Collectibles Revered ‘Sandman’ Author Neil Gaiman Is Selling Treasures From His Collection The sale includes dozens of renditions of Dream, the character at the center of the ‘Sandman’ comic. By Artnet News, Feb 23, 2024
Law & Politics Manhattan DA Is Arguing for the Art Institute of Chicago to Turn Over an Egon Schiele Work The museum will now have the opportunity to respond ahead of oral arguments in the spring. By Adam Schrader, Feb 23, 2024
Collectibles This Coveted ‘Star Wars’ Prop Could Fetch $1 Million at Auction Besides the C3PO helmet, props will be on offer from films ranging from 'The Ten Commandments' to 'Back to the Future'. By Tim Brinkhof, Feb 23, 2024
Museums & Institutions The V&A Museum Aims to Raise $2.5 Million to Buy a Rare 12th-Century Ivory Carving The piece, showing Joseph of Arimathea lifting Jesus down from the cross, is under a temporary export ban. By Brian Boucher, Feb 23, 2024
Pop Culture As Seen on ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’: A Corporate Raider’s Goya Goya’s gluttonous Saturn reflects the naked avarice of the film’s characters. By Min Chen, Feb 23, 2024
Gallery Network How Scottish Artist Douglas Gordon Reinterpreted the Work of Andy Warhol The artist is collaborating with Austria-based Lito Editions. By Artnet Gallery Network, Feb 23, 2024
Art World Koons Landing! The Artist’s Mini-Sculptures Have Made It to the Moon The artworks also exist down here on earth in the form of NFTs. By Adam Schrader, Feb 23, 2024
Art World A Historic Arts and Crafts Estate With a Storied Past Hits the Market The estate has been described as an “ultimate bungalow,” and with good reason. By Tim Brinkhof, Feb 23, 2024
Archaeology & History Some of the Oldest Footprints in the World Discovered in Morocco The research team believes the tracks were made in the Late Pleistocene period during the last Ice Age. By Patrick Sproull, Feb 23, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Why Portraitist John Singer Sargent Cared So Much About Clothes Five exceptional portraits at Tate Britain's "Sargent and Fashion" reveal the painter's eye for dress. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 23, 2024
Law & Politics New West Virginia Bill Could Prosecute Museums for Displaying ‘Obscene’ Works Leading national museum associations condemned the bill in a joint statement. By Adam Schrader, Feb 23, 2024
Museums & Institutions London’s V&A Museum Seeks a Taylor Swift Superfan for an Advisory Role The museum is also on the hunt for fans of tufting, emojis, and Crocs. By Verity Babbs, Feb 23, 2024
Art World Eiffel Tower Workers Go on Strike, Claiming the City Is Neglecting the Monument The Parisian landmark is closed over workers’ accusations of poor financial management of the site. By Verity Babbs, Feb 23, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Acorns Planted by John Lennon and Yoko Ono—Then Promptly Stolen—Go on View The twin trees were meant to be part of a monument to peace, but they weren’t in the ground long before being swiped. By Brian Boucher, Feb 23, 2024
Archaeology & History An Egyptian Queen’s Bracelets Point to Ancient Trade Networks The jewelry, inlaid with turquoise and lapis lazuli, belonged to Queen Hetepheres I. By Tim Brinkhof, Feb 22, 2024