Archaeology Dimwitted Vandals ‘Irreparably Damaged’ 4,000-Year-Old Rock Art in Texas by Scrawling Their Own Names Into It The names Adrian, Ariel, Isaac, and Norma were etched atop ancient abstract designs. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 10, 2022
Crime Four Italian Collectors on Instagram Have Been Unmasked as Catfish Accounts. Was It a Scheme to Pump Emerging Artists? Lawyers are now investigating whether any crimes were committed by the fake accounts. By Kate Brown, Jan 10, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Damien Hirst’s Rural Manor Is a ‘Blight on the Countryside,’ According to His Neighbors + Other Stories Plus, Michael Steinhardt's looted art is still on view at the Israel Museum, and Larry Gagosian and Ron Perelman have buried the hatchet. By Artnet News, Jan 10, 2022
People Rachel Uffner’s Tastemaking Gallery Survived the Great Recession and the Pandemic. The Daily Grind Is Much Harder The gallerist opened her space the same month that Lehman Brothers crashed in 2008. Through the 2020s, she's had to pull out some old tricks she learned back then. By Annie Armstrong, Jan 10, 2022
Science & Tech ‘We Were Blown Away’: How New A.I. Research Is Changing the Way Conservators and Collectors Think About Attribution A new technique claims to detect forgeries with accuracy of 96 percent. By Dorian Batycka, Jan 10, 2022
Art World From a Court Win for Statue Topplers to an Art Dealer’s NFT Crisis: The Best & Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news, fast. By Artnet News, Jan 7, 2022
Politics WhatsApp Messages Show Boris Johnson Offering to Support a New Cultural Expo in Exchange for Fancy Home Renovations An ethics advisor found that Johnson acted "unwisely." By Sarah Cascone, Jan 7, 2022
Art World Ireland Will Soon Pay Arts and Culture Workers a Basic Income to Help the Sector Bounce Back From the Pandemic Details are still being hammered out ahead of a January 27 deadline. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 7, 2022
Politics Before the Smoke Cleared From the Capitol Riots, Curators Were Out Looking for Artifacts. What Should They Do With Them Now? The Smithsonian hopes its collection of the highly loaded objects will help preserve the history of that dark day. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 7, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Sotheby’s Could Get Slapped With a Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging It Denied Workers Healthcare + Other Stories Plus, London's ICA names Bengi Ünsal as its new director, and protestors in Kazahkstan topple a statue of its former leader. By Artnet News, Jan 7, 2022
Art World From Venice to Documenta, Here’s a List of All the Major Art Biennials and Triennials Scheduled to Return in Force in 2022 From Kassel to Kathmandu, here are the events that people will be talking about. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 7, 2022
Museums A Collection of Russian Religious Paintings Once Owned by the Medicis Is Returning to the Uffizi Galleries for Good The exhibition "Museum of the Russian Icons" is now open at the Palazzo Pitti. By Artnet News, Jan 6, 2022
People ‘Shame Is One of My Predominant Feelings’: Watch Artists Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg Summon Nightmares in Clay As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 6, 2022
Pop Culture What Does The Weeknd Collect? We Decoded His Trendy Art Collection From an Ad for His $22.5 Million Beverly Hills Penthouse Keith Haring, Hajime Sorayama, and Kaws are among the pop star's favorites, it turns out. By Artnet News, Jan 6, 2022
Science & Tech A New Space Telescope Is Poised to Take Unprecedented Images of the Origins of the Universe, and Scientists Are Freaking Out The telescope will also observe exoplanets, looking for Earth-like atmospheres and oceans. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 6, 2022
