Museums & Institutions British Museum and Prime Minister at Odds Over New Director Museum chair George Osborne refused to give Rishi Sunak say over the appointment of the a new director. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Short History of Artists Sneaking Their Work Into Museums An aspiring artist hung her own painting at a museum show and later sold the work at auction. Not all have been so lucky. By Jo Lawson-Tancred & Margaret Carrigan, Apr 10, 2024
Law & Politics Former Uffizi Director Announces Run for Mayor of Florence Some of Italy's right-wing politicians have expressed their support of Schmidt's candidacy. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 9, 2024
Law & Politics Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill That Was Paid Off With Mystery Goyas The Spanish press has raised questions about the inflated valuation of the works. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 8, 2024
Law & Politics Steve Bannon’s Right-Wing ‘Gladiator’ School Could Go Ahead Following Legal Win in Italy Bannon's associate Benjamin Harnwell has been acquitted of criminal charges amid a political shift in Italy's culture sector. By Adam Schrader & Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 5, 2024
Law & Politics Notorious Forger of Renaissance Prints Sentenced Some reports suggest Earl Marshawn Washington has been swindling art collectors for over 25 years. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 4, 2024
Art World Ruinart Taps Six International Artists for a Nature-Inspired Collaboration We spoke to Henrique Oliveira about his contribution to the "Conversations with nature" exhibition that will travel to Frieze, Art Basel, and TEFAF. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 3, 2024
Law & Politics French Police Seize $100 Million Worth of Russian Avant-Garde Paintings Half of the works were bought from disgraced dealer Itzhak Zarug who has since been found guilty of falsifying provenance. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 3, 2024
Up Next Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley Uses Video Games to Archive the Black Trans Experience The artist's immersive video game asks players to fight their inner demons. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 3, 2024
Art & Tech The Cultural Sector Can Shape A.I. for Public Good, New Serpentine Report Says Could artists protect their data through collective bargaining with A.I. developers? By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 3, 2024
Museums & Institutions British Museum Under Investigation Over Looted Ethiopian Artifacts In 1868, a British Museum employee accompanied a military attack that devolved into the looting of cultural property. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 2, 2024
Art World Artworks by a Jewish Artist Are Returned to Paris 80 Years After Going Missing Why did a trove of nearly 50 lost works by Ary Arcadie Lochakov suddenly turn up in a park in San Francisco? By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 29, 2024
Art World Latest Banksy Mural Barricaded After Vandalism The mural's new legal owner has erected a fortress to protect it from vandals. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 28, 2024
Museums & Institutions British Museum Taps Nicholas Cullinan as New Director Following Theft Scandal Cullinan has been head of London's National Portrait Gallery since 2015. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 28, 2024
Artists Richard Serra, Whose Monumental and Confrontational Works Redefined Sculpture, Dies at 85 He is best remembered for his immense, rusted steel monuments that were once reviled and are now beloved by the public. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 27, 2024