Law & Politics Court Sides with Berlin Arts Center Accused of Antisemitism Oyoun is still fighting to recover the public funding severed by Berlin's Senate after hosting a controversial event. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 26, 2024
Law & Politics Pro-Palestine Activists Take Over the Met, British Museum Both museums have been accused of complicity with Israel's war against Gaza. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 25, 2024
Law & Politics Three Contested Rubens Paintings Should Stay in the U.K., Advisory Panel Rules The panel argued that the masterpieces' original owner would have wanted them to be on public display at a museum. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 23, 2024
Museums & Institutions Mona Lisa Targeted in Louvre Bomb Threat A mysterious and menacing message was sent to the world famous museum early on Sunday morning. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 22, 2024
Art World Russia Will Lend Its National Pavilion to Bolivia at This Year’s Venice Biennale Russia has been competing with China for access to Bolivia's substantial lithium reserves. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 21, 2024
On View Why Dutch Golden Age Portraitists Loved Painting Exaggerated Facial Expressions A new show spotlights how artists Rembrandt and Vermeer made faces come to life with expressive character. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 21, 2024
Collectibles A Woman’s Humble Antique Market Find Sells for $15,000 At Auction "You never know what hidden gems could be hiding in your jewelry box!” said the amazed auctioneer. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 20, 2024
Museums & Institutions How British Museums Are Reckoning with Their Colonial Pasts Tate Britain has installed a new video addressing a controversial mural by Rex Whistler while a statue of slave trader Edward Colston has gone on view in a Bristol museum. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions Protestors Take Over the Barbican with ‘Guerrilla’ Palestinian Art Festival Artist Mounira al Solh has spoken out against "highly aggressive and unnerving" acts of censorship at the Barbican. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions Andy Warhol Museum Director Resigns High-ranking staffers have been leaving the museum since Moore announced plans for a "Pop District" in Pittsburgh. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 18, 2024
Law & Politics Dozens of Russian Artists Investigated by Kremlin’s FSB Secret Service Political artists have had their homes and studios searched and several have been detained for further questioning. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 15, 2024
Art World Hauser and Wirth Founders Will Open a New Outpost of Their Famed Groucho Club The surprising new rural location will provide a hub for creatives working in northern cities like Manchester and Leeds. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 14, 2024
Museums & Institutions Climate Activists Who Targeted Vermeer Painting Spared Prison Time The prison sentence might have had a "chilling effect" on people's freedom of expression, the court said. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 14, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Iconic Photos of Music Legends Radiohead, David Bowie, and More Go on View in London Photographer Rankin tells us the story behind some of his most iconic photographs, now on view at Tin Man Art. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 13, 2024
Art World British Museum Taps Hew Locke to Explore Its Colonial Legacy in New Exhibition After decades of visiting the British Museum, Locke presents overlooked objects and under-explored histories. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 13, 2024