Art World Australia Is Investigating Claims That Workers at an Aboriginal Arts Center Altered Works by Indigenous Artists Tjala Arts said that the staff members were 'art assistants' working under the direction of the local artists. By Taylor Dafoe, May 16, 2023
Archaeology Researchers Have Found 5,000-Year-Old Clay Figurines, Mysteriously Hidden Behind Boar Tusks, in a Ukrainian Cave The find also included a rare piece of pottery, and may suggest information about burial rituals, say experts. By Artnet News, May 16, 2023
Archaeology In an Unusual Find, Archaeologists Have Discovered a Pair of Ancient Roman and Egyptian Sculptures in a Small Polish Village The artifacts belonged to a woman who had plans to create a chamber of antiquities. By Artnet News, May 16, 2023
On View Why Robert Pattinson Became the ‘Mascot’ for a Mysterious New Group Show at Chicago’s Renaissance Society The show has no name or press release—just a snapshot the curators took of the actor eating lunch in Los Angeles. By Sarah Cascone, May 16, 2023
People Don’t Touch Anything: Iconic Mugler Muse Connie Girl Catches the Final Days of the Designer’s Dazzling Brooklyn Museum Retrospective The multi-hyphenate model and nightlife star Connie Fleming was a trailblazer on Thierry Mugler's runway. By William Van Meter, May 16, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: An Eleventh-Hour Fundraiser Saves a Santa Fe Art Museum From Closing + Other Stories Plus, Patrick Drahi funds a new art sales platform and Sprüth Magers now reps Martine Syms. By Artnet News, May 16, 2023
Politics Oxford University’s Ashmolean Museum Has at Long Last Removed the Sackler Name From Its Galleries The tainted family name has also been dropped from the university library and staff posts. By Vivienne Chow, May 16, 2023
Crime A German Court Has Convicted Five Men Over Their Involvement in the Shocking $119 Million Dresden Jewel Heist The verdict comes after a lengthy 47-day trial. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 16, 2023
Museums A New Anti-Mafia Museum in Italy Will Immerse Visitors in Sights, Sounds, and Smells The museum's home is an 18th-century neo-classical palace. By Vittoria Benzine, May 16, 2023
On View In Pictures: Josh Kline’s First U.S. Museum Survey Looks to the Future to Frame Present-Day Anxieties “Project for a New American Century” is on view now through August at the Whitney Museum in New York. By Artnet News, May 16, 2023
Studio Visit In Her Manhattan and Maine Studios, Artist Inka Essenhigh Creates Luminous, Ethereal Landscapes From Buckets of Paint and Coffee The artist has an exhibition now on view at Miles McEnery Gallery through June 3. By Katie White, May 16, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists Digging Along a Train Route in Mexico Have Found an Extremely Rare Statue of a Maya Deity The statue is one of only three known in the world. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 16, 2023
Law A Judge Has Greenlit Two Lawsuits Against Appropriation Artist Richard Prince From Photographers Who Say He Stole Their Work Can the appropriation artist fend off copyright infringement charges if the case goes to trial? By Sarah Cascone, May 15, 2023
Science & Tech Baz Luhrmann, a Design Museum, and a Robot Artist Staged an A.I. Art Show Where Sparks—and Machine-Driven Creativity—Flew At Chelsea Factory, the Ai-Da robot painted works based on thousands of crowd-sourced submissions. By Richard Whiddington, May 15, 2023
Pop Culture For Decades, ‘The Simpsons’ Has Made Surprisingly Incisive Observations About Art. Here Are 4 That Still Resonate Today The long-running sitcom has such wise lessons on the art world, it ought to be on art school curricula. By Brian Boucher, May 15, 2023
