Art World Archives Preservation Efforts Are Underway for Italy’s Leaning Tower (No, Not That One) Officials in Bologna, Italy have announced a $4.7 million plan to shore up the Garisenda Tower. By Artnet News, Dec 5, 2023
Art World Archives David Hockney Lights Up London’s Battersea Power Station With Animated Christmas Trees Hockney created the works on his trusty iPad Pro. By Verity Babbs, Dec 4, 2023
Crime Thieves Stole More Than $1 Million Worth of Parts From an Anselm Kiefer Sculpture Thieves are enticed by the value of the raw material not the artwork itself, even though the latter is much higher. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 4, 2023
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 History Was Winter Monet’s Favorite Season? Here Are 3 Surprising Facts About His Snowy Masterpiece ‘The Magpie’ We took a closer look at Monet's largest winter landscape and found some surprising details. By Katie White, 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 History The Old Masters of Comedy: See the Hidden Jokes in 5 Dutch Artworks There's nowhere better than the Dutch Golden Age if you're after an art historical laugh. Here are our five favorite punny pieces. By Verity Babbs, Nov 27, 2023
Art History Did Edward Hopper’s Trusted Friend and Minister Steal a Trove of His Art? A self-portrait by the artist at the Museum of Fine Arts is linked to a leading expert’s long-held accusations of a massive theft. By Devorah Lauter, Nov 27, 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
