Science & Tech A Revolutionary Tool Gives Artists a New Weapon in the Fight Against AI Art Theft Glaze uses cloaking technology to disrupt the models without altering the appearance of the artwork. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 15, 2023
Art World The Sagrada Familia Will Finally Be Completed in 2026. The Last Challenge? Demolishing the Homes of Some 3,000 Local Residents A local group has filed a lawsuit arguing that the entrance staircase that would evict them was never in Gaudí's original plans. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 13, 2023
Art History Muslim Group Urges the Reinstatement of Fired U.S. Professor, Saying the Prophet Muhammad Painting She Showed to Students Was Not Islamophobic The organization says the Minnesota teacher should be thanked for educating Muslim and non-Muslim students in "a critically empathetic manner.” By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 11, 2023
Museums Dispelling Rumors, Greece Has Rejected the British Museum’s Offer to Return the Parthenon Marbles as a Long-Term Loan Greek officials say the U.K. institution does not own the sculptures and therefore has no right to loan them out. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 11, 2023
Crime Police Retrieve $400,000 in Artwork Stolen From a Truck in Colorado—Along With a Trove of Drugs and Guns The suspect had been on the run after escaping police custody last year. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 10, 2023
Politics Here Are the Artworks Destroyed by Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters in the Storming of Brazil’s Oscar Niemeyer-Designed Capital Buildings Magareth Menezes, the country's culture minister, is heading to Brasilia today to take stock of the damage. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 9, 2023
Art Fairs MCH Group Has Canceled London’s Masterpiece Fair, Citing High Costs and Fewer International Dealers With the success of Paris+, is MCH Group losing interest in doing business in post-Brexit London? By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 6, 2023
Archaeology An Amateur Archaeologist Has Deciphered a Cave Art Code Used by Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers The man noticed the prehistoric "proto-writing" system tracking animals' life cycles while pouring over images in the British Library. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 6, 2023
Museums In Pictures: Get a Glimpse of Bygone Worlds Through an Archive of Early Color Photographs Just Published by a French Museum Images from the Albert-Kahn Museum's "The Archives of the Planet" collection are available to download online for free. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 22, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions In Pictures: the Musée d’Orsay Presents Kehinde Wiley’s Fallen Figures Alongside the Historic Sculptures That Inspired Them The display, on view through January 8, is an extension of the artist's ongoing "DOWN" series. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 22, 2022
Law Germany Has Returned Its First Group of Stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria Following a Repatriation Deal Struck Earlier This Year Nigerian officials hope the move will set an example for the British government, which forbids national institutions from returning objects. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 21, 2022
Archaeology 7,000-Year-Old Cotton Fibers Discovered in Israel Are Revealing the Inner Workings of an Ancient International Trade Network The fibers were found in an ancient village in Israel, indicating its place within a global network. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 20, 2022
Crime Police Seized Dozens of Treasures Stolen in Dresden’s $119 Million Green Vault Heist—But a 49-Carat Diamond Remains Missing The jewels were found with the help of the suspects, who are in talks with the prosecution over a possible settlement. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 19, 2022
Museums Cologne Hands Back 92 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, But a Few Will Remain in Germany on Long-Term Loan Repatriation negotiations between the two nations have been taking place over the past year. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 16, 2022
Art History A Potential Cézanne Self-Portrait Was Found by a Cincinnati Art Museum Conservator Underneath a Meh Still Life of Bread and Eggs A curator at the museum got a "hunch" something was hiding after seeing underlying paint through cracks on the canvas. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 16, 2022
