Crime The Feds Indict Two Detroit Brothers and a Florida Man in a Long-Running Forgery Scheme Peddling Fake Art and Sports Memorabilia The men hawked works by purportedly by Gertrude Abercrombie, George Ault, and others from 2005 to 2020. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 27, 2022
Op-Ed I Organized My First Art Show From Behind Bars. Here’s How Incarcerated Curators Can Help Us See the World Differently Rahsaan “New York” Thomas describes why the role of incarcerated curators matters. By Rahsaan Thomas, Apr 27, 2022
Politics Washington Lawmakers Take a Step Toward Establishing a New D.C. Museum Dedicated to Asian Pacific American History The House of Representatives has passed a bill to study the museum's feasibility. Now, it heads to the Senate. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 27, 2022
Know Your Rights Should the Copyright Lawsuit Against Dua Lipa Make Video Artists Nervous? + Other Artists’-Rights Questions, Answered Plus, what do artists need to know about the Andy Warhol lawsuit headed to the Supreme Court? And what's going on with copyright in Russia? By Katarina Feder, Apr 26, 2022
Crime Hackers Broke Into Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Official Instagram and Made Off With Nearly $3 Million Worth of Stolen NFTs It's not the first time hackers have targeted apes. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 26, 2022
Politics Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Makes an Urgent Plea at the Venice Biennale for the Art World to Shine a Light on Ukraine Zelensky delivered his remarks in a streamed address to a packed house inside a towering converted church. By Julia Halperin, Apr 21, 2022
Politics Russian Authorities Threaten Artist Oleg Kulik With Criminal Charges Over a Sculpture He Showed at the Moscow Art Fair Kulik was questioned by Russian authorities after the Moscow fair closed. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 21, 2022
Politics Israeli Bombings Are an ‘Existential Threat’ to an Ancient Archaeological Site on the Gaza Strip, Forensic Architecture Finds in a New Investigation The collective digitally reconstructed excavations of the ancient city of Anthedon. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 15, 2022
Politics France Seizes Mega-Collector Roman Abramovich’s $120 Million Mansion on the French Riviera as Sanctions Against Oligarchs Mount The government has now seized a dozen properties owned by Abramovich in France. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 15, 2022
Crime A Portrait Painter Helped Police Nab the Suspected NYC Subway Shooter, Crediting His Artist’s Eye in Spotting Him on the Street Lee Vasu, a painter and the owner of Dacia Gallery, said he studied the suspect's face closely before happening to see him on the street. By Katya Kazakina, Apr 13, 2022
Politics ‘This Work Is About the Abuse of Power’: Alfredo Jaar on His Immersive Black Lives Matter Protest Piece at the Whitney Biennial The installation uses massive fans to recreate the chaos of the events of June 1, 2020, in Washington, D.C. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 12, 2022
Opinion 3 Important Lessons Any Arts Organization Can Learn from Oolite Arts’s Expansion in Miami Dennis Scholl lays out the nonprofit's approach to creating sustainable support for the arts. By Dennis Scholl, Apr 12, 2022
Politics The European Union Will Allow Loaned Artworks to Return to Russian Museums, But Two Paintings From a Paris Show Will Remain in France A third painting may also need to stay in France, pending the authorities' assessment. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 11, 2022
Crime Did Two Schoolteachers Pull Off the Heist of a Major de Kooning? A Documentary Explores Their Possible Double Lives Jerry and Rita Alter and their apparent penchant for high-stakes art crime are the subject of a new documentary. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 7, 2022
Politics Finland Seized $46 Million Worth of Art en Route to Russian Museums, Including a Titian and a Picasso, Enforcing E.U. Sanctions The sanctions prevent the transport of luxury goods, including art. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 6, 2022
