Art History How Dalí Became One of the First Artist Pioneers in the Field of Holographics The surrealist saw holograms as a way to move beyond the human subconscious into a new cosmic paradigm. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 14, 2023
Art World A Palestinian Activist Art Project Is Named as an Official Collateral Event of the Venice Biennale The organization Artists + Allies x Hebron was co-founded by Berlin-based artist Adam Bromberg and Palestinian activist Isso Amro. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 13, 2023
Auctions Climate Activists Stormed the Stage During a Christie’s Auction in New York Activists are targeting the rich "who continue to spend extravagantly" while others endure the impacts of climate crisis. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 13, 2023
Science & 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
Science & 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
