Art & Exhibitions An Expert Has Reunited Two Landscapes by Cézanne That Were Cut From the Same Sheet of Paper 140 Years Ago The two halves of the great French artist's watercolor puzzle will be reunited for the first time at an exhibition at Luxembourg & Dayan. By Naomi Rea, Jul 11, 2019
Law & Politics The British Museum Is Helping to Return Hundreds of Looted Ancient Artifacts to Museums in Iraq and Afghanistan The objects were stolen during recent conflicts in the two nations. By Naomi Rea, Jul 9, 2019
People ‘You Feel Powerless’: Hong Kong Artist Wong Ping on Unveiling His First UK Museum Show While His Family Protests Back Home We spoke to the artist about marching in the streets and why he is not afraid of being blacklisted in mainland China. By Naomi Rea, Jul 9, 2019
Art World A Long-Lost Velázquez Sells for $3 Million in Sotheby’s Record-Breaking Old Master Sale The Spanish master's portrait of the "lady pope" was lost for more than three centuries. By Naomi Rea, Jul 4, 2019
On View See Work by 7 of the Most Exciting Artists at the World’s Premier Photography Festival, Les Rencontres d’Arles The photography festival in France celebrates its 50th anniversary with 50 exhibitions. By Naomi Rea, Jul 4, 2019
Art & Exhibitions Rich People Hide Their Art in Storage. A Novel Art Space in France Is on a Mission to Get Them to Share It With the Public Instead The project is led by influential French curator Nicolas Bourriaud. By Naomi Rea, Jul 1, 2019
Art World After 75 Years, Germany Will Return a Nazi-Looted Old Master Painting to the Uffizi in Florence The museum’s German-born director Eike Schmidt says the agreement is “a great victory for the whole of Italy.” By Naomi Rea, Jul 1, 2019
People ‘All Art Is Political’: Meet Artist Helen Cammock, Who Went From Social Worker to Turner Prize Nominee The artist talks about her untraditional path into the art world and how she found her voice. By Naomi Rea, Jun 27, 2019
People Meet Jamian Juliano-Villani, the Jokester Painter Who Appropriates, Provokes, and Doesn’t Apologize Juliano-Villani, who has been accused of improperly borrowing images from other artists, has landed a London solo show. By Naomi Rea, Jun 25, 2019
Art & Exhibitions Experts Find Van Gogh’s Fingerprints on His Famous ‘Sunflowers,’ and 4 Other Surprising Discoveries From the Painting’s Recent Conservation Conservators have been conducting extensive research on Van Gogh's famous "Sunflowers," and they are finally ready to present their findings. By Naomi Rea, Jun 20, 2019
Art World Serpentine Galleries Director Yana Peel Resigns, Blaming ‘Toxic’ Allegations About Her Links to a Cyberweapons Company Yana Peel says that reports about financial links to a cyberweapons company buyout are inaccurate. By Naomi Rea, Jun 18, 2019
Art World The Mona Lisa Will Emerge From Behind Its Bullet-Proof Glass in the Louvre’s First-Ever Virtual Reality Experience The Paris museum embraces virtual reality technology for its blockbuster Leonardo exhibition. By Naomi Rea, Jun 17, 2019
Art & Exhibitions ‘When There’s a Winner, There Has to Be a Loser’: Artist Oscar Murillo on Capitalism, the Sacklers, and the Art World’s Most Pressing Issues We caught up with the artist on the occasion of his new exhibition at David Zwirner in London. By Naomi Rea, Jun 14, 2019
Art World Artists Create a Sinister ‘Deepfake’ of Mark Zuckerberg to Teach Facebook (and the Rest of Us) a Lesson About Digital Propaganda Bill Posters, who created the work with Daniel Howe, explains the concerns behind the viral art intervention. By Naomi Rea, Jun 12, 2019
Auctions Egypt Tries to Halt the Auction of a King Tut Sculpture Amid Accusations That It Could Have Been Looted Egypt's most high-profile archaeologist wants the $5 million sculpture of the boy king to be repatriated. By Naomi Rea, Jun 11, 2019