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The British Government Is Looking for an Expert to Guide Its Restitution Efforts as Global Pressure Mounts on Museums to Audit Their Collections

Applications for the four-month gig are open now.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 14, 2020

Art World

Germany Returns Three Paintings Once Owned by the Notorious Art Dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt to a Jewish Collector’s Heirs

The government also returned six pieces of silver from a Munich museum.

By Kate Brown, Jan 14, 2020

Art World

Art Industry News: Warren Kanders Calls the Whitney’s Leadership ‘Very Weak’ in a Scorched-Earth Interview + Other Stories

Plus, Judy Chicago will design the set for Dior's next runway show and Skarstedt will no longer represent George Condo.

By Artnet News, Jan 14, 2020

Art World

A K-Pop Boy Band Is Launching a Wildly Ambitious Public Art Project in Five Cities Across the World

Of course, Hans Ulrich Obrist is also involved.

By Naomi Rea, Jan 14, 2020

Events and Parties

Editors Picks: 19 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week

Here's what we're doing this week.

By Artnet News, Jan 13, 2020

Politics

Artist Michael Rakowitz Paused His Video at MoMA PS1 as an Act of Protest. After He Left, the Museum Turned It Back On

This is the latest salvo in an ongoing battle between the artist and institution that has played out since last November.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 13, 2020

Art World

The Erie Art Museum Has Pushed Out Its Director, One of the Youngest in the US, Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

The Pennsylvania museum claims it had no knowledge of the history of complaints against Joshua Helmer before the New York Times's investigation.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 13, 2020

Art World

Art Industry News: A New Gallery in Chinatown Is Selling Art That You—Yes, You—Can Actually Afford + Other Stories

Plus, Broadway's hottest playwright is organizing a performance festival on the High Line and Hitchcock star Kim Novak gets a museum show.

By Artnet News, Jan 13, 2020

Art World

Security Experts Say That Jewels Stolen From Dresden’s Green Vault in an Audacious Heist Have Now Popped Up on the Dark Web

German authorities reject the claims made by an Israeli security company.

By Naomi Rea, Jan 13, 2020

People

How Rising Art Star Alvaro Barrington Charmed London’s Top Galleries Into Breaking Their Own Rules for the Chance to Work With Him

The prolific artist is crafting his career with so much charisma, all six of his galleries have fallen into step.

By Kate Brown, Jan 13, 2020

Art World

From the Art of ‘Little Women’ to the Death of Artist John Baldessari: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

Catch up on this week's news—fast.

By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 10, 2020

Art World

Astounded Scholars Just Found What Appears to Be a Previously Unknown Work by Albrecht Dürer in a Church’s Gift Shop

The stunning discovery was made in Vienna—a city Dürer is not known ever to have visited.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 10, 2020

Art World

Notre Dame’s Roof Might Be Reconstructed With the Same Wood Used Centuries Ago—Because It’s More Fire-Resistant Than You Think

Eric Wirth, vice president of the Guild of French Architects, says wood is far superior to modern materials like concrete or steel.

By Katie White, Jan 10, 2020

People

The Venice Biennale Has Appointed Cecilia Alemani, the Artistic Force Behind New York’s High Line, as the Curator of Its 2021 Edition

Alemani previously curated the Italian pavilion at the 2017 edition of the biennale.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 10, 2020

Politics

Angry Slovenian Villagers Set Fire to a Creepy Wooden Statue of Donald Trump. (The Artist Insists It’s Really a ‘Statue of Liberty’)

The political work of art had recently been given asylum by the mayor of the Slovenian village who has vowed not to be defeated by the vandals.

By Naomi Rea, Jan 10, 2020

The British Government Is Looking for an Expert to Guide Its Restitution Efforts as Global Pressure Mounts on Museums to Audit Their Collections

Germany Returns Three Paintings Once Owned by the Notorious Art Dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt to a Jewish Collector’s Heirs

Art Industry News: Warren Kanders Calls the Whitney’s Leadership ‘Very Weak’ in a Scorched-Earth Interview + Other Stories

A K-Pop Boy Band Is Launching a Wildly Ambitious Public Art Project in Five Cities Across the World

Editors Picks: 19 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week

Artist Michael Rakowitz Paused His Video at MoMA PS1 as an Act of Protest. After He Left, the Museum Turned It Back On

The Erie Art Museum Has Pushed Out Its Director, One of the Youngest in the US, Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

Art Industry News: A New Gallery in Chinatown Is Selling Art That You—Yes, You—Can Actually Afford + Other Stories

Security Experts Say That Jewels Stolen From Dresden’s Green Vault in an Audacious Heist Have Now Popped Up on the Dark Web

How Rising Art Star Alvaro Barrington Charmed London’s Top Galleries Into Breaking Their Own Rules for the Chance to Work With Him

From the Art of ‘Little Women’ to the Death of Artist John Baldessari: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

Astounded Scholars Just Found What Appears to Be a Previously Unknown Work by Albrecht Dürer in a Church’s Gift Shop

Notre Dame’s Roof Might Be Reconstructed With the Same Wood Used Centuries Ago—Because It’s More Fire-Resistant Than You Think

The Venice Biennale Has Appointed Cecilia Alemani, the Artistic Force Behind New York’s High Line, as the Curator of Its 2021 Edition

Angry Slovenian Villagers Set Fire to a Creepy Wooden Statue of Donald Trump. (The Artist Insists It’s Really a ‘Statue of Liberty’)

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