Art World A Construction Crew Working at the Uffizi in Florence Accidentally Uncovered Two Long-Lost Renaissance-Era Frescoes The hidden gems, which depict Ferdinando I and Cosimo II de Medici, were discovered during an expansion project. By Naomi Rea, Apr 23, 2021
Museums A Wildfire Has Gutted the University of Cape Town Library and Its Priceless African Studies Collection The devastation raises important questions about improving remote access to scholarship. By Naomi Rea, Apr 20, 2021
Art World The London Design Museum Is Getting Around the U.K.’s Strict Lockdown Measures by Reopening as a Grocery Store Artist Camille Walala has transformed the museum’s shop into an essential business. By Naomi Rea, Apr 19, 2021
Auctions Phillips’s Spring Contemporary Art Evening Sale in London Generated a Solid £24.8 Million, Up Nearly a Fifth From Last Year The house sold 91 percent by lot. By Naomi Rea, Apr 15, 2021
On View 9 Gallery Shows to See Now in London, From a Spotlight on Young French Painters to Rachel Whiteread at Gagosian Here's all the great stuff you won't want to miss this spring. Just remember to wear your mask and social distance! By Naomi Rea, Apr 14, 2021
Auctions An Oil Painting Banksy ‘Vandalized’ With a Comment on Climate Change Will Highlight Christie’s June Sales The work is expected to fetch between £3 million and £5 million. By Naomi Rea, Apr 13, 2021
Market The Blobification of the Art Industry: How Lockdown Has Accelerated the Blurred Lines Between Galleries and Auction Houses As they compete for art market dominance, auction houses and galleries are increasingly adopting one another's sales strategies. By Naomi Rea & Kate Brown, Apr 13, 2021
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Juan Yarur Torres on Spotlighting Chilean Artists, and Running Out of Space to Display His Collection We caught up with the collector from his apartment in Santiago. By Naomi Rea, Apr 12, 2021
Market France Has Made Lockdown Exceptions for Auction Houses and Chocolate Shops. Now, a Gallery Association Is Suing for Being Excluded Dealers say letting auction houses, but not galleries, remain open gives them an unfair competitive advantage. By Naomi Rea, Apr 9, 2021
Art World Dozens of 150-Year-Old Oak Trees Have Been Felled to Rebuild the Destroyed Spire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame Around 1,000 oaks will be needed to restore the spire, which will be rebuilt to look as it did before the fire. By Naomi Rea, Apr 7, 2021
People ‘I Can Always Draw My Way Out of a Feeling’: Artist and Author Chanel Miller on Why Doodling Is Her Essential Emotional Outlet Miller says the process of art-making, not the result, is what matters. By Naomi Rea, Mar 31, 2021
People Studio Visit: Kwesi Botchway on the Importance of Painting Faces and Celebrating His Fellow Ghanaian Artists We caught up with the Ghanaian artist on the art supplies, snack food, and vibes that keep his studio running. By Naomi Rea, Mar 30, 2021
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Wendy Goldsmith on Her Obsession With Francesca Woodman, and How She Turned a Fantasy of Collecting Into Reality The art advisor opens up about the young talents on her radar and the museum masterpiece she covets most. By Naomi Rea, Mar 29, 2021
Politics In a Huge Win for Restitution Activists, a Scottish University Will Become the First Western Institution to Fully Repatriate a Benin Bronze The object is expected to finally arrive in Nigeria within weeks. By Naomi Rea, Mar 24, 2021
Art World Famed Art Philosopher Nicolas Bourriaud Has Been Ousted From the Museum He Founded in Favor of a More Populist Replacement Following a dramatic board meeting, Numa Hambursin has been elected to replace Bourriaud at the helm of Montpellier Contemporain. By Naomi Rea, Mar 24, 2021
