Art and Law The French Government Is Launching a Task Force Dedicated to Researching and Returning Nazi-Era Loot From Its National Collections The new office will try to return thousands of items stolen by Germany during the war. By Naomi Rea, Mar 29, 2019
Exhibitions Poet-Provocateur Kenneth Goldsmith Is Showing All 60,000 of Hillary Clinton’s Leaked Emails as Art The documents will be shown in Venice during the opening of the Venice Biennale. By Naomi Rea, Mar 28, 2019
On View Glenn Ligon Lifts Formerly Unknown Black Parisians Into the Limelight in a New Show at the Musée d’Orsay The artist has blown up the names of black models who influenced art history in celebration of the scholarship that went into the Orsay’s current exhibition. By Naomi Rea, Mar 27, 2019
Politics Amid Strengthening Political Ties With China, Italy Gives the Go-Ahead to Repatriate 800 Chinese Cultural Artifacts The move comes after Italy’s populist government signed on to China’s controversial “belt and road” plan. By Naomi Rea, Mar 25, 2019
Art World As a Wave of UK Museums Cut Ties With the Sackler Family, One Small London Gallery May Have Led the Way The South London Gallery returned a £125,000 gift from the Sacklers last year. By Naomi Rea, Mar 22, 2019
Auctions One of India’s Most-Wanted Men 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, Mar 20, 2019
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, Mar 19, 2019
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, Mar 18, 2019
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, Mar 18, 2019
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, Mar 18, 2019
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, Mar 18, 2019
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
