Taylor Dafoe, Author at Artnet News

Auctions

Bonhams Hoped to Pull in $60,000 From an Auction of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Library. The Sale Made $2.4 Million

Every single lot in the auction sold above its high estimate.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 28, 2022

Museums

In a Sign of the Times, Experts Across the Smithsonian Have Drafted Its First Institution-Wide Restitution Policy

The new policy for returning objects of cultural heritage determined to have been unethically sourced will be made public this spring.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 28, 2022

Law

In a ‘Historic’ Move, France’s National Assembly Just Unanimously Voted to Return 15 Artworks Stolen During World War II

Paintings by Klimt and Chagall are among those likely headed back to the descendants of Jewish families.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 27, 2022

Law

Hermès Is Suing a Digital Artist for Selling Unauthorized Birkin Bag NFTs in the Metaverse for as Much as Six Figures

Hermès says the artist, who goes by the name Mason Rothschild, is “digital speculator who is seeking to get rich quick."

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 26, 2022

Law

Robert Indiana’s Lawyer, Accused of Overpaying Himself by Millions, Has Reached a Settlement With the Artist’s Estate

The attorney general of Maine, where Indiana died in 2018, ordered the artist’s lawyer to pay back $3.7 million to his estate last year.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 26, 2022

Art World

A Massive Trove of Art by Kahlo, Rivera, and Others Hangs in the Balance as Citigroup Prepares to Sell Off Its Mexican Bank

Even Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he hopes the works will remain in the country.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 24, 2022

Politics

Are Your Art Shipments Funding the Far Right? Top Shipping Supplier Uline’s Founders Gave Millions to Extremists, Including Ones From Jan. 6

Richard Uihlein, founder of Uline, donated millions to far-right activist groups, think tanks, and media outlets in 2020.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 20, 2022

Art World

A Russian Artist Left a Giant Poop Sculpture on a Hallowed St. Petersburg Burial Ground—and Now He’s in Deep, Er… Poop

Ivan Volkov is facing criminal charges for laying a 15-foot-long turd in the historic Field of Mars.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 19, 2022

Auctions

For Decades, a Small Lead Sculpture Sat on a Family’s Crowded Mantelpiece. Turns Out It Was a Rare Henry Moore

The lead sculpture will highlight a March 16 sale hosted by Dreweatts auctioneers in Newbury, England.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 18, 2022

Art Fairs

Due to Rising Omicron Cases, the 1-54 African Art Fair Has Called Off Its Marrakech Edition for the Second Year in a Row

All galleries set to participate in the Marrakech fair will be included in the new event, set to take place in April at Christie’s Paris.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 18, 2022

NFTs

Two Tech Executives Are Opening an NFT Museum in Seattle to Give Decentralized Art a Centralized Home

Digital collectibles will be displayed on a series of custom-designed screens.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 14, 2022

Art Fairs

In the Latest High-Level Departure From Frieze, Longtime Director Victoria Siddall Is Stepping Down

Siddall had been with the company for 18 years.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 13, 2022

Art World

Experts Have Been Searching for This Marsden Hartley Painting for Decades. It Just Turned Up in a Bank Vault

An art historian tracked the painting down while working on an online catalogue of the modernist artist’s work.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 12, 2022

Auctions

Edwin Cox’s Art Earned $332 Million at Christie’s Last Year. Now, Lesser-Known Pieces Are Hitting the Block for a Fraction of the Price

Chicago's Hindman Auctions will offer up a selection of art and design from the Cox estate over the course of three months.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 12, 2022

Museums

The Rubin Museum of Art Will Return Two Centuries-Old Artifacts to Nepal After an Activist Group Raised the Alarm on Twitter

The two artifacts will be returned to the Department of Archaeology in Nepal, which will in turn determine their final location.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 11, 2022

Taylor Dafoe

News and Features Writer

Bonhams Hoped to Pull in $60,000 From an Auction of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Library. The Sale Made $2.4 Million

In a Sign of the Times, Experts Across the Smithsonian Have Drafted Its First Institution-Wide Restitution Policy

In a ‘Historic’ Move, France’s National Assembly Just Unanimously Voted to Return 15 Artworks Stolen During World War II

Hermès Is Suing a Digital Artist for Selling Unauthorized Birkin Bag NFTs in the Metaverse for as Much as Six Figures

Robert Indiana’s Lawyer, Accused of Overpaying Himself by Millions, Has Reached a Settlement With the Artist’s Estate

A Massive Trove of Art by Kahlo, Rivera, and Others Hangs in the Balance as Citigroup Prepares to Sell Off Its Mexican Bank

Are Your Art Shipments Funding the Far Right? Top Shipping Supplier Uline’s Founders Gave Millions to Extremists, Including Ones From Jan. 6

A Russian Artist Left a Giant Poop Sculpture on a Hallowed St. Petersburg Burial Ground—and Now He’s in Deep, Er… Poop

For Decades, a Small Lead Sculpture Sat on a Family’s Crowded Mantelpiece. Turns Out It Was a Rare Henry Moore

Due to Rising Omicron Cases, the 1-54 African Art Fair Has Called Off Its Marrakech Edition for the Second Year in a Row

Two Tech Executives Are Opening an NFT Museum in Seattle to Give Decentralized Art a Centralized Home

In the Latest High-Level Departure From Frieze, Longtime Director Victoria Siddall Is Stepping Down

Experts Have Been Searching for This Marsden Hartley Painting for Decades. It Just Turned Up in a Bank Vault

Edwin Cox’s Art Earned $332 Million at Christie’s Last Year. Now, Lesser-Known Pieces Are Hitting the Block for a Fraction of the Price

The Rubin Museum of Art Will Return Two Centuries-Old Artifacts to Nepal After an Activist Group Raised the Alarm on Twitter

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