Art Criticism Manifesta 14 Hits the Mark With a Show that Probes Kosovo’s Turbulent Past and Its Asymmetrical Power Relations With the E.U. But Prishtina's historical and monumental venues frequently overshadow the art on view. By Hettie Judah, Jul 26, 2022
Politics As Pope Francis Makes a Formal Apology to Indigenous Canadians, Demands Mount for the Return of Objects in the Vatican Museums On Monday, Pope Francis begged forgiveness for the Catholic Church's role in the disappearance of 10,000 Indigenous children. By Dorian Batycka, Jul 25, 2022
Crime A Dutch Court Upheld an Eight-Year Sentence for the Daring Serial Thief Who Stole Nearly $20 Million in Art From Museums The court wants to send a message about the serious nature of art theft. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2022
Politics U.S. Authorities May Have Found a Fabergé Egg Sitting Around on a Russian Oligarch’s Seized $300 Million Yacht Could this be one of the lost Imperial Eggs? By Sarah Cascone, Jul 22, 2022
Crime Italian Authorities Blocked the Sale of an Artemisia Gentileschi Painting in Austria, Saying Its Owners Lied to Export It A criminal investigation into the owners is underway now—and will likely determine the fate of the $2 million artwork. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 20, 2022
Crime Officials in Ibiza Seized a $460,000 Picasso Sketch That a Passenger Tried to Pass Off as a Second-Rate Print The suspect had a fake receipt that stated the work was worth a little over $1,500. By Dorian Batycka, Jul 19, 2022
Op-Ed America Must Ensure That Russia Does Not Evade Sanctions. Here’s How the Art Market Can Help Legal and regulatory loopholes threaten not only our global security and economic integrity, but legitimate collectors, dealers, and auction houses, too. By Deborah Lehr, Jul 18, 2022
Op-Ed Museums Need to Be Braver. Here’s How College and University Art Galleries Can Offer the Sector at Large a Roadmap for Reinvention Here are five ways campus museums model a more courageous future. By Christina Olsen, Jul 17, 2022
Crime Florida Man Faces 20 Years in Prison for Allegedly Selling Cheap Prints as Multimillion-Dollar Artworks by Basquiat and Other Stars Why is it always a Florida man? By Sarah Cascone, Jul 14, 2022
Crime Thieves Stole an Ancient Copper Relic Said to Contain the Blood of Jesus. Then It Turned Up on the Doorstep of a Dutch Art Detective The “Indiana Jones of the art world” has made headlines once again. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 14, 2022
Politics After One of Its Members Was Attacked in Kassel, Art Collective Party Office Cancels Its Documenta Event: ‘We Don’t Feel Safe’ The news is the latest blow to Documenta 15's dwindling reputation. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 13, 2022
Politics ‘It Felt Like an Overwhelming Collapse’: Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach on Why the Overturning of ‘Roe v. Wade’ Made Her Unraveling ‘Rights’ Work Go Viral Knitting becomes a powerful metaphor in the artist's work. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 12, 2022
Politics A Mysterious Georgia Rock Art Sculpture—Considered by Some the ‘American Stonehenge’ and by Others the Work of Satan—Has Been Bombed A conservative politician recently made a campaign promise to demolish the artwork, which she believes is satanic in nature. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 7, 2022
Politics Philadelphia Is Installing Its First Monument to Abolitionist Hero Harriet Tubman—But Black Artists Say They Weren’t Given the Opportunity to Contribute Wesley Wofford's touring Harriet Tubman statue struck a chord, but should it automatically be selected as a permanent addition by the city? By Sarah Cascone, Jul 6, 2022
Crime Seven People, Including a Man and His 74-Year-Old Mother, Are Found Guilty of Involvement in a $2 Million Paris Art Theft A group of men entered the apartment of a pensioner in July 2020 and made off with work by Pierre Soulages, Gerhard Richter, and others. By Anna Sansom, Jul 6, 2022
