People ‘I Felt in Between Places’: Iranian Artist Arghavan Khosravi on Studying Art in the U.S., and Why She Paints Preoccupied Women Khosravi recently debuted her first solo show at Rachel Uffner gallery. By Noor Brara, Jul 7, 2021
Science & Tech Scientists Tracing Leonardo da Vinci’s Family Tree Have Tracked Down 14 Living Relatives—Including a 62-Year-Old Artist The descendants include farmers, office workers, and an upholsterer. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 7, 2021
Law The North Face Will Phase Out a Logo That the Street Artist Futura Said It Lifted Illegally From His Work The company has denied any wrongdoing in the case. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 7, 2021
Art World Families Living Near Notre Dame Are Suing Paris For Allegedly Downplaying Lead Pollution That Resulted From the 2019 Blaze Officials stand accused of endangering the public by not making clear the threat to local children. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 7, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Damien Hirst Reveals He Mainly Made His Polarizing New Painting Series to Please His Mom + Other Stories Plus, the ICA Miami acquires a Crypto Punk and police track down a stolen Sigmar Polke at a German apartment. By Artnet News, Jul 7, 2021
Reviews The Medici Were History’s Greatest Patrons—and Also Tyrants. The Met’s New Show Tackles How Art Served Power Bronzino is the star of "The Medici: Portraits and Politics"—while Michelangelo sits in judgement somewhere in the background. By Eleanor Heartney, Jul 7, 2021
On View See How British Artist Bridget Riley’s Paintings ‘Caress and Soothe’ the Eye in Her New Show at David Zwirner London Take a peek inside the artist's colorful new show, "Past Into Present." By Artnet News, Jul 6, 2021
Archaeology Scientists Say an Intricately Carved 51,000-Year-Old Deer Bone Is the Earliest Example of Neanderthals’ Artistic Abilities The bone was unearthed at the mouth of the Unicorn Cave in Germany. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 6, 2021
Museums The Brooklyn Museum Has Voluntarily Repatriated 1,300 Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Costa Rica The objects once belonged to the collection of Minor Keith, a railroad magnate who exported them in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 6, 2021
Studio Visit Breakout Artist Yasmine Nasser Diaz Starts Each Day With a Collage and Gets Un-Stuck by Hula-Hooping The artist's latest work is on view in New York through the end of July. By Katie White, Jul 6, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Why Are Western White Dudes Getting So Many of China’s Top Museum Jobs? + Other Stories Plus, conservators raise alarm about the Huntington's "Blue Boy" loan and the buyer of Lucian Freud's Hockney portrait is revealed. By Artnet News, Jul 6, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions The Baltic Triennial Has Brought Together Some of Europe’s Most Promising Emerging Talents—See Images Here This year, the exhibition was decentralized across project spaces throughout Vilnius, Lithuania. By Kate Brown, Jul 6, 2021
Museums It’s Been a Watershed Year for the Restitution of African Artworks. But What About Objects Stolen From the Continent Next Door? European colonialism—and all the art and loot that was acquired because of it—was a global project. By Quynh Tran, Jul 6, 2021
Books Pop Star Lana Del Rey Has a Few Choice Lessons to Teach Us About the Pictures Generation and Queer Feminist Art History Read an excerpt from the new book "Queer Formalism: The Return." By William J. Simmons, Jul 6, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Here Are the Winning Art Projects for London’s Coveted Fourth Plinth + Other Stories Plus, a climate change-focused artwork by Banksy sells for $6 million and controversy embroils Korea’s artist pick for Venice Biennale. By Artnet News, Jul 5, 2021
