Market The National Gallery of Art Returned a Picasso to the Heirs of a German-Jewish Banker Last Week. This Week, Gagosian Is Selling It for $10 Million The museum returned the painting, though denied the validity of the family’s restitution claim. By Taylor Dafoe, 11 hours ago
Art World Singapore’s Museums and Galleries Will Close for a Month as Its Prime Minister Abandons Crowd-Control Measures for a Full Lockdown The city-state had previously been using more incremental measures to protect public health. By Taylor Dafoe, 15 hours ago
Auctions Amid Dire Economic News, Sotheby’s Just Set a New Record for an Online Design Auction With a Surprisingly Strong $4 Million Sale The sale provided a bit of a positive note after the company furloughed 12 percent of its staff. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 3, 2020
On View See 13 Stunning, Delightfully Creative Still Lifes That Photographers Stuck at Home Are Making With Their Random Stuff The hashtag #quarantinestilllife is gaining popularity. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 2, 2020
People Police Are Searching for 82-Year-Old Celebrity Wildlife Photographer Peter Beard, Who Has Gone Missing on Long Island The 82-year-old artist has dementia and was last seen in East Hampton, where he lives and works. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 2, 2020
Auctions Following in the Footsteps of Other Auction Houses, Sotheby’s Will Postpone its Marquee May Sales In place of the postponed auctions in May, Sotheby's is launching two new online sales. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 1, 2020
Art World ‘I Fell in Love With Art There’: As the San Francisco Art Institute Closes, 5 Celebrated Artists Reflect on How the School Shaped Them Dara Birnbaum, Stephanie Syjuco, and others look back on their experiences at the school. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 1, 2020
Art and Law Who Owns the Copyright to Tattoos? A Court Issues a Landmark Ruling Over LeBron James and Other NBA Stars’ Right to License Their Body Art LeBron James says he has the right to license his own likeness, and that includes his tattoos. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 30, 2020
Art and Law A Judge Just Scolded an Art-Licensing Company for Trying to Rush Through a Lawsuit About ‘Knock-Off Unicorn Products’ During a Pandemic Read the judge's scathing takedown. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 27, 2020
Art World These Tiny 20,000-Year-Old Artworks From Indonesia Prove That Europe Wasn’t the Only Place Art Was Being Made During the Last Ice Age Among the findings are a depiction of a small water buffalo native to Indonesia. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 26, 2020
People Ten Years Ago, Artist Jeffrey Gibson Almost Quit the Art World in Frustration. Here’s How He Found the Strength to Keep Striving Instead of quitting his practice, he bought a sprawling former schoolhouse and transformed it into a massive studio. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 26, 2020
Market After Dubai’s Biggest Art Fair Was Cancelled, the UAE Government Swiftly Purchased More Than $400,000 of Work by Local Artists The artworks will be placed in UAE embassies around the world. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 25, 2020
People Art Critic and Curator Maurice Berger, Whose Prescient Work Addressed Representations of Race, Has Died of COVID-19 at Age 63 The influential writer was the author of books including 'White Lies' and 'For All the World to See.' By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 24, 2020
Art World Art Students at Yale and Other Universities Are Demanding Tuition Refunds After Their Classes Were Moved Online Students are making simliar calls at SVA, NYU, and other art schools. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 24, 2020
Art World Philanthropists Have Launched a $75 Million Fund for Nonprofit Arts Organizations Put Under Strain by the Coronavirus Meanwhile, galleries and other for-profit businesses are calling on the city for aid. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 20, 2020
