A $1 Million Marsden Hartley That Was Stolen 30 Years Ago and Replaced With a Forgery Is Finally Returning to Its Original Owner

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A $1 Million Marsden Hartley That Was Stolen 30 Years Ago and Replaced With a Forgery Is Finally Returning to Its Original Owner

The case took some wild twists and turns on its year-long journey through the courts.

By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 11, 2020

Politics

Georgia Runoff Candidate Kelly Loeffler Allegedly Owns a $56,000 Warhol Portrait of Mao, and a Fellow Republican Thinks It’s Weird

Loeffler's campaign has denied that she owns the artwork.

By Sarah Cascone, Dec 10, 2020

Op-Ed

What International Audiences Must Understand About the Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan—and the Cultural Heritage That’s at Stake

Younger Armenian and Azerbaijani scholars can do a great deal if they dare to break from nationalist taboos.

By Thomas de Waal, Dec 10, 2020

Opinion

Can I Use Beyoncé’s Choreography in My Next Performance Artwork Without Getting Sued? + Other Artists’-Rights Questions, Answered

What's the deal with streaming music on Twitch? Can I wear a dress made out of ballots to the inaugural ball?

By Katarina Feder, Dec 8, 2020

Politics

Bowing to Pressure, Harvard Will Remove Philip Johnson’s Name From a Building He Designed Because of His Support for Nazism

The home Johnson designed for his architectural thesis will now be referred to only by its street address.

By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 8, 2020

Op-Ed

Arts Funding Is Facing an Existential Crisis. To Survive, Cultural Organizations Must Change How They Frame Themselves to the Public

The director of the Arts Funders Forum offers advice for an industry facing a new generation of donors increasingly disinterested in culture.

By Melissa Cowley Wolf, Dec 7, 2020

Politics

A Government-Commissioned Report Admonishes the Netherlands for Stacking Odds Against Those Seeking the Return of Nazi-Looted Art

The report cites a lack of "transparency" in restitution decisions.

By Kate Brown, Dec 7, 2020

Politics

After Protesting for Artistic Freedom, Cuban Authorities Detained Artist Tania Bruguera and Put Her Under House Arrest

“We want political freedom: respect for those who think differently," the artist says. "Basic stuff!”

By Brian Boucher, Dec 7, 2020

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why the Art Market Shouldn’t Worry That the Film Industry Is Undergoing a Home-Viewing Revolution (and Other Insights)

Our columnist unspools the art-world implications of Warner Bros.’s choice to stream its 2021 films on HBO Max as soon as they hit theaters.

By Tim Schneider, Dec 6, 2020

Politics

France Rules Out Expanding Its ‘Culture Pass’ Program, Which Gives Youth a €500 Credit to Spend on Cultural Activities

Officials say the funding is more urgently needed elsewhere.

By Kate Brown, Dec 3, 2020

Politics

An Explosive Debate Has Roiled Denmark After a Department Head at Its Top Art Academy Was Fired for Drowning a Bust of a Former King

The artist, who bagged the bust and dumped it in a canal, says her intention was to spark a debate about Denmark's colonial legacy.

By Kate Brown, Dec 2, 2020

‘Nobody Could Remain Silent’: The Killing of an Artist and Activist in Belarus Has Added Fuel to Widespread Protests Against the Government

The country's president was recently re-elected in a widely disputed election.

By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Dec 1, 2020

Politics

England Has Boosted Its Provision For Culture in the Next Financial Year—But a Public Sector Pay Freeze Has Set Union Reps on Edge

The government spending review has set aside £320 million for the country’s public galleries and museums.

By Naomi Rea, Nov 25, 2020

Politics

France Will Begin Reopening Cultural Institutions, While Germany Considers Extending Its Lockdown

The varying strategies suggest the unpredictability of the health situation in Europe.

By Kate Brown, Nov 25, 2020

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