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Events and Parties

Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Derrick Adams’s Unicorn Playground to Kiki Kogelnik’s Portraits

Plus, Fred Wilson's first large-scale public sculpture.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 28, 2022

Art World

Art Industry News: Distant Relatives of Marcel Proust Are Suing Christie’s to Reclaim a Painting They Say Was Looted During WWII + Other Stories

Plus, Londoners vote to keep disputed statues on view at Goldsmiths, and activists stage a "die-in" in front of Guernica.

By Artnet News, Jun 28, 2022

Crime

Armed Suspects Smashed a Jewelry Display at TEFAF Using a Mallet Before Jetting Off in Broad Daylight in a Getaway Car

Local police says that two suspects have been apprehended.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 28, 2022

Art World

‘It Was a Feat I Thought I Couldn’t Handle’: Artist Jacolby Satterwhite Dissects His New Video Collaboration With Musician Perfume Genius

The two teamed up on a project that is hypnotic, surreal, and symbiotic.

By William Van Meter, Jun 27, 2022

Art World

A Researcher Just Found a Long-Lost Film of the 1898 Mardi Gras Parade, the Oldest-Known Footage of New Orleans

The two-minute film is 124 years old.

By Artnet News, Jun 27, 2022

People

Painter Sam Gilliam, Celebrated for His Boldly Colored Draped Canvases, Has Died at 88

The abstract painter died at his home in Washington, D.C.

By Helen Stoilas, Jun 27, 2022

Museums

German Museums Announce a New Wave of Restitutions, With Plans to Return Objects to Namibia, Cameroon, and Possibly Tanzania

The returns are the result of years-long negotiations.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 27, 2022

Museums

Surrounded by Visitors, the FBI Seized 25 Works Purportedly by Basquiat From a Florida Museum in a Mid-Day Raid

The previously unseen works surfaced in 2012, after apparently spending three decades in a storage unit.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 27, 2022

Art World

Art Industry News: Insider Trading Rumors Swirl Around CryptoPunks Following a 957 Percent Spike Ahead of Noah Davis Appointment + Other Stories

Plus, a public art show marks the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong handover, and Russia's Hermitage director gives a chilling interview.

By Artnet News, Jun 27, 2022

Art World

’This Is Not a Sculpture Park’: James Turrell and Other Art Stars Will Create Permanent Artworks for Saudi Arabia’s Desert ‘Valley of the Arts’

Iwona Blazwick, former director of London’s Whitechapel Art Gallery, will curate the project in AlUla.

By Nadine Khalil, Jun 27, 2022

Politics

Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, and Others Create Blistering Protest Art in Response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade Decision

The landmark ruling to eliminate abortion rights in the U.S. was followed by an outpouring of opposition from artists and galleries.

By Dorian Batycka, Jun 27, 2022

Art Whirled

What Does an Artist Need to Do to Get Paid Around Here? [Cartoon]

Art Whirled is a series of weekly cartoons on Artnet News that poke fun at the extremely ripe target of the art world and art market.

By Guy Richards Smit, Jun 27, 2022

Pop Culture

Investors and Banks Hoping to Cash in on the Success of ‘Immersive Van Gogh’ Are Pouring Funds Into Art Experiences for Klimt, Kahlo, and More

Immersive art experiences are proliferating around the globe, despite the often high price of tickets.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 27, 2022

From Monuments Honoring the Windrush Generation to Thieves Sentenced for Stealing Banksy’s Art: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

Catch up on this week's news, fast.

By Artnet News, Jun 24, 2022

Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Derrick Adams’s Unicorn Playground to Kiki Kogelnik’s Portraits

Art Industry News: Distant Relatives of Marcel Proust Are Suing Christie’s to Reclaim a Painting They Say Was Looted During WWII + Other Stories

Armed Suspects Smashed a Jewelry Display at TEFAF Using a Mallet Before Jetting Off in Broad Daylight in a Getaway Car

‘It Was a Feat I Thought I Couldn’t Handle’: Artist Jacolby Satterwhite Dissects His New Video Collaboration With Musician Perfume Genius

A Researcher Just Found a Long-Lost Film of the 1898 Mardi Gras Parade, the Oldest-Known Footage of New Orleans

Painter Sam Gilliam, Celebrated for His Boldly Colored Draped Canvases, Has Died at 88

German Museums Announce a New Wave of Restitutions, With Plans to Return Objects to Namibia, Cameroon, and Possibly Tanzania

Surrounded by Visitors, the FBI Seized 25 Works Purportedly by Basquiat From a Florida Museum in a Mid-Day Raid

Art Industry News: Insider Trading Rumors Swirl Around CryptoPunks Following a 957 Percent Spike Ahead of Noah Davis Appointment + Other Stories

’This Is Not a Sculpture Park’: James Turrell and Other Art Stars Will Create Permanent Artworks for Saudi Arabia’s Desert ‘Valley of the Arts’

Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, and Others Create Blistering Protest Art in Response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade Decision

What Does an Artist Need to Do to Get Paid Around Here? [Cartoon]

Investors and Banks Hoping to Cash in on the Success of ‘Immersive Van Gogh’ Are Pouring Funds Into Art Experiences for Klimt, Kahlo, and More

Two Dissident Cuban Artists Have Been Slapped With Lengthy Prison Sentences for Speaking Out Against the State

From Monuments Honoring the Windrush Generation to Thieves Sentenced for Stealing Banksy’s Art: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

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