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
Politics Authorities Have Seized Russian Mega-Collector and Former Tate Donor Viktor Vekselberg’s $90 Million Superyacht in Spain The 255-foot ship, named the Tango, was commandeered by Spanish authorities at the request of the U.S. government. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 5, 2022
Crime Inigo Philbrick’s Lawyers Make a Last-Ditch Appeal for Leniency, With Testimonials From Gilbert & George and a Camp Counselor Seventeen friends and family members have written letters of support on the incarcerated dealer's behalf. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 4, 2022
Politics Despite Calls for Seizure, the Blockbuster Morozov Collection Is Heading Home to Russia From the Fondation Louis Vuitton The show was part of an effort by Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron to promote closer cultural ties. By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 4, 2022
Crime U.S. Authorities Seized More Than $1 Million in Looted Asian Antiquities From Yale University Many of the artifacts had been donated by the Rubin-Ladd Foundation, which acquired them from disgraced dealer Subhash Kapoor. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 1, 2022
