Museums & Institutions Protestors Fling Soup at the Mona Lisa in Paris "What is more important? Art or the right to healthy food?" the protestors demanded. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 29, 2024
On View Is This Peak Cute? See Inside a London Show Exploring Our Cultural Obsession With the Adorable The exhibit at London's Somerset House examines the rise of cuteness. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 28, 2024
Auctions Gustav Klimt’s Final Portrait, Thought Lost for Nearly 100 Years, Heads to Auction in Vienna The only known record of the painting had been a black-and-white photograph taken in 1925. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 26, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Entertainment Legend Josephine Baker’s Art and Activism Take Center Stage at a New Show in Germany Though best known as performer, Baker was also a World War II spy and a civil rights activist. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 25, 2024
Museums & Institutions Two Major U.K. Museums Will Send Looted Gold Treasures Back to Ghana as a Long-Term Loan Is the loan of cultural relics to their countries of origin a substitute for permanent restitution? By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 25, 2024
Museums & Institutions Fallout Over the Surprise Departure of Art Gallery of Ontario’s Indigenous Curator Escalates The new letter "Let Wanda Speak" demands that the curator be allowed to share her side of the story. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 24, 2024
Law & Politics Artgenève’s Ex-Director Departed the Fair Under a Cloud of Fraud Allegations "He lied to us, betrayed us, cheated us,” one of the fair's organizers said. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 23, 2024
Art World Besieged by Controversy, the Istanbul Biennial Drops Its Curator and Postpones Its 2024 Edition The biennial's organizers will start again from scratch by appointing a new curator. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 23, 2024
Law & Politics A Controversial Film Had Its Title Censored During a Screening at Hong Kong’s M+ Museum The requirement by official censors has raised eyebrows among Hong Kong's filmmaking community. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 22, 2024
Art World First-Time Exhibitor Morocco Abruptly Replaces Its Venice Biennale Pavilion The snubbed artists and curators say they were given no reason for the last-minute switch up. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 18, 2024
Artists Painter Louise Giovanelli Finds Inspiration for Her Deconstructed Canvases at a Minimalist Residency in Mallorca We visited the artist-in-residence at Neuendorf House in Mallorca. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 18, 2024
On View An Exhibition of Real-World Places ‘Accidentally’ Resembling Wes Anderson Movies Lands in London Pastel facades, vintage phone booths, mysterious doors. Does life actually imitate art? By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 17, 2024
Collectibles A Pokémon Card Returns to the Van Gogh Museum’s Gift Shop With Tightened Security The limited-edition 'Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat' card was modeled on Van Gogh's 1887 original. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 16, 2024
Law & Politics What to Know About France’s New Culture Minister, Rachida Dati The controversial choice has come as a big surprise to France's cultural industries. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 15, 2024
Law & Politics An Italian Minister and Art Critic Is Accused of Possessing a Stolen 17th-Century Painting No stranger to controversy, Sgarbi has branded the shock allegations "ridiculous." By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 15, 2024