Art World Dark-Web Shoppers Are Bidding $350,000 in Bitcoin for a Stolen Painting—and It’s Likely a Fake “No serious collectors” buy art on the dark web—or do they? By Naomi Rea, Nov 28, 2017
Art World Axel Vervoordt Has Converted a Malting Distillery Into a World-Class Art Center in Antwerp The site will house permanent installations by Anish Kapoor, Tatsuo Miyajima, Marina Abramović, and James Turrell. By Naomi Rea, Nov 27, 2017
Art World UK Cities’ Hopes Dashed to Be a European Capital of Culture Post-Brexit The European Commission has confirmed the UK will not be considered in the European Capital of Culture 2023 competition. By Naomi Rea, Nov 23, 2017
Art World A ‘Priceless’ Giorgio de Chirico Self-Portrait Was Stolen From a Museum in France Due to its prominence, the painting is not tradable on the French or international art markets. By Naomi Rea, Nov 23, 2017
Art World Fire Breaks Out at Santander Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art The collection, which includes Goya's 1814 portrait of King Fernando VII, will be relocated as a precaution. By Naomi Rea, Nov 20, 2017
Art World Pae White on Turning a New Wing of Germany’s Saarlandmuseum Into a Technicolor Spacecraft Polyester yarn was key to constructing this 45-foot-tall installation. By Naomi Rea, Nov 20, 2017
Art World You Can Now Relive the Harrowing Story of Picasso’s Guernica Online, Thanks to the Reina Sofía The website pools over 2,000 documents about Picasso’s iconic work. By Naomi Rea, Nov 20, 2017
Art World Major Bauhaus Exhibitions Will Circle the Globe in 2018 to Fête the Movement’s Centenary From next year, shows in Japan, China, Russia, and Brazil will explore the German school’s global impact. By Naomi Rea, Nov 17, 2017
Art World Dhaka Art Summit Extends Its Program for 2018, Pulling in Some of the Biggest Names in the Region Tate director Maria Balshaw among guest curators heading to Bangladesh next February. By Naomi Rea, Nov 15, 2017
Politics Swiss Journalists Covering Louvre Opening Detained and Interrogated in Abu Dhabi The pair were arrested for filming migrant Pakistani workers in an open-air market. By Naomi Rea, Nov 13, 2017
Law After a Long Legal Battle, French Court Orders American Couple to Return Nazi-Looted Pissarro The American owners of the work plan to appeal the Paris High Court decision. By Naomi Rea, Nov 8, 2017
Art World You Can Now Experience Kerry James Marshall’s Major Retrospective Through the Magic of Virtual Reality Finally, a worthwhile excuse to invest in a VR headset. By Naomi Rea, Nov 7, 2017
Art World Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and Other Curators Went Shopping at Turin’s Artissima Art Fair With foundation funds to be spent at the fair, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev went all-out on institutional acquisitions. By Naomi Rea, Nov 6, 2017
Law New York’s Calder Foundation Is Sued in France for ‘Refusing to Restitute’ a $1 Million Sculpture The lawyer who filed the complaint has questioned the foundation's motives for withholding a Calder model from its owners. By Naomi Rea, Nov 3, 2017
Art World Margate’s Turner Contemporary Plans a Bold $7 Million Expansion to Its Seafront Locale The David Chipperfield-designed gallery looks to build on its success—but is the seaside town ready for a Tracey Emin wing? By Naomi Rea, Oct 30, 2017
