Auctions One of India’s Most-Wanted Fugitives Is Selling Off His $5 Million Art Collection. See What’s for Sale Here Saffronart is selling off the collection of the disgraced diamond magnate, who was arrested yesterday in London. By Naomi Rea, 3 hours ago
Art and Law The Louvre Sent Three Paintings to a Show About the Nazi Occupation. They Were Greeted With Three Restitution Claims The curator of the exhibition at Paris's Shoah Memorial has made the claim on behalf of the rightful heirs of the works. By Naomi Rea, 1 day ago
Art World 11 Galleries Are Moving Into Venice’s First Official Art District—Opening Just in Time for the Biennale The new Giudecca Art District will be home to galleries, artist studios, and art-themed restaurants. By Naomi Rea, 2 days ago
People Groundbreaking Artist and Filmmaker Barbara Hammer, Who Brought a Lesbian Gaze to Cinema, Has Died The artist died on Saturday after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She was 79. By Naomi Rea, 2 days ago
Art World Anish Kapoor and Sean Scully Made Art With Crayons Salvaged From the ‘Calais Jungle’ Migrant Camp to Raise Money for Refugees The materials were salvaged from the camp after it was razed in 2016 and the resulting artworks will be sold at Phillips. By Naomi Rea, 2 days ago
Exhibitions What Can We Expect From Ralph Rugoff’s Venice Biennale? Here Are 7 Takeaways From His Curatorial Vision and Artist List We analyzed this year’s artist list to make some predictions about the exhibition's 58th edition. By Naomi Rea & Kate Brown, 3 days ago
On View Two Photographers Traveled to the Arctic to Capture Powerful Images of the Rapidly Militarizing Region. See Their Work Here Their images capture some of the lesser-known consequences of climate change. By Naomi Rea, Mar 15, 2019
People Okwui Enwezor, Nigerian Art Historian and Venice Biennale Curator Who Was a Force for Non-Western Art, Has Died at 55 The revered Nigerian-born thinker has died after a long battle with cancer. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Mar 15, 2019
Art World Wham! George Michael’s Art Collection Fetches $12.3 Million at Christie’s London The sale's proceeds will all go to charity. By Naomi Rea, Mar 14, 2019
Art and Law Italian Police May Have Solved the Mystery of Who Was Behind an Exhibition of Fake Modigliani Paintings in Genoa There are now six suspects under investigation for the show, which was shut down in 2017. By Naomi Rea, Mar 14, 2019
Art World As Museums Fall in Love With ‘Experiences,’ Their Core Missions Face Redefinition Experience has become a buzzword in marketing—and now it's museums' favorite noun, too. By Naomi Rea, Mar 14, 2019
Art World A Defunct UK Factory Needs to Dispose of 30 Tons of Buttons. Ai Weiwei Has a Crazy Idea: ‘Can I Have Them All?’ The Chinese artist responded to a plea made by a factory that is closing down. By Naomi Rea, Mar 11, 2019
Exhibitions This Year’s Venice Biennale Will ‘Articulate a Counter Offer’ to Donald Trump’s Vision of the World The show's curator, Ralph Rugoff, is organizing two separate exhibitions for the biennale to create a "multivalent, richly ambiguous" show. By Naomi Rea, Mar 8, 2019
Art World Newly Discovered Drawings Beneath a Work by Artemisia Gentileschi Suggest She Often Used Herself as a Model Hidden images indicate that the proto-feminist painter’s portrait of Saint Catherine was actually a a depiction of herself. By Naomi Rea, Mar 7, 2019
Market Sotheby’s First Auction of an AI Artwork Fails to Incite a Robo-Frenzy, Fetching a Modest $51,000 After a six-figure sale at Christie's in New York, Mario Klingemann's innovative installation that creates surreal portraits sells for $51,000. By Naomi Rea, Mar 6, 2019
