Art Fairs Asia-Pacific’s Largest Photography Fair Will Host Its Inaugural New York Edition Next Fall Photofairs New York plans to exhibit photography, film, and virtual reality works, with 100 international galleries in participation. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 7, 2022
On View In Pictures: Step Into Monet’s Giverny Garden—and Even Smell the Lilacs—in New York’s Newest Immersive Show "Monet's Garden" has now opened in Manhattan's Financial District. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 7, 2022
Archaeology Scientists Using Lasers Have Discovered Vast Manors From the Fabled Mayan Snake Dynasty Hidden in the Jungle Lidar technology has revealed new details about the teeming Kanu’l capitol of Calakmul. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 4, 2022
Politics The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens Kicks Off a Controversial Deal to Show 15 Ancient Artifacts From U.S. Billionaire Leonard Stern’s Collection Some archaeologists and heritage experts have called the agreement approved by the Greek government a "scandal." By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 4, 2022
Science & Tech The Only Titian Painting in Switzerland Is Most Likely Not a Real Titian, According to an A.I. Art Authenticator Using A.I. tools, Art Recognition has deemed the painting, held by Kunsthaus Zürich, to be incorrectly attributed. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 3, 2022
Auctions In Pictures: See What $1 Billion Worth of Art Looks Like, Courtesy of the Paul Allen Collection Sale at Christie’s All 156 lots from the sale are now on public view at Christie’s Rockefeller Center gallery, through November 8. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 2, 2022
Museums The National Gallery of Art in D.C. Has Secured a $10 Million Gift to Fund Acquisitions by Female Artists The endowment arrives from the family of the late Victoria P. Sant, the museum's first female president. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 2, 2022
Museums Taipei’s National Palace Museum Admits to Accidentally Breaking $77 Million Worth of Chinese Artifacts, But Denies a Cover Up Its director vows to overhaul storage and transport practices after three Ming and Qing objects, worth a reported $77 million, were damaged over the past two years. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 2, 2022
Museums The British Museum Declined to Display Ultra-Precise Digital Replicas of the Parthenon Marbles. So Another Museum Snapped Them Up Restitution talks between the U.K. and Greece are said to be underway. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 1, 2022
Auctions A Rare Emerald That Sank With Spanish Treasures in 1622 Will Resurface on the Market for the First Time in Nearly 40 Years at Sotheby’s The gem's sale will now help fund the Ukrainian resistance. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 1, 2022
Museums The Hirshhorn Museum Has Selected the Architects for Its First Interior Overhaul in Nearly 50 Years Selldorf Architects and and Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill will jointly lead the project. By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 31, 2022
Museums Here Is Every Artwork Attacked by Climate Activists This Year, From the ‘Mona Lisa’ to ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ Environmental protest groups have been targeting art history's greatest treasures to raise awareness about climate change. By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 31, 2022
Archaeology Amateur Archaeologists Use Google Earth to Identify a Roman-Era Villa in the U.K.—Complete With Central Heating The ruins were spotted from satellite views of farmland in Kent. By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 28, 2022
Archaeology Maritime Archaeologists Have Finally Located ‘Äpplet,’ the Long-Lost Sister Ship to Sweden’s Iconic War Vessel Vasa The remains of the ship were found in Vaxholm, where it sunk in 1658. By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 27, 2022
Law Surface Magazine’s Parent Company Is Suing Ye for Missed Rental Payments on Its Miami Event Space The rapper owes $145,813 in unpaid rent to design showroom Surface Area. By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 27, 2022