Art & Tech A New Immersive Experience in Dublin Invites Visitors to Step Into the Pages of a Storied Medieval Book 360-degree projections will tell the story of the Book of Kells, a 9th-century illuminated manuscript. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 11, 2023
Art History Agnes Martin Is the Quiet Star of the New York Sales. Here’s Why $18.7 Million Is Still a Bargain Her mammoth canvas 'Grey Stone II' exemplifies how Martin's methodical approach ushered in a new age of Minimalism. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 10, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Gerhard Richter’s Abstract Alpine Landscapes Will Converge at a Three-Venue Survey in St. Moritz More than 70 of the artist's works will return to the region that first inspired them. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 10, 2023
Politics Is a Tolkein Exhibition in Rome Part of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Far-Right Agenda? The fantasy world of Lord of the Rings has been seen by some as an allegory for conservative ideals. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 10, 2023
On View Visitors Take a Big Bite Out of Performance Artist Bobby Baker’s Edible Installation at Tate Britain The feminist artwork takes a playful look at the domestic experience. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 9, 2023
Archaeology & History What Did Peru’s Most Famous Mummy Actually Look Like? A New Silicon Bust Brings Her Back to Life One of Peru's most well-preserved mummies, "Juanita" lay frozen in the Andes for 500 years. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 9, 2023
Art & Tech New Technology Shows Museum Visitors How Art Activates Their Brains The technology reveals how our brains react differently to an Impressionist masterpiece of an abstract painting. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 8, 2023
Archaeology & History A 2,700-Year-Old Sculpture of an Assyrian God—Once Buried for Safekeeping—Has Been Unearthed Again in Iraq The monumental, 18-ton body of the ancient winged deity will now be reunited with its head, held at the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 8, 2023
Museums & Institutions A Rare Renaissance Panel Found Hanging Over a Stove in a French Home Has Been Acquired by the Louvre The work, which marks the advent of painting in pre-Renaissance Italy, was declared a French "national treasure." By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 7, 2023
Law & Politics A Judge Has Ruled in the Bitter Ownership Dispute Over Norman Rockwell Works That Once Hung in the White House Was a long term loan to the White House used to disguise the theft of four valuable Rockwell drawings? By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 6, 2023
Art World Right-Wing Journalist Pietrangelo Buttafuoco Is Set to Take Over the Venice Biennale—Who Is He? In the past, Buttafuoco was a member of far-right groups. More recently, he has converted to Islam. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 3, 2023
Crime An Art Dealer Who Allegedly Headed a Trafficking Ring That Sold Egyptian Antiquities to the Louvre and the Met Has Been Arrested Serop Simonian has been extradited from Hamburg to Paris and put in pre-trial detention. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 1, 2023
On View A Delayed and Expanded David Hockney Show Opens at London’s National Portrait Gallery, Harry Styles and All Returning to the same subjects throughout his life, Hockney shows us how to capture someone's essence on canvas. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 1, 2023
Museums & Institutions Tate Modern Reopened Its Controversial Viewing Platform With Restricted Access to Protect Its Neighbors’ Privacy The U.K.'s Supreme Court had ruled that the viewing platform was a "nuisance" to residents of nearby luxury apartments. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 26, 2023
Politics A Right-Wing Journalist Has Been Nominated to Lead the Venice Biennale. Here’s What We Know Pietrangelo Buttafuoco is set to replace current president Roberto Cicutto, whose first term ends in March 2024. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 26, 2023