Crime A Stolen $100,000 Chagall Print Might Actually Be Worth Far Less A band of thieves made off with the lithograph from a New York City gallery in September. By Adam Schrader, Dec 1, 2023
Crime A New Podcast Lifts the Lid on the Notorious Theft of a Caravaggio From an Italian Church The series aims to locate the painting, which has been missing since 1969. By Adam Schrader, Nov 30, 2023
Art World Archives Mellon Foundation Raises Funding for Its Monuments Project to Half a Billion Dollars The foundation has already spent more than $170 million to fund at least 80 public art projects. By Adam Schrader, Nov 29, 2023
Art World Archives Banksy’s Big Brexit Mural, Painted on a Crumbling Building in Dover, Is Demolished The building has been flattened to make way for redevelopment. By Adam Schrader, Nov 29, 2023
Art World Archives Meet the Collectors Who Just Acquired the Copyrights to M.C. Escher’s Work Salvatore Iaquinta and Federico Giudiceandrea are also the new owners of the M.C. Escher Company. By Adam Schrader, Nov 28, 2023
Art World Archives Art Critic Jerry Saltz Gets Into an Online Skirmish With A.I. Superstar Refik Anadol Saltz enraged Anadol after dismissing his latest installation at MoMA. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 28, 2023
Art World Archives Parthenon Marbles Dispute Erupts as U.K. Leader Abruptly Cancels Meeting With Greek Counterpart The sudden decision came after prime minister Mitsotakis said keeping the marbles in Britain was akin to cutting the Mona Lisa in half. By Devorah Lauter, Nov 28, 2023
Art World Archives A Rare Soulages Lithograph Possibly Worth $30,000 Sells For $130 in Facebook Marketplace Mishap When Sarah Bonner listed the work on Facebook, she had no idea of its value. By Verity Babbs, Nov 27, 2023
Politics Is Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt Planning to Run for Mayor of Florence? If so, his move to become an Italian citizen certainly seems timely. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 27, 2023
Politics Switzerland Establishes a New Committee Focused On Restituting Looted Art The decision follows a controversial show that may have included works seized by the Nazis. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 23, 2023
Art World Archives A U.K. Museum Claims Roman Emperor Elagabalus Was Transgender The North Hertfordshire Museum will refer to the 3rd-century ruler using she/her pronouns. By Artnet News, Nov 22, 2023
Art World Archives Scholars Claim Roman Mosaics the U.S. Repatriated to Lebanon Are Fakes The forgers made the mistake of basing their work on prominent archaeological examples, say two experts. By Brian Boucher, Nov 21, 2023
Art World Archives Banksy Speaks? A 20-Year-Old Audio Interview With the Anonymous Artist Surfaces The podcast series, The Banksy Story, will air the recording in a bonus episode. By Artnet News, Nov 20, 2023
Crime The Art Institute of Chicago’s Ex-Payroll Manager Is Sentenced for Embezzling $2 Million Michael Maurello has also been ordered to pay restitution to the museum. By Adam Schrader, Nov 20, 2023
Art World Archives Documenta Is in Full Meltdown as Curatorial Search Committee Resigns En Masse Announcing their resignation, the committee questioned whether "there is a space in Germany for an open exchange of ideas." By Artnet News, Nov 17, 2023
