiographical "The Book of HOV" exhibition at the library, which closes December 5. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 3, 2023
Art World Nan Goldin Takes the Top Spot on ArtReview’s Power 100 List For the first time in the list's 22 year history, the top 10 is wholly made up of artists. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 1, 2023
Art World Dreaming of a Fancy Creative Retreat? A New Residency for Artists and Writers Just Landed in the South of France The unique Modernist building looks out over the rolling hills and coastal views of Mougins. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 30, 2023
Auctions How Do You Make $191,000 From a $4 Painting? You Don’t How a New Hampshire woman tried—and failed—to sell an N.C. Wyeth painting she bought at a thrift store. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 29, 2023
Art & Exhibitions The Other Side of Rothko: 5 Intimate, Must-See ‘Paintings on Paper’ "Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper" at The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C spotlights the abstract expressionist's lesser known works on paper. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 28, 2023
Art World Archives Art Critic Jerry Saltz Gets Into an Online Skirmish With A.I. Superstar Refik Anadol Saltz enraged Anadol after dismissing his latest installation at MoMA. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 28, 2023
Museums & Institutions Italy Has Snapped Up a Terracotta Madonna by Donatello for $1.3 Million Deemed a cultural gem, the work will go to the Bargello Museum in Florence. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 28, 2023
Politics Is Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt Planning to Run for Mayor of Florence? If so, his move to become an Italian citizen certainly seems timely. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 27, 2023
Museums & Institutions A Greek Vase From the British Museum Heads to Athens Amid Parthenon Marbles Debate Chairman George Osborne revealed plans for a special exhibition of objects stolen from the British Museum. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 24, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Frieze Will Sponsor John Akomfrah’s British Pavilion at the Next Venice Biennale This is the first time an art fair has sponsored a national pavilion at the biennale. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 24, 2023