On View A Hong Kong Artist Is Using A.I. to Connect People Who Are Having Similar Dreams The participatory project uses A.I. to match people according to the experiences of their subconscious. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 27, 2023
Museums An Outdoor Digital Puzzle Game Will See Players Travel Back in Time to Chase Around Paris Institutions, Trying to Launch the 1900 World’s Fair The interactive game is part of a wider initiative to boost collaboration within Paris's cultural district. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 20, 2023
People 50 Years After Robert Smithson’s Untimely Death, the Holt/Smithson Foundation Has Released Previously Unpublished Photos of ‘Spiral Jetty’ The mammoth work has become part of the ever-changing local landscape. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 20, 2023
On View A New Show in Frankfurt Surveys How Famous Artists Explored the Power and Peril of Plastic. See the Works Here Plastic was once an exciting, versatile material that revolutionized art movements in the 1960s. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 19, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Discovered a Hoard of Bronze Age Artifacts That Was Buried More Than 3,000 Years Ago in the Swiss Alps The prehistoric objects were found thanks to the work of a volunteer metal detectorist. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 19, 2023
Politics The U.K. Government Is Forging Ahead With a Controversial Plan to Build an Underground Tunnel Near Stonehenge UNESCO has threatened to strip the monument of its World Heritage Site status if the project goes ahead. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 18, 2023
Galleries Facing Financial Woes, Simon Lee Gallery Has Gone Into Court-Ordered Administration The news comes after Golden Lion-winning artist Sonia Boyce parted ways with the gallery last month. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 13, 2023
Archaeology Two 10th-Century Stone Idols, Which Were Stolen From a Temple in India and Found in a Garden Shed in the U.K., Will Be Repatriated The sculptures represent female deities and were likely smuggled out of the country in the early '80s. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 12, 2023
Crime Japanese Police Are Investigating a Canadian Teen After He Was Caught Defacing an Ancient Buddhist Temple The 17-year-old, who is facing a hefty fine or up to five years in prison, said he intended no harm. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 11, 2023
Science & Tech A Virginia Museum Repatriated a Nigerian Sculpture and Received a High-Tech Replica in Return. Could the Exchange Shape Future Restitutions? It is hoped that digital scans and replicas could help institutions reach an agreement over the return of disputed objects. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 7, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions ‘What We Are Providing May Simply Be Unwanted’: After Backlash From the Latvian Art Scene for Its Links to Russia, The Riga Biennial Has Called Off Its Third Edition The biennial's attempt to reboot after distancing itself from its Russian origins were not able to appease its critics. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 7, 2023
Museums A Filipino Dealer Spent a Decade Tracking Down a Long-Lost Painting by Juan Luna. Now He’s Showing It Publicly for the First Time in 134 Years The internationally renowned artist played a central role in the Philippines' struggle for independence. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 7, 2023
Museums Take a Tour Through Spain’s Magnificent New Royal Collections Gallery—25 Years and $186 Million in the Making The royal collections include works by major European masters, such as Velazquez, Goya, Titian, and Caravaggio. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 7, 2023
Museums ‘A Historic Moment’: The Netherlands Is Repatriating Nearly 500 Cultural Artifacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka The Rijksmuseum is also restituting works for the first time in its history. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 6, 2023
On View See Erwin Wurm’s Absurdist Sculptures Take Over a U.K. Park, From a Celine Bag on Legs to a Bendy Truck Climbing the Wall In "Trap of the Truth", visitors can revel in the whimsical world built by Wurm over several decades. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 5, 2023
