Art World At the Armory Show, Fantasy-Coded Paintings Offer Escapism in Soft Focus By Annie Armstrong, Sep 5, 2024
Art World Arch of Constantine Damaged by Lightning Amid Severe Storms in Rome The lightning strike blew chunks of stone off the 4th-century structure. By Brian Boucher, Sep 5, 2024
Gallery Network A New York Show Offers 3 Competing Visions of Contemporary Abstraction Presented by Wook + Lattuada, the show features work by Nando Stevoli, Edorado Menini, and Wang Yigang. By Artnet Gallery Network, Sep 5, 2024
Archaeology & History Huge! The Largest Prehistoric Structure South of the Sahara Archaeologists only started studying the 1,500-year-old site properly last century. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 5, 2024
Law & Politics A Collector Sues to Fight Seizure of Roman Bronze Statue The Manhattan D.A. says the bronze was smuggled out of Turkey in the 1960s. Aaron Mendelsohn says they can't prove it. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 5, 2024
Artists Artist Monica Bonvicini on William Blake, Rage, and Touching Art The Berlin-based artist is opening her first solo exhibition with Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in New York City. By Kate Brown, Sep 5, 2024
Artists She Pioneered New Possibilities for Weaving and Inspired a Generation of Fiber Artists. Why Has Lenore Tawney Been Overlooked for So Long? A selection of Tawney's work are on view at Independent 20th century this week, just steps from where Tawney once rented a loft studio space in the vibrant arts community of Coenties Slip. By Katie White, Sep 5, 2024
Art World The Rabkin Foundation Just Doled Out Another $400,000 to Art Critics In a time of precarity, eight critics have received unrestricted $50,000 grants. By Brian Boucher, Sep 5, 2024
Art World With His Twilight Fantasias, Is Esaí Alfredo the Next Big Queer Figurative Painter? The 27-year-old Puerto Rican artist blends fantasy and reality with a heavy dose of queer romance. Can he repeat his Miami Art Basel triumph at the Armory Show? By William Van Meter, Sep 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Court Approves Valparaiso University’s Controversial Plan to Sell Paintings From Brauer Museum Collection The canvases by O’Keeffe, Church, and Hassam could bring as much as $20 million. By Brian Boucher, Sep 4, 2024
Archaeology & History What Was This Elaborate Samurai Sword Doing in a German Cellar? The relic may have been a gift from a 19th-century Japanese mission to Prussia. By Richard Whiddington, Sep 4, 2024
Gallery Network Get a Front Row Seat to Breakdancing Battles at a New Performance Series Works and Process's 2024 season opens with "Gather Round," a free public showcase at Manhattan West. By Artnet Gallery Network, Sep 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Permanent Collection: John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Amelia Earhart’s Benefactor Norton Museum of Art director Ghislain d'Humieres on one of his favorite Sargent portraits. By Tim Brinkhof, Sep 4, 2024
Art World Need Advice? Miranda July Is Dishing Life Tips on Prada’s New Hotline If she likes the sound of your voice, July will even ask you for advice, too. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 4, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Why Is This Portrait Dubbed the ‘Takeaway Rembrandt’? The work is small enough to surreptitiously tuck under one arm. By Richard Whiddington, Sep 4, 2024
