Art World A Dispute Over a Fragment of the Great Pyramid Overshadows the National Museum of Scotland’s $104 Million Revamp The Egyptian government wants to know how the casing stone got to Edinburgh, where it has been hidden in storage for more than six decades. By Naomi Rea, Feb 8, 2019
On View Jeff Koons Wants to Teach Brits About Transcendence With His New Show at Oxford—and Tickets Are Selling Out Fast The mini-retrospective includes keys works from across the artist’s career. By Naomi Rea, Feb 6, 2019
Art World Nigerian Officials Want the British Museum to Return the First Object Taken From the Country During the Colonial Period A museum promises to be a "befitting home" for the historic woodcarving. By Naomi Rea, Feb 4, 2019
Art World A New Project Uses Watercolors to Picture the World Before Photography—and Reveals the Devastating Effects of Climate Change The Watercolour World makes the case for these fragile images as a vital intellectual resource. By Naomi Rea, Jan 31, 2019
Art World Fernand Léger’s Childhood Home in Normandy Will Become a Museum Dedicated to His Earliest Artistic Friendship The museum will explore Léger's early partnership with the Art Deco artist and decorator André Mare. By Naomi Rea, Jan 30, 2019
Art World The British Museum Says It Will Never Return the Elgin Marbles, Defending Their Removal as a ‘Creative Act’ Hartwig Fischer's statements are already drawing international backlash. By Naomi Rea, Jan 28, 2019
On View Is Bill Viola the True Heir of Michelangelo? A Royal Academy Show Suggests He Is, But Many People Beg to Differ The show controversially puts Viola in a direct line of descent from Michelangelo, the universally acclaimed master. By Naomi Rea, Jan 25, 2019
Art World HBO Instantly Snapped Up Artist Rashid Johnson’s Directorial Debut ‘Native Son’ at Sundance The artist's film, an adaptation of Richard Wright's famous 1940 novel of the same name, will debut on HBO later this year. By Naomi Rea, Jan 25, 2019
Art World Banksy’s Shredded Artwork Will Hang Among Museum Masterpieces in Stuttgart, But Visitors Will Have to Search for It Visitors will have to seek out "Love is in the Bin," which will move around the halls of the Stuttgart Staatsgalerie, hiding among its Rembrandts and Picassos. By Naomi Rea, Jan 24, 2019
Art World Construction Workers Uncovered an ‘Exceptional’ 17th-Century Painting While Renovating a Designer Boutique in Paris It’s a mystery how the remarkable work ended up hidden in the historic home of a French noble family. By Naomi Rea, Jan 23, 2019
Art World A Christmas Mural From Bansky Inspired an Art Dealer to Open the UK’s First Street Art Center in an Industrial Welsh Town If all goes according plan, the city of Port Talbot could become a destination for fans of Banksy's work. By Naomi Rea, Jan 22, 2019
Art World Foreign Museum Directors in Italy Face Losing Their Jobs After the Country’s Culture Minister Says He Wants More Italians in Charge A host of top museum jobs went to non-Italians. Now, the country's far-right politicians want to see locals back in charge. By Naomi Rea, Jan 21, 2019
Art World Gallery-Share Initiative Condo Launches a VIP App to Connect Galleries and Collectors The app founders hope it will demystify collecting and add transparency to the market. By Naomi Rea, Jan 18, 2019
Art World Veteran Curator Marc-Olivier Wahler Hopes His New Paris Art Center Will Draw in People by Accident The former director of the Palais de Tokyo is betting that an innovative model will attract a non-traditional crowd. By Naomi Rea, Jan 17, 2019
Art World A Swedish Artist Launched a Propaganda Campaign to Reverse Brexit. ‘Leave’ Backers Call It ‘Possibly Criminal’ Jonas Lund’s performance turned the Photographers' Gallery into an "influencing agency" like the ones active in the US presidential election and EU referendum. By Naomi Rea, Jan 16, 2019
