Art World A Modest Stone Relic Has Led Archeologists to the Tomb of a Depraved Ancient Chinese Emperor Famed for His Cruelty and Enormous Harem It appears to offer proof that the tomb belongs to Han Emperor Liu Zhi. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 11, 2021
Politics The Art-Filled High Line Is Planning a $60 Million Expansion, Dubbed New York City’s ‘Most Ambitious Redevelopment in Decades’ What you need to know about Andrew Cuomo's plan to expand the High Line. By Artnet News, Jan 11, 2021
Politics The Smithsonian Is Rushing to Collect Flags, Protest Signs, and Other Ephemera From the Pro-Trump Insurrection in the US Capitol Conservators are also cleaning up the corrosive damage of pepper spray and tear gas on the building's historic art. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 11, 2021
Art World What I Buy And Why: Arts Philanthropist Hasnaine Yavarhoussen on the Collecting Scene in Madagascar and the Joys of Outdoor Art The founder of Hakanto Contemporary, the first non-profit art space in Madagascar, has been collecting close to home this year. By Katie White, Jan 11, 2021
Art World Here’s Why Twitter Is Outraged Over Kamala Harris’s ‘Vogue’ Cover—and Why Even the Vice President-Elect Was Said to Be ‘Blindsided’ Social media users criticized the casualness of Tyler Mitchell's photograph. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 11, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Financiers Are Investing Piles of Cash Into Immersive Art Centers Following Mass Layoffs in the Sector + Other Stories Plus, the opening of François Pinault's Paris museum has been postponed yet again and the Louvre saw a 72 percent drop in attendance in 2020. By Artnet News, Jan 11, 2021
People ‘It’s Time the Old Rulebook Was Rewritten’: Artist Marianna Simnett on the Virtues of Shocking Imagery and Difficult Art Simnett says artists need to stick to their guns and insist on radicality. By Kate Brown, Jan 11, 2021
Art World Archaeologists Are Using Incredible Photographs From This Cold War-Era Spy Satellite to Unlock Secrets of World History Some of the earliest satellite photography has been declassified, and is proving a boon to all different kinds of research. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 8, 2021
Art World From This Season’s Must-See Museum Shows to the Latest Chapter in Wildenstein Family Drama: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news—fast. By Artnet News, Jan 8, 2021
Art World ‘We’re Looking for Pathways to Justice, Repair, and Care’: Why This Arts Nonprofit Is Studying Every Single Monument in the US Philadelphia’s Monument Lab won a $4 million grant to conduct its research. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 8, 2021
Art World The Everson Museum Sold a $13 Million Jackson Pollock to Diversity Its Collection. Here’s What It Has Bought So Far The controversial sale has funded the acquisition of new works by Sharif Bey, Ellen Blalock, and Ellen Lesperance, among others. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 8, 2021
Politics ‘The Police Didn’t Know What Was Going to Happen’: 5 Photographers on What It Was Like to Document the Storming of the US Capitol We spoke with a group of photojournalists about the chaotic scene. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 8, 2021
Art World An Abandoned Amusement Park in East Germany Is Being Renovated Into a €45 Million Cultural Site Work has begun on revamping a historic 150-foot-tall Ferris wheel. By Kate Brown, Jan 8, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Curators Assess the Damage to Art in the US Capitol After This Week’s Pro-Trump Mob + Other Stories Plus, Damien Hirst puts his art on ice in Switzerland and technology is revolutionizing art authentication. By Artnet News, Jan 8, 2021
Art World Wet Paint: Art Dealer’s Daughter Pitches Woo on ‘The Bachelor,’ Eight-Figure Diebenkorn Goes to Palm Beach, & More Art-World Gossip What gallery scooped up an ex-Gavin Brown artist? What bar's become the go-to art boite in freezing New York? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Jan 8, 2021
