Politics The Editor of ‘Artforum’ Has Been Fired Over the Publication of a Pro-Palestine Open Letter Artforum's publishers have put out a statement addressing the open letter. By Artnet News, Oct 27, 2023
Politics A Right-Wing Journalist Has Been Nominated to Lead the Venice Biennale. Here’s What We Know Pietrangelo Buttafuoco is set to replace current president Roberto Cicutto, whose first term ends in March 2024. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 26, 2023
Crime Police in Spain Seized Greco-Scythian Artifacts That Were Allegedly Stolen From Ukraine—But Experts Doubt Their Authenticity The authorities say the total value of the objects exceeds $63 million. By Adam Schrader, Oct 25, 2023
Politics Following Backlash, Artists Including Peter Doig and Tomás Saraceno Quietly Retracted Support From a Pro-Palestine Petition Joan Jonas is also among those who have removed their names from the petition. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 25, 2023
Op-Ed Two A.I. Models Produced Different Results When Authenticating a Raphael Painting. Here’s Why That Doesn’t Undermine the Tool’s Potential A.I. continues to be a reliable tool for art experts, says Carina Popovici, founder of Art Recognition. By Carina Popovici, Oct 23, 2023
Crime A Painting Stolen From a Museum in Glasgow Has Been Returned After More Than 30 Years The work by Robert Gemmell Hutchison was reportedly worth about $9,721 when it was taken, in 1989. By Adam Schrader, Oct 20, 2023
Crime After 80 Years, a Long-Lost Painting Looted by U.S. Soldiers During World War II Has Been Returned to Germany An anonymous tipster called Art Recovery International to admit their uncle had stolen the painting from a German museum. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 20, 2023
Politics Kara Walker, Joan Jonas, Judith Butler, and Other Cultural Luminaries Are Calling on Institutions to Denounce Israeli ‘War Crimes’ in Gaza Many art institutions have stayed silent on the issue. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2023
Opinion The World’s Most Popular Painter Sent His Followers After Me Because He Didn’t Like a Review of His Work. Here’s What I Learned The reaction from Devon Rodriguez's followers shows why developing a critical analysis of "parasocial aesthetics" is important. By Ben Davis, Oct 19, 2023
Crime Dutch Art Detective Arthur Brand Has Recovered Six Stolen Paintings From a Mysterious Man With a Van Brand’s latest score comes just over a month after he brought home a stolen van Gogh in an Ikea bag. By Artnet News, Oct 17, 2023
Crime A Minnesota Man Has Pleaded Guilty to Stealing ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers From the Judy Garland Museum At the time of the theft in 2005, Terry Jon Martin believed that the slippers included actual rubies. By Max Berlinger, Oct 17, 2023
Op-Ed Enough With the Solidarity Statements. Why Art Institutions Should Stop Taking Positions on Geopolitical Events They Have Nothing to Do With There are better ways to help. By Sascha Freudenheim, Oct 16, 2023
Politics Documenta Condemns Members of the Art Collective ruangrupa—Who Curated Last Year’s Show—for ‘Liking’ Pro-Palestine Social Media Posts Two members of the Indonesian art collective said they "liked" a video of a pro-Palestine demonstration in Berlin by mistake. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 10, 2023
Art Criticism TikTok Star Devon Rodriguez Is Now the Most Famous Artist in the World. But What About His Work? "Underground," Rodriguez's show at UTA Artist Space, is a chance to observe the rise of Influencer Art. By Ben Davis, Oct 6, 2023
Crime An American Tourist Who Went on a Sculpture-Smashing Rampage at Jerusalem’s Israel Museum Has Been Arrested The suspect's lawyer blames Jerusalem syndrome. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 6, 2023
