Decades After a U.S. Soldier Took Them Home as a Souvenir, Long-Lost Artworks Return to Poland With the Help of the Monuments Men

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Decades After a U.S. Soldier Took Them Home as a Souvenir, Long-Lost Artworks Return to Poland With the Help of the Monuments Men

The drawings had been looted from the National Museum of Warsaw and taken to Fischhorn Castle in Austria.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 8, 2021

Curiosities

Can a Talking Rousseau Save Facebook? Why Does This Billionaire Think He’s Le Corbusier? + Other Questions I Have About This Week’s Art News

Plus, the coin collecting community is upended by a "physical Bitcoin."

By Ben Davis, Nov 8, 2021

Politics

After Six Months of Acrimony, Washington, D.C.’s Culture Commission Gets a Progressive Shakeup With Big Implications

The standoff had become a referendum on how the city's government serves its majority-Black population.

By Zachary Small, Nov 3, 2021

Politics

Who Has a Say in How History Is Remembered? Leaked U.K. Guidelines Raise Questions About the Government’s Role in Culture

A paper published by the British journalist Trevor Phillips has been called an "anti-woke charter" in the press.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 3, 2021

Op-Ed

If You Want to Support the Arts in America, Invest in the South. Here’s Why

A person living in the South sees $1 of arts philanthropy for every $4 someone in the Northeast gets. That's a problem.

By Susie Surkamer & Joy Young, Nov 2, 2021

Curiosities

Why Did Lindsay Lohan’s Art Spark Furries’ Fury? What Is the ‘Shadowman Experience’? + More Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News

Plus, what is Ted Lasso's take on the rise of African art?

By Ben Davis, Nov 1, 2021

Crime

In a Shift, Notorious Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Set to Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges in Federal Court This Week

It remains to be seen what type of prison sentence is handed down.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 1, 2021

Crime

Manhattan’s D.A. Returns 248 Antiquities to India That Were Caught Up in the Investigation of Disgraced Dealer Subhash Kapoor

It is the largest group of historical objects to be returned to the country.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 29, 2021

Politics

After Years of Debate, Two Universities Have Become the First U.K. Institutions to Restitute Benin Bronzes

Cambridge and Aberdeen universities will return the treasured bronzes.

By Vivienne Chow, Oct 29, 2021

Politics

The U.K.’s Latest Budget Gives Arts Organizations an Impressive-Sounding $1.2 Billion—But It’s Actually Less Than Last Year

Museum leaders are most excited about an extension of tax relief for arts organizations through 2024.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Oct 28, 2021

Know Your Rights

Am I Entitled to a Payday If My Art Has Been Turned Into a Pretty Popular Gif? + Other Artists’-Rights Questions, Answered

Plus, how can I make NFTs of work in my local museum without breaking the rules? And am I allowed to make a TV show about Jackson Pollock?

By Katarina Feder, Oct 27, 2021

Curiosities

What Does the Basketball World Want With Warhol’s Pee? Did Art Just Die at Giza’s Pyramids? + Other Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News

Plus, is Buzzfeed's Buzzy the Robot art's next big thing?

By Ben Davis, Oct 26, 2021

Someone Paid $25 Mil for Banksy Leftovers? Is This the HAL 9000 of Museums? + Other Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News

Plus, is October Mist the color to cure all your woes?

By Ben Davis, Oct 19, 2021

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