Galleries Damien Hirst Is Taking Over One of Gagosian’s London Galleries as Curator for an Entire Year The artist will organize shows of his own work and that of other artists. By Nan Stewert, Feb 11, 2021
Art World This $7.9 Million Tribeca Loft Comes With Its Own Keith Haring Mural, Painted While He Was a Student at SVA It’s a miracle the painting survived, according to the architect who rediscovered it. By Nan Stewert, Feb 10, 2021
Art World Anyone for Basquiatball? The Brooklyn Nets Will Adopt Jerseys Inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat for Its Upcoming Season Nets star forward Kevin Durant this week expressed particular interest in the work of the artist. By Nan Stewert, Oct 29, 2020
Art World French Museums Will Reopen to the Public This Summer, But Expect a Quiet Season as International Tourism Craters A staggered schedule of reopenings starts as soon as June 3. By Nan Stewert, May 29, 2020
Art World Working on Your Quarantine #BeardGoals? Here’s Some Masterful Facial Hair From Art History to Inspire You From Ingres's Jupiter to Michelangelo's Moses, these beards are of truly mythical proportions! By Nan Stewert, May 8, 2020
Art World In an Echo of Last Year’s Turner (Sur)Prize, Canada’s Prestigious Sobey Art Award Will Be Split Between All 25 Nominated Artists Before this year, one grand-prize winner took home $100,000. By Nan Stewert, Apr 15, 2020
People A Veteran Leader in the New York LGBTQ Art Scene Has Been Appointed by the Mayor as the City’s New Cultural Affairs Commissioner Gonzalo Casals is currently head of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. By Nan Stewert, Mar 11, 2020
People Megxit From the Museum: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Have Been Swiftly Removed From the Royal Displays at Madame Tussauds It did not take long for Madame Tussauds to respond to the surprising royal news. By Nan Stewert, Jan 9, 2020
Auctions Experts Say This Painting of a Random Woman Is Really a Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I—and Now It Could Fetch $322,000 at Auction This early piece of “brand management,” as a Bonham’s expert puts it, contrasted a “dour” image of the queen. By Nan Stewert, Nov 27, 2019
Art World The Russian Government Will Work With Syria to Restore the ISIS-Ravaged National Museum of Palmyra The move is part of a long-term play by Russia. By Nan Stewert, Nov 27, 2019
Art World Researchers Discover That the Lovers of Modena, Two Ancient Skeletons Found Holding Hands, Were Actually Both Male The skeletal pair became a symbol of enduring love when first discovered in 2009. By Nan Stewert, Sep 13, 2019
Auctions Here Are the 9 Most Ridiculous Items in Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Slash and His Ex-Wife’s ‘Uncoupling Auction,’ Ranked Julien's Auctions will sell off the former Guns N' Roses guitarist's belongings at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. By Nan Stewert, Apr 9, 2019
Law & Politics Thieves Stole a $3.4 Million Brueghel From a Remote Italian Church—or So They Thought. Here’s How the Village Tricked Them The town's mayor was one of the few people who knew that the real painting was somewhere safe but locals had their suspicions something was up. By Nan Stewert, Mar 13, 2019
Politics After an Outcry, a Public Art Installation Featuring the Saudi Flag Is Being Moved From Its Site Near the World Trade Center Artist Laurence Jenkell's work is now headed to John F. Kennedy airport. By Nan Stewert, Jan 14, 2019
People Can a Paper Flower Make for the Finest Jewelry? Tiffany & Co.’s Reed Krakoff Discusses His Witty New Collection We spoke to Tiffany's chief artistic officer about his first foray into jewelry design for the storied American luxury brand. By Nan Stewert, May 14, 2018
