Law & Politics Two Dissident Cuban Artists Have Been Slapped With Lengthy Prison Sentences for Speaking Out Against the State Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Rapper Maykel Castillo will serve five and nine years in prison, respectively. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 24, 2022
Law & Politics An Anti-Money Laundering Bill That Could Have Profound Effects on the Art Market Just Took a Big Step Forward The Enablers Act would require art and antique dealers to investigate potential clients and report financial wrongdoing. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 24, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Royal British Columbia Museum Has Scrapped a $789 Million Rebuilding Plan After the Public Balked at the Price The project, announced just a month ago, proved immediately controversial. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 23, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Here Are the 150 Artists That Curators Hand-Picked for This Year’s Carnegie International, a Time-Tested Showcase for New Talent and Ideas The 58th edition will feature 150 artists, creative collectives, and institutional collections. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 22, 2022
People Hannah Levy Makes Sculptures That Look Like the Unholy Union of Corbusier and Cronenberg—and the Art World Can’t Get Enough The young sculptor’s work turned heads at this year’s Venice Biennale. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 22, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Charles Gaines Will Plant a Grove of Sweetgum Trees Upside Down in Times Square as Part of an Ambitious Public Art Project The artist’s first-ever public art project will make stops at Times Square, Governors Island, and Cincinnati. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 21, 2022
Museums & Institutions In a Landmark Vote, the Smithsonian Institution Officially Approves the Return of 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria The move marks the first major restitution effort under the institution’s newly adopted policy. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 15, 2022
Museums & Institutions A University Museum Has Come Under Fire for Displaying the ‘Terrible’ Art of a Self-Help Author and Major Donor The arrangement has many calling the museum’s ethics into question. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 14, 2022
Politics Stopping Short of Restitution, King Philippe of Belgium Gives the Democratic Republic of Congo a Stolen Mask on ‘Indefinite Loan’ The Belgian King said he “regrets” the colonial-era crimes of his country. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 9, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Tate Is Returning 1,000 Archival Documents to Francis Bacon’s Former Handyman After Researchers Questioned Their Authenticity The collection includes sketches, photographs, and magazine cuttings. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 8, 2022
Galleries Marian Goodman Will Open Its First West Coast Branch in L.A., Continuing the Westward Migration of New York Galleries The dealer’s new space will be located near other galleries like Regen Projects, ​​Tanya Bonakdar, and Jeffrey Deitch. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 8, 2022
Law & Politics An Iraq Court Just Sentenced a British Tourist to 15 Years in Prison for Taking Pottery Shards From an Archaeology Site The man’s lawyer said he plans to immediately appeal the decision, which left his family feeling “hopeless” and “broken.” By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 7, 2022
Law & Politics A Landmark Ban on Ivory in the U.K. Went Into Effect Today. Many Owners Raced to Cash in at the 11th Hour Over the last month, 165 U.K. auction houses sold more than 2,700 ivory objects for a combined $1 million. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 6, 2022
Politics More Than 130 Documenta Artists and Organizers Issue a Statement Condemning ‘Racist Attacks’ Against the Show’s Curators The artists are speaking out on behalf of the show's organizers, the Indonesian artist collective Ruangrupa. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 3, 2022
On View Why This Artist Is Deep-Frying American Flags—and Inviting Guests to Bring Their Favorite Seasonings for the Batter Kiyan Williams will be dipping nylon American flags that once flew over the nation’s capitol into spattering pans of oil. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 3, 2022