Cambodian Officials Say the Met Owns at Least 33 Looted Artworks Linked to the Late, Disgraced Art Dealer Douglas Latchford

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Cambodian Officials Say the Met Owns at Least 33 Looted Artworks Linked to the Late, Disgraced Art Dealer Douglas Latchford

A former criminal told Cambodian officials he was personally involved in taking the artworks that ended up at the museum.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 18, 2022

Politics

Three Iraqi Artists Withdraw From the Berlin Biennale to Protest an Artwork Depicting Prisoners at Abu Ghraib

The show's curators, who apologized for the artwork, have not said whether they will remove it from view.

By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 17, 2022

Crime

A Woman Allegedly Paid a Psychic to Convince Her Mother Her Art Collection Was Cursed—and Then Stole Over $137 Million in Art

Police recovered a $59 million Tarsila do Amaral canvas in a raid connected to the arrests.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 11, 2022

Politics

‘We Take Ownership and Responsibility’: Indonesian Collective Taring Padi Reflects on the Controversy Over Their Art That Paralyzed Documenta

Members of the group discuss blind spots, censorship, and the need for dialogue.

By Kate Brown, Aug 9, 2022

Crime

Italian Tax Police Seized $144 Million in Art and Other Assets From the Architect Who Designed ‘Putin’s Palace’

Lanfranco Cirillo has faced multiple charges of financial malfeasance in the past.

By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 4, 2022

Know Your Rights

Can an Artist Working as a Studio Assistant Take Credit for the Final Artwork? + More Artists-Rights’ Questions, Answered

Plus how does Drake get away with copying famous artists? And how did the Ohio State University trademark "the"?

By Katarina Feder, Aug 3, 2022

Politics

Activists in Italy Glued Themselves to an Umberto Boccioni Sculpture in Milan to Draw Attention to Climate Change

“The progress that the Futurists hoped for is the same that is now leading us towards mass extinction,” the group said.

By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 2, 2022

Crime

A Curator Has Been Charged With Giving False Provenance Information Amid a Major Probe Into Louvre Abu Dhabi Antiquities Trafficking

The scandal is thought to concern hundreds of ancient pieces that were destined for the United Arab Emirates museum.

By Anna Sansom, Jul 31, 2022

Documenta’s New Managing Director Says Curators Will Have the Final Say About Further Reviews of Art in the Contentious Exhibition

The show will continue on through September 25th.

By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 27, 2022

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

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