Museums & Institutions A $100 Million Willem de Kooning Painting Finally Returns to the Arizona Museum It Was Stolen From 37 Years Ago The work suffered significant damage from the theft but has been carefully restored at the Getty Museum. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 28, 2022
Art History Art History Is Full of Buried Treasure. Here Are 11 Stunning Images That Experts Found Hidden Beneath Famous Paintings Advances in technology have led to a waterfall of discoveries. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 28, 2022
Law & Politics A New U.K. Law Gives Museums Unprecedented Power to Deaccession Art and Repatriate Objects in Their Collections The law could be a breakthrough for old restitution cases, but they remain at the museum's discretion. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 27, 2022
Archaeology & History The Discovery of an Ancient Horn’s Mouthpiece Gives Insight Into What War Sounded Like in Roman Days A replica of the cornu has been used to recreate the sounds of the Roman battlefield. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 26, 2022
Art & Exhibitions See the Hypnotic Immersive Experiences Coming to Frameless, the U.K.’s First Permanent Home for Experiential Art CĂ©zanne, DalĂ, Kandinsky, Klimt, Monet, Rembrandt, and van Gogh are among the artists featured. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 23, 2022
Museums & Institutions After an 11-Year Renovation, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Reopens—With a Modern Twist The new space will allow the museum to show off its world-class collection of Modern art. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 22, 2022
People ‘It’s About Me as a Blind Person and Painter’: How Artist Manuel Solano Conjures Vivid Canvases From Memory The works are filled with memories from the artist's childhood growing up in Mexico. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 21, 2022
Archaeology & History A Palestinian Farmer Planting an Olive Tree Accidentally Unearthed an Exquisite Byzantine Tile Floor The mosaic may be just the first in a whole series of discoveries at the site. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 21, 2022
Art World Psychiatrists Are Now Prescribing Museum Visits to Help Patients With Burnout and Anxiety The initiative is part of a pilot study in Brussels. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 20, 2022
Museums & Institutions Artist Hew Locke Mines the Met’s Trophy-Hunting History in His New Facade Commission The British-Guyanese artist is the third sculptor to take on the Met's Facade Commission. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 15, 2022
Art & Exhibitions In Pictures: See How a New Show at LACMA Traces the Evolution of Modern Korean Art The exhibition explores Western influences during a significant and turbulent time in Korea's history. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 15, 2022
Art & Tech Will A.I. Usher in the End of Human Artists? Fear Not, Some Say A.I. art has been banned from some online art communities but it still has many high-profile backers. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 14, 2022
Auctions A Busted Trailer Listed on a Government Auction Website Turned Out to Be a Space Fan’s Dream: a NASA Command Vehicle One web sleuth called it "the holy grail of government auctions." By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 14, 2022
Art World An 8-Year-Old Just Won a $150,000 Painting by Jamian Juliano-Villani in an Easter Egg Hunt He plans to sell it and go to space camp. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 13, 2022
Pop Culture Pete Doherty, Bad Boy of British Rock, Is Showing His Collages and Other Highly Personal Artworks in a New Show in Berlin The show will be on view in Berlin through the end of the year. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 8, 2022