Art World The Discovery of a Shipwreck Off the Coast of Egypt Has Finally Vindicated an Ancient Greek Historian The ancient ship was discovered amid the sunken ruins of the Egyptian city of Thonis-Heracleion. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 25, 2019
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 18 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week This week's openings include the Bruce High Quality Foundation, Fernando Botero, Sara Ludy, Anton Ginzburg, and much more. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 25, 2019
Art World Historians Were Unsure for Decades if This Still Life Was by Van Gogh. Then They Found a Ghostly Self-Portrait of the Artist Painted Underneath Technological advances have helped scholars confirm that the work is indeed by the beloved Dutch painter. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 25, 2019
Politics Amid Strengthening Political Ties With China, Italy Gives the Go-Ahead to Repatriate 800 Chinese Cultural Artifacts The move comes after Italy’s populist government signed on to China’s controversial “belt and road” plan. By Naomi Rea, Mar 25, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: The Met Had the Two Biggest Museum Shows in the World in 2018 + Other Stories Plus, controversy hits El Museo del Barrio yet again and the Pinchuk Prize winner has been announced. By artnet News, Mar 25, 2019
Politics Amid Mounting Pressure and Numerous Lawsuits, the Sackler Trust Halts Philanthropic Giving Theresa Sackler says the trust has made the "difficult decision to temporarily pause all new philanthropic giving." By Julia Halperin, Mar 25, 2019
Art World From Van Gogh’s Hidden Treasure to the Death of Barbara Hammer: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news—fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 22, 2019
People Does the Holy See? Pope Francis Collaborated With Domingo Zapata and Mr. Brainwash on a Painting at the Vatican The trio painted a canvas celebrating immigrants. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 22, 2019
Art World As a Wave of UK Museums Cut Ties With the Sackler Family, One Small London Gallery May Have Led the Way The South London Gallery returned a £125,000 gift from the Sacklers last year. By Naomi Rea, Mar 22, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Inside the Rise and Fall of Disgraced Art Dealer Mary Boone + Other Stories Plus, the Smithsonian acquires an unseen photograph of Harriet Tubman and the man who led Christie’s Salvator Mundi marketing blitz is joining Bonhams. By artnet News, Mar 22, 2019
Art and Law A German Cathedral Has Returned a Scandal-Tainted Painting Once Owned by Hitler’s Secretary to Its Jewish Heirs After eight years, the heirs of Gottlieb and Mathilde Kraus have reclaimed the 17th-century painting. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 21, 2019
Politics In a Major Move, the Tate Announces It Will No Longer Accept Funding From the Sackler Family The landmark decision comes just days after the National Portrait Gallery dropped funding from the Sackler Trust. By Pac Pobric, Mar 21, 2019
Art World A New App Lets Users Explore Art Galleries in Virtual 3D, So You Never Have to Leave Your House for Art Again Artland has already brought on more than 150 galleries and has designs to become the art-world Zillow. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 21, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Inside the National Gallery Director’s First Week on the Job + Other Stories Plus, a Connecticut woman is suing Harvard over photographs of her ancestors and MoMA sells a Picasso drawing at auction. By artnet News, Mar 21, 2019
Art World False Attributions Have Beleaguered Tintoretto’s Reputation. Three New Museum Shows Hope to Change That Several works at the three Tintoretto shows at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, feature corrected attributions. By Menachem Wecker, Mar 21, 2019
