Art and Law A Burglary Ring Used Social Media to Target Wealthy Art Collectors. Should You Think Twice Before Posting Your Picasso? In the wake of a bust of a Houston crime ring, a security expert explains how to avoid making yourself a target. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 31, 2019
Art and Law ‘He Had Lying, Scamming, and Stealing Down to a Fine Art’: Disgraced Dealer Timothy Sammons Is Sentenced to 4 to 12 Years in Prison Sammons pleaded guilty to grand larceny and fraud that bilked his victims out of $10 million to $30 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 30, 2019
Politics Congress Is Investigating a For-Profit Education Company Accused of Scamming Art Students (With the Trump Administration’s Help) When the schools lost their accreditation, they didn't tell students. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 30, 2019
Politics Artists Briefly Bridge the US-Mexico Border With a Heartwarming Seesaw Linking Kids in Both Countries The installation, which went viral on Instagram and garnered mainstream news coverage, lasted a half hour. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 30, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Research Shows That Hanging Portraits on the Wall Can Make an Institution Seem Unwelcoming + Other Stories Plus, Benin asks France for more time before looted treasure is returned and Ronald Lauder sues to claim a $25 million trove of World War II objects. By artnet News, Jul 30, 2019
People ‘We Need to Tell a Different Story’: Why Tamir Rice’s Mother Samaria Is Collaborating With Contemporary Artists to Honor Her Son’s Legacy With the help of artist and activist Amanda D. King, Rice is at work creating the Tamir Rice Afrocentric Cultural Center in Cleveland. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 30, 2019
Art World An Environmental Group Is Suing Paris Authorities Over Toxic Fallout From the Notre Dame Fire Campaigners say officials did not do enough to reduce the health risks of lead pollution to workers, local children, and pregnant women. By Naomi Rea, Jul 30, 2019
Art World Apple Teams Up With the New Museum to Produce New Augmented Reality Projects by Nick Cave, Pipilotti Rist, and More Apple will offer free [AR]T walks in six cities around the world to show off its new augmented reality artworks. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 30, 2019
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 12 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week This week's editors' picks include a new pop-up museum at Cipriani and a math-inspired origami show. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 29, 2019
Art World Activists Mock a Berlin Art Center for Staging a Show Linking Elon Musk and Afrofuturism—With No Black Artists An activist group has written an open letter to the Künstlerhaus Bethanien criticizing its embrace of "white muskulinity." By Naomi Rea, Jul 29, 2019
Art World A Fire Erupted at the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt, But Officials Say No Art Was Damaged Firefighters were seen carrying out On Kawara date paintings. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 29, 2019
Art World A Family Found a Long-Forgotten Portrait of Their Mother at Home. It Turns Out It’s by One of Africa’s Most Famous Artists This isn't the first time a lucky family has found a work by Ben Enwonwu in their home. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 29, 2019
People Carlos Cruz-Diez, a Venezuelan Trailblazer of Kinetic and Op Art, Has Died at Age 95 The artist was known for his mind-bending use of bright, neon colors. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 29, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Neil deGrasse Tyson Will Keep His Museum Job After a Sexual-Misconduct Investigation + Other Stories Plus, John Waters lashes out at Trump and Roberta Smith defends San Francisco's controversial George Washington murals. By artnet News, Jul 29, 2019
Art World ‘Fine Art Is Good Medicine’: How Hospitals Around the World Are Experimenting With the Healing Power of Art Clinics are increasingly making art a serious part of patient care. By Menachem Wecker, Jul 29, 2019
