Events and Parties Anna Delvey Is Debuting New Paintings at a Secret Miami Party and Making an Appearance Via Zoom (Because She’s Under House Arrest) Works by the scam-artist-turned-real-artist range in price from $15,000 to $25,000, according to the party’s presenters. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 hours ago
Law A New York Nonprofit Has Filed a Lawsuit to Block the Smithsonian From Repatriating Its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria The suit argues that the heirs of American slaves have as much right to the Benin bronzes today as the Nigerian government. By Taylor Dafoe, 15 hours ago
Politics Climate Activists Threaten to Start Slashing Paintings as They ‘Escalate’ Their Campaign to Model the Suffragist Movement The group said it's looking to the suffragette protestors of the 1910s for inspiration. By Taylor Dafoe, 1 day ago
Pop Culture How Artists Matthew Barney and Michaël Borremans Found Themselves Swept Up in Controversy Over a Balenciaga Ad Campaign Books by Matthew Barney and Michaël Borremans appear in the back of ad image that some say promotes child exploitation. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
People Was Michel Majerus the Most Important Artist of His Generation? A Global Reappraisal of the Painter Has Now Reached U.S. Shores Interest in the late artist is blowing up, along with his prices, as he receives his first museum show in Miami. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 29, 2022
Politics In a First for the U.K., a Public Museum Has Repatriated Its Collection of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria Will the move by London's Horniman Museum encourage other institutions to do the same? By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 29, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Pulled a $25 Million T-Rex Skeleton From Auction After Experts Pointed Out That Most of Its Bones Are Replicas The skeleton was set to become the first of its kind ever offered at auction in Asia. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 21, 2022
Galleries Jack Shainman Will Open Up a New Gallery in Tribeca’s Historic Clock Tower Building Next Year, Turning a Landmark Bank Lobby Into an Exhibition Space The dealer will maintain his current spaces in Chelsea and upstate New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 18, 2022
Museums Museum Staffs Are Starting to Diversify, Particularly Among Leadership Roles, According to a New Survey A demographic survey from the Mellon Foundation found that POC representation has increased by nine percent in recent years. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 16, 2022
Art World What Do a Filmmaker, Hedge Fund Manager, and Tech Company Founder Have in Common? They Are All on Gagosian’s Newly Formed Board of Directors Snap Inc. founder Evan Spiegel and ‘Lost in Translation' director Sofia Coppola are among the board’s inaugural members. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 16, 2022
Art World The Future of ArtPrize, America’s Most Popular Art Extravaganza, Looks Bleak as Its Board Quietly Disbands The event, founded by the son of former education secretary Betsy DeVos, previously handed out as much as $450,000 in prize money every year. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 15, 2022
Crime Before Retreating From Kherson, Russian Troops Emptied One of Ukraine’s Top Museums of Nearly 15,000 Objects They also targeted other cultural venues in the region in recent weeks. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 14, 2022
Art World As the Art World Pays Belated Attention to Puerto Rico, Homegrown Art Space Embajada Gallery Puts Down Roots The husband-and-wife-owned gallery just purchased a permanent space in San Juan. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 14, 2022
Art World A London Theater Canceled the Premiere of Andres Serrano’s New Film About January 6 Because It Was Too ‘Pro-Trump’ The artist previously predicted that the former president would like 'Insurrection.' By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 7, 2022
Law Putin Opened the Door for Mass Looting of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage With His Recent Declaration of Martial Law Ukraine's culture ministry declared that the “evacuation” of Crimean museums will be considered a “war crime” akin to those of World War II. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 4, 2022
