Museums Finance Titan Peter Lynch Has Donated $20 Million Worth of Art to Boston College’s McMullen Museum of Art Pieces by Picasso, Sargent, Cassatt, and more are bound for Lynch’s alma mater, along with a $5 million grant. By Taylor Dafoe, 1 day ago
Crime Billionaire Investor Michael Steinhardt Is Forced to Surrender $70 Million in Art and Agree Never to Collect Antiquities Again After a grand jury investigation, the collector surrendered 180 stolen objects worth a combined $70 million. No criminal charges were filed. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
Crime Christian Rosa, the Fallen Art Star Accused of Selling Forged Pettibon Paintings, Has Reportedly Been Arrested in Portugal After going into hiding abroad, an Instagram post by the artist’s girlfriend may have given his location away. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
People Lawrence Weiner, a Pioneering Conceptualist Who Used Language to Find the Profound in the Prosaic, Has Died at 79 Lawrence used language to question what art is and could be. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 3, 2021
Art World Critics Say New Church-Approved Plans for Notre-Dame Will Make the Place Look Like Disneyland The proposal includes a “discovery trail” designed to tell the story of the Bible in different languages. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 2, 2021
People With Homemade Napalm and K-pop Anthems, Photographer-Filmmaker Diane Severin Nguyen Is Forging a New Genre of Image See her paradoxical photographs and latest film in two shows, currently on view in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 2, 2021
Art World Array Collective, a Belfast-Based Group Whose Winning Show Consisted of a Pub, Takes the 2021 Turner Prize For the first time in the award’s history, the pool of shortlisted nominees exclusively included collectives. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 1, 2021
Science & Tech Former Christie’s Rainmaker Loïc Gouzer Debuts a New Company to Sell Fractional Ownership of Pricey Artworks as NFTs The company, Particle, hopes to establish a meta-museum. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 1, 2021
Crime Fifty Years Ago, a Thief Stole Antique Firearms From More Than a Dozen Museums. Now He’s Going to Jail—For One Day Decades after his crime spree, Thomas Gavin was caught trying to sell a stolen $175,000 American Revolutionary War rifle for just $4,000. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 30, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions The Next Gwangju Biennale Has Been Postponed to 2023 Following Meager Attendance at This Year’s Event The Biennale’s organizers said the deferment decision was made to extend the run time of the event. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 29, 2021
Art Fairs Frieze Taps Veteran Art Dealer Christine Messineo to Lead Its New York and Los Angeles Fairs Messineo is the latest in a series of executive staff changes at Frieze. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 23, 2021
Museums The City of New York Will Give $50 Million to the Brooklyn Museum—the Largest Such Gift in the Institution’s History Director Anne Pasternak made a big ask, and got it. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 22, 2021
People Art Critic Dave Hickey, Whose Caustic Wit and High-Meets-Low Style Made Him Essential Reading for a Generation, Has Died at Age 82 The author of landmark books such as "Air Guitar" and "Invisible Dragon" died of heart disease. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 22, 2021
Galleries A Massachusetts Man Bought a Drawing for $30 at an Estate Sale. It May Be an Authentic Dürer Worth $50 Million The artwork is on view now at Agnews Gallery in London, which is seeking potential buyers. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 19, 2021
Science & Tech After Deciding That ‘Technology Does Not Corrupt Artists,’ Pace Gallery Will Launch Its New NFT Platform Next Week The platform launches next week with digital artworks from Lucas Samaras, followed by new projects by Glenn Kaino and DRIFT. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 18, 2021
