Art World Almost 98 Percent of ‘Eastern Mediterranean’ Antiquities Sold in Germany Are of Questionable Origin, a New Report Has Found A damning report spells out the problem. The solution might not be that straightforward. By Naomi Rea, 2 days ago
Art World Archeologists Have Discovered a Trove of 300-Year-Old Silver Coins Hidden Beneath the Floor of a Renaissance Church in Slovakia The coins are of "immense" historical value. By Naomi Rea, Apr 3, 2020
Art World After a Van Gogh Heist Rattled Museums and Collectors, Experts Weigh in on How to Protect Your Art During a Lockdown From break-ins to cyber attacks, here's some practical advice to secure your collection. By Naomi Rea, Apr 1, 2020
Politics ‘There Will Be Enough for Everyone’: Berlin Distributes €500 Million to Artists and Freelancers Within Four Days of Launching Its Grant Program The Berlin government built an effective grant program for freelancers and small businesses in just a few days, but it wasn't without its issues. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Mar 31, 2020
Art and Law Opportunistic Thieves Just Stole a Prized Van Gogh Landscape From a Locked-Down Dutch Museum Under Cover of Night The painting was on loan from another Netherlands museum. By Naomi Rea, Mar 30, 2020
Art World Scientists Have Turned a Pigment Invented by the Ancient Egyptians into a Vital New Tool for Biomedical Researchers Egyptian blue is one of the oldest pigments made by man. Now it is at the cutting edge of microscopic imaging. By Naomi Rea, Mar 30, 2020
Art World UK Citizens Found More Buried Treasure Than Ever Last Year, Including an 1,100-Year-Old Brooch and an Ancient Gold Ring Now might be a good time to take up backyard metal detecting. By Naomi Rea, Mar 30, 2020
Art World A German Cathedral Plans to Display Its Shrine to Saint Corona, Who It Says Is the Patron Saint of Epidemics But at least one scholar says the saint's connection to pandemics is not so clear. By Naomi Rea, Mar 27, 2020
People ‘All My Works Are Harbingers’: How Fourth Plinth Artist Heather Phillipson Found Dark Meaning in the Delay of Her Career’s Biggest Break The artist discusses her whipped cream sculpture that would have been unveiled in London this week. By Naomi Rea, Mar 27, 2020
Art World ‘We’ve Found Our Smiling Little Boy Back’: The 6-Year-Old Child Who Was Pushed Off Tate Modern’s Balcony Is Miraculously on the Mend The parents of the young French tourist say he is now sitting up and talking. By Naomi Rea, Mar 26, 2020
Art World Arts Council England Has Launched a $190 Million Emergency Relief Package for Creative Organizations and Artists The package includes a £20 million specifically for individual artists and freelancers. By Naomi Rea, Mar 25, 2020
Art World Literally Sit on Your Hands and 5 Other Pro Tips on How to Pull Off an Effective Virtual Studio Visit Online tools are becoming more important in an age of social distancing. By Naomi Rea, Mar 24, 2020
Art World A Famous Art Dealer’s Son Is Launching a New Platform for Galleries to Create Virtual-Reality Exhibitions Using 3D-Scanning Technology Vortic uses AR and VR technologies to create customizable gallery spaces. By Naomi Rea, Mar 24, 2020
Art World Dawn of the Online Biennial Era? The Biennale of Sydney Becomes the First Major International Art Show to Go Virtual The biennale is going online-only with a little help from Google. By Naomi Rea, Mar 23, 2020
Art World Emerging Artists Are Pledging to Support One Another During the Health Crisis by Buying Each Other’s Work Through Instagram With the Artist Support Pledge, Matthew Burrows hopes to make generosity infectious. By Naomi Rea, Mar 19, 2020
