Art World A Devastating Fire Broke Out in a Brazilian Storage Unit Housing Thousands of Artworks From the Country’s Top Galleries Artist Vik Muniz says there are "losses that cannot be replaced." By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 1, 2021
Market An Art Historian Just Minted an NFT of Salvator Mundi Holding a Fistful of Bills—and He’s Hoping to Sell It for $450 Million Author Ben Lewis will share the proceeds with the Louisiana family who sold the original Leonardo work for just $1,175. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 1, 2021
Politics New York’s Mayoral Race Is in Full Swing. We Asked Each Candidate How They Plan to Support Arts and Culture Platforms range from the establishment of TikTok-style hype houses to a New Deal-style initiative to put artists back to work. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 1, 2021
Law Nike Is Suing an Art Collective for Turning Its Air Max Sneakers Into ‘Satan Shoes’ Filled With Human Blood MSCHF’s newest drop is a collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 31, 2021
Art World The Ghent Altarpiece, Which Has Been Stolen a Dozen Times, Is Now Protected in a $35 Million Bulletproof Display The painting now hangs in a state-of-the-art, climate-controlled case with bullet-proof glass. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 25, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions Ray Johnson Spent the Final Years of His Life Developing an Enigmatic Photography Project. It’ll Go on View Next Summer Disposable cameras were Johnson's most treasured artistic tools towards the end of his life. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 25, 2021
Art World Newfields Art Museum Commits $20 Million to Diversity and Equity Programs After an Outcry Over Racism Sparked the Resignation of Its Director The museum has released a 10-page DEAI plan one month after its director stepped down from his post. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 24, 2021
Law Magnum Photos Is Threatening to Sue a Streetwear Company That Used Its Inflammatory Images of Historical Conflicts for a New Clothing Line The collection was pulled from sale quickly after it was released. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 19, 2021
Law Dozens of State Attorneys General Want to Allow Museums to Remove the Sackler Name From Their Walls Regardless of Gift Contracts Purdue Pharma proposed a bankruptcy plan that would require the Sacklers to pay $4.3 billion to victims, but opponents say that’s not enough. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 18, 2021
Law Italy Can Evict Steve Bannon’s School for Far-Right ‘Gladiators’ From an 800-Year-Old Monastery, the Country’s Top Court Rules The decision effectively ends a years-long court battle between the former Trump strategist and the Italian Culture Ministry. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 17, 2021
Art World The Performa Biennial Will Return This Fall With an All-Outdoors Program and an Exclusive Focus on New York Artists Projects by artists like Kevin Beasley, Madeline Hollander, and Tschabalala Self have been commissioned for the 9th edition of the event. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 17, 2021
Art World Betting on the Future of Social Experiences, Immersive Photography Museum Fotografiska Is Merging With Private Arts Club NeueHouse Both companies have new branches opening this year. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 16, 2021
Art World Two Major Museums More Than 1,600 Miles Apart Have Jointly Acquired a Sprawling Sam Gilliam Installation The Dia Art Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will split the costs of upkeep and share the work for five-year periods. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 15, 2021
Art World Alexander Calder’s Complete Archive Is Now Entirely Online—Discover Some of the Rare Photos, Sketches, and Ephemera Here Click through the newly unveiled research archive before seeing MoMA’s ambitious new Calder show. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 12, 2021
Law A Trove of Islamic Artifacts Will Return to the Museum That Sought to Sell Them Off After the Al Thani Collection Foundation Stepped In Sotheby's helped broker the deal between the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem and the Al Thani Collection Foundation. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 10, 2021
