Law & Politics An Iraqi Court Has Overturned a British Tourist’s 15-Year Sentence For Stealing Ancient Pottery Shards James Fitton, a retired geologist who took the objects as souvenirs of a guided tour, is expected to be released soon. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 26, 2022
Market Seeking to Cultivate Young Collectors, Art Intelligence Global Is Teaming Up With a Japanese Streetwear Brand to Stage Roving Shows Amy Cappellazzo and Yuki Terase's firm is teaming up with Onitsuka Tiger to launch the roving art initiative. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 25, 2022
Art & Exhibitions ‘I Believe Strongly in Vulnerability’: Curator Prem Krishnamurthy on What Cleveland’s FRONT Triennial Can Teach About the Healing Power of Art The ambitious exhibition is open across dozens of venues in northeast Ohio. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 25, 2022
Art World The Hieroglyphics of the Ancient Maya Have a Lot to Tell Us About Art Today—and a New Lecture Series Will Explain How Anthropologist Stephen D. Houston has been tapped as the lecturer of the 72nd edition of the A.W. Mellon lecture series. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 22, 2022
Law & Politics New York City Has Returned $14 Million in Stolen Antiquities to Italy, Including Dozens Recovered From a Hedge-Fund Billionaire The repatriated objects are expected to go on display at the recently opened Museum of Rescued Art in Rome. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 21, 2022
Crime Italian Authorities Blocked the Sale of an Artemisia Gentileschi Painting in Austria, Saying Its Owners Lied to Export It A criminal investigation into the owners is underway now—and will likely determine the fate of the $2 million artwork. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 20, 2022
Art World The 151-Year-Old San Francisco Art Institute Has Closed for Good After Failed Attempts to Save the Financially Moribund School The fate of the museum's famed 1930 Diego Rivera fresco, however, remains to be determined. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 18, 2022
Art World Stan Douglas, Diana Thater, and Other Faculty at One of California’s Top Art Schools Are Campaigning to Offer Free Tuition to Grad Students A benefit sale, hosted by David Zwirner, will offer works by former students and faculty members. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 12, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Artist Hito Steyerl Has Pulled Her Work From Documenta, Saying She Has ‘No Faith’ in Organizers Ability to Address Antisemitism Accusations The artist revealed she also removed her work from the Julia Stoschek Collection in Berlin. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 8, 2022
Museums & Institutions Just a Third of Museums Are Investing Their Endowments in Socially Responsible Ways, a Study Found. Here’s How They Can Do Better The report, published by Upstart Co-Lab, advocates for more impact investments in the creative economy. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 7, 2022
Museums & Institutions Citing Mismanagement and Discrimination, Whistleblowers Claim the Detroit Institute of Arts Should Not Receive Accreditation This Year The allegations mark the latest chapter in a years-long saga surrounding the museum’s controversial director, Salvador Salort-Pons. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 6, 2022
On View ‘Harmony Is Never Symmetry’: The Curator of Fondation Beyeler’s Deeply Researched Mondrian Show on What Made the Artist Tick "Mondrian Evolution" is the product of a multi-year effort. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 5, 2022
Politics Climate Protestors Glued Themselves to a Van Gogh Painting at the Courtauld, Demanding That Museums Join Their ‘Civil Resistance’ The incident comes just one day after demonstrators from the same group attached themselves to a Horatio McCulloch artwork in Glasgow. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 30, 2022
NFTs An NFT Sale at Christie’s Brought in $1.6 Million, Giving Digital Art Collectors Some Hope in the Wake of the Crypto Crash All 27 lots in the event sold, but it was far from the heady NFT days of 2021. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 29, 2022
Museums & Institutions In a Surprise Announcement, the Met’s President and CEO Daniel Weiss Plans to Step Down Next Year It remains to be seen if the museum will look for a successor, or hand over Weiss's responsibilities to director Max Hollein. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 28, 2022