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
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
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
Art and Law Billie Eilish’s New Music Video Looks a Lot Like a Shoot From Maurizio Cattelan’s Toiletpaper Magazine—See the Striking Resemblance Here Director Dave Meyers has been sued twice for allegedly plagiarizing the work of artists in music videos for Kendrick Lamar and Ariana Grande. By Naomi Rea, Jun 11, 2019
Galleries South Africa’s Goodman Gallery Is Opening a London Space as It Seeks Out New Markets for African Art Gallery director Liza Essers says the move will help ensure that "interest for African and diasporic art stretches beyond a 'fashionable moment' and into the history books.” By Naomi Rea, Jun 10, 2019
Art World Two Years After Beatrix Ruf’s Controversial Departure, the Stedelijk Museum Has Appointed Rein Wolfs as Its New Director The Dutch curator joins the institution from the Bundekunsthalle in Bonn. By Naomi Rea, Jun 10, 2019
Opinion A Gallery Has Sold More Than $1 Million in Art Made by an Android, But Collectors Are Buying Into a Sexist Fantasy Ai-Da's artwork says more about the penchants of its creators than it does about the potential of artistic robots. By Naomi Rea, Jun 6, 2019
Exhibitions A Dutch Conservator Made the Discovery of a Lifetime When She Found That Monet Hid Water Lilies Beneath a Lesser-Known Painting See the x-ray of the previously unknown composition here. By Naomi Rea, Jun 4, 2019
Politics ‘Absolutely Vile’ or ‘Powerful’? Christoph Buchel’s Migrant Boat Is the Most Divisive Work at the Venice Biennale The provocative artist is showing, as a work of art, a ship in which hundreds of migrants drowned in 2015. By Javier Pes & Naomi Rea, May 16, 2019
