Art World An 1837 Portrait of an Enslaved Child, Obscured by Overpainting for a Century, Has Been Restored and Acquired by the Met A collector dedicated to unearthing Louisiana's African American history through works of art identified the painting's enslaved sitter. By Sarah Cascone, 5 hours ago
People ‘It’s a Place for Physical Philosophy’: Watch Artist Liz Magor Explore the Role Her Studio Plays in Her Sculptural Practice As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, 6 hours ago
Law A Group of Collectors Is Suing Sotheby’s Over Its ‘Misleading’ Marketing of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs The auction house was added as a defendant in an ongoing class-action suit over NFTs sold at auction in 2021. By Vivienne Chow, 7 hours ago
Politics The Artist Behind the ‘Pillar of Shame’ Tiananmen Memorial Suspects the Hong Kong Government Has a Warrant Out for His Arrest Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt has written to the country's authorities seeking answers. By Vivienne Chow, 7 hours ago
Science & Tech See the Most Distant Star in the Universe—a Million Times Brighter Than the Sun—Thanks to Stunning Photos From NASA’s James Webb Telescope Webb's first year of operation has proved game changing for astronomers studying the origins of the universe. By Sarah Cascone, 12 hours ago
Archaeology A Group of German Students Have Deciphered a Mysterious Ancient Kushan Script, Revealing a Newly Classified Language The researchers have proposed the name Eteo-Tocharian for the new language. By Adam Schrader, 14 hours ago
Art World The Curator of Turkey’s Venice Biennale Pavilion Resigns in Protest, as Controversy Over the Istanbul Biennial Continues to Reverberate The appointment of Iwona Blazwick by the Istanbul Biennial has raised urgent questions about censorship. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 14 hours ago
Studio Visit In a Centuries-Old Building in The Hague, Artist Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum Conjures Mystical Visions—With a Little Help From Her Alter Ego The Botswana-born artist currently has works on view at London Mithraeum and Liverpool Biennial. By Katie White, 21 hours ago
Art World A New Experimental Art Center Has Opened in Bethlehem—and It Hopes to Bring the Art World to the West Bank Founded by Palestinian architects Elias and Yousef Anastas, Wonder Cabinet aims to encourage the local art scene and lure creatives from around the world. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, 22 hours ago
Museums After a 25-Year Dispute, the Chrysler Museum Will Return the Neoclassical Masterpiece ‘Wounded Indian’ to Its Rightful Owner The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association thought the sculpture had been destroyed when its longtime headquarters was demolished in the late 1950s. By Sarah Cascone, 1 day ago
Law A Curator Is Suing the Worcester Museum of Art in Massachusetts for Discrimination and ‘Offensive Behavior’ She said she was “mocked and ridiculed because she is a brown-skinned South Asian.” By Taylor Dafoe, 1 day ago
Art World New Zealand Cancels Venice Biennale Pavilion, Citing Inadequate Resources The pavilion's organizers are searching for a way to better represent New Zealand's arts and culture internationally. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 2 days ago
On View See Highlights From a New Show on the History of Women’s Work—From Indigenous Crafts to Artifacts of Female Empowerment "Women's Work" at the New-York Historical Society tells an expansive story about women's labor over the last 300 years. By Sarah Cascone, 2 days ago
Archaeology Benjamin Franklin Printed Money With a Special Dye and Innovative Techniques to Thwart Counterfeiters, New Research Finds Researchers used spectroscopic and imaging technologies to study the inks, papers, and fibers of Franklin's notes. By Artnet News, 2 days ago
Art World Philadelphia Has Unveiled Five New Proposals for a Harriet Tubman Memorial, Following Backlash Over Its Planned Monument Five Black artists, including Vinnie Bagwell and Tanda Francis, were selected as semi-finalists through an open call. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 11, 2023
