An Ancient Rock Art Site in Australia, Home to a Million Petroglyphs, Has Been Damaged by Petrochemical Emissions, Scientists Say

Archaeology

An Ancient Rock Art Site in Australia, Home to a Million Petroglyphs, Has Been Damaged by Petrochemical Emissions, Scientists Say

The earliest Murujuga rock art dates back 40,000 years.

By Richard Whiddington, Jun 1, 2023

Crime

Italian Police Recover a Long-Lost Roman Marble Head Nearly 50 Years After Its Theft

The precious antiquity was traced to a private collection in Switzerland.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 1, 2023

Art World

Art Industry News: Last-Minute Visitors to the Rijksmuseum’s Vermeer Blockbuster Miss Out on ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ + Other Stories

Plus, London Gallery Weekend kicks off and Xavier Hufkens wins the estate of Leon Kossof.

By Artnet News, Jun 1, 2023

Valuations

Art Advisor Maria Vogel Hosts Art-Inspired Dinner Parties, Cherishes Handwritten Notes, and Keeps an Eye Out for Overlooked Women Artists

We asked the founder of Rococo art advisory about the things she values most—in art and in life.

By Katie White, Jun 1, 2023

On View

Pokémon as Muse? See Artist Katherine Bernhardt’s Exuberant New Paintings That Channel the Beloved Pocket Monsters

It's the artist's first solo show in Hong Kong.

By Richard Whiddington, Jun 1, 2023

Museums

Three Years After It Was Damaged in the Beirut Port Blast, the Sursock Museum Reopens as a Small Ray of Cultural Hope for Lebanon

‘It is a miracle we are reopening,’ the museum’s director said, amid the country’s ongoing economic collapse and social upheaval.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jun 1, 2023

Art World

New York Mayor Eric Adams Proclaims May 31 Ellsworth Kelly Day as Museums Across the U.S. Celebrate the Artist’s Centenary

The move came after museums pushed the mayor’s office to commemorate the pioneering painter.

By Artnet News, May 31, 2023

Art World

Restoring Visibility: How Beijing’s Gallery Weekend Is Revitalizing the Chinese Art Industry After the Pandemic Almost Quashed It

Gallery Weekend Beijing is open through June 4.

By Cathy Fan, May 31, 2023

Pop Culture

Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston, and Other ‘Asteroid City’ Stars Respond to the Viral Wes Anderson TikTok Trend With Their Own Parody

The Van Gogh Museum, the South London Gallery, and the National Gallery of Art have all joined in on the fun.

By Anna Grace Lee, May 31, 2023

Science & Tech

A Prophetic San Francisco Pop-Up Art Show on the Possibilities and Dangers of A.I. Is Looking for a Permanent Home

Select pieces that explore technology's "power for destruction and good" remain on private display in the Mission District's Salesforce Tower.

By Adam Schrader, May 31, 2023

Museums

‘The Act of Opening a House Is So Beautiful’: Berlin’s Historic House of World Cultures Relaunches With an Ambitious Multisensory Weekend

Newly helmed by the visionary director Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the building will be pulsing with new rhythms, views and tastes.

By Kate Brown, May 31, 2023

Crime

A Palm Beach Dealer Peddling Cheap Warhol and Basquiat Replicas for Millions Has Been Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison

The dealer has started paying back victims of his scam.

By Sarah Cascone, May 31, 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping Has Told a State Art Museum to Uphold ‘a Politically Correct Direction’ Amid Pressures on China’s Cultural Sector

The president urged the museum to champion the core values of socialist culture under Xi Jinping Thought.

By Vivienne Chow, May 31, 2023

Art World

A Palatial Home by Frank Lloyd Wright—With a Circular Design Echoing His Guggenheim Museum—Has Hit the Market for $8 Million

The architect stayed there during the museum's construction.

By Lee Carter, May 31, 2023

Archaeology