Art World Artist Claims Fashion Brand Zadig and Voltaire Appropriated His Work for Its Latest Campaign A recent ad from the company featuring a fountain on fire bears a striking resemblance to a 2019 film by Julian Charrière. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 1, 2023
On View Debates About How to Interpret Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s Art Are Raging. A New Show Is Proposing a Fresh Way of Reading It The exhibition at David Zwirner comes with instructions outlining the "core tenets" of the artist's installations. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 26, 2023
Art World Kapwani Kiwanga, Known for Her Interdisciplinary Artistic Investigations, Will Represent Canada at the 2024 Venice Biennale The prestigious commission caps a recent string of awards and shows that have put Kiwanga among the world’s most important working artists today. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 26, 2023
Museums & Institutions Oops! A Swiss Museum Has Lost Two Old Masters Paintings That It Sent for Cleaning After an internal investigation, the Kunsthaus Zürich said that “theft can no longer be ruled out.” By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 25, 2023
Art & Exhibitions British-Ghanaian Filmmaker John Akomfrah Will Represent the United Kingdom at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024 “It is without a doubt one of the most exciting opportunities that an artist can be presented with,” the artist said of the commission. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 24, 2023
Law & Politics The Heir of a German-Jewish Collector Is Suing the Guggenheim for the Return of a Prized Picasso Painting—Or $150 Million The museum says the 1938 sale was a “fair transaction” and that the complaint is “without merit.” By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 23, 2023
Art History Victor Burgin’s ‘Photopath’ Unlocked Multi-Dimensionality in Photography 50 Years Ago. Now, the Work Is Resurfacing in New York Burgin’s artwork is the subject of both a new book and a dedicated exhibition at Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 20, 2023
Crime A Spanish Collector Is on Trial for Forging Artworks by Chillida, Lichtenstein, and Munch—Then Consigning Them to Auction Houses The accused could face six years in prison for intellectual property theft and fraud related to the falsification of at least 15 works of art. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 19, 2023
Crime Three Members of an Infamous German Crime Family Have Confessed to Participating in the Green Vault Heist The suspects explained how they pulled off the brazen theft in court this week. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 18, 2023
Law & Politics Getty Images Is Suing the Company Behind Stable Diffusion, Saying the A.I. Generator Illegally Scraped Its Content The stock image platform says that the A.I. firm violated copyright laws. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 17, 2023
Law & Politics A Prized Van Gogh Was Sold Under Nazi Threat, Say the Heirs of a Jewish Banker Who Are Suing to Reclaim the Painting From a Museum A Japanese company acquired the "Sunflowers" canvas at auction in 1987 and plans to defend its ownership rights to keep the piece in its museum. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 13, 2023
Museums & Institutions 15 Years After a Catastrophic Flood, the University of Iowa’s Esteemed Art Museum Is Reborn With a Fresh Vision The newly renamed Stanley Museum of Art in Iowa City aims to become an academic teaching museum for the 21st century. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 11, 2023
Politics Russian Cyber Attacks Disrupt Banksy’s Print Sale Benefiting Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine The website hosting applications for the limited-edition artworks was overwhelmed by entries—many from suspicious sources in Russia. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 10, 2023
Museums & Institutions Rock Star Phil Collins Is an Avid Collector of Alamo Artifacts. A New Museum to Display Them Has Given Rise to Authenticity Doubts A modest venue is expected to open in San Antonio next year, with an even bigger museum planned for 2026. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 10, 2023
Museums & Institutions Paris’s Rodin Museum Has Scrapped Plans to Open a $17 Million Outpost in the Canary Islands Locals have opposed the project, panning its exaggerated financial projections and arguing that Rodin has no connection to the region. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 5, 2023