Museums & Institutions A Rare Renaissance Panel Found Hanging Over a Stove in a French Home Has Been Acquired by the Louvre The work, which marks the advent of painting in pre-Renaissance Italy, was declared a French "national treasure." By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 7, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Frick Pittsburgh Is Facing Criticism for Postponing an Islamic Art Show Over the Middle East Conflict Museum director Elizabeth Barker said the show was pushed back for fears it may be "insensitive." By Adam Schrader, Nov 7, 2023
Art History 5 Women Artists Who Ruled the Renaissance, From a Florentine Nun to a Flemish Portraitist From the royal court of Spain to the Vatican, these artists were integral parts to the shaping of Renaissance art—and art history. By Annikka Olsen, Nov 7, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Dallas Museum of Art Has Laid Off 8 Percent of Its Staff Ahead of a $150 Million Expansion The museum said the “difficult decision” was made in response to the 2020 lockdowns. By Adam Schrader, Nov 7, 2023
Crime Utah Authorities Have Charged Four People for Allegedly Stealing $1 Million Worth of Dinosaur Bones The illegal shipments were bound for China, allegedly marked as “industrial stone” and “landscape rock." By Adam Schrader, Nov 7, 2023
Museums & Institutions From Billie Eilish to Ed Ruscha, See the Glitzy Guests at LACMA’s Annual Art+Film Gala This year's event, which honored Judy Baca and David Fincher, raised more than $5 million. By Min Chen, Nov 6, 2023
Law & Politics A Judge Has Ruled in the Bitter Ownership Dispute Over Norman Rockwell Works That Once Hung in the White House Was a long term loan to the White House used to disguise the theft of four valuable Rockwell drawings? By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 6, 2023
Museums & Institutions Two Climate Activists Shattered the Glass Protecting Diego Velázquez’s ‘Rokeby Venus’ at London’s National Gallery The protestors were arrested and the painting has been removed from display. By Adam Schrader, Nov 6, 2023
Art History There’s Much More to Caravaggio’s ‘The Cardsharps’ Than Vice. Here Are Three Facts That Offer a New Perspective on His Early Masterpiece The rarely loaned painting is now on view at the Art Institute of Chicago in "Among Friends and Rivals: Caravaggio in Rome." By Katie White, Nov 3, 2023
Law & Politics Once Deemed ‘Worthless,’ a $4.4 Million African Mask Is Now at the Center of a Restitution Claim by Gabon The mask is believed to have been stolen from Gabon around 1917 by René-Victor Fournier, a colonial administrator. By Adam Schrader, Nov 2, 2023
Law & Politics A Former MoMA Employee Is Suing the Museum For Discrimination, Alleging Unjust Termination Philip Parente claims he was fired for refusing a vaccine his doctor advised against because of a medical issue. By Adam Schrader, Nov 2, 2023
Museums & Institutions Artist Duo Drift Will Open a Museum in Amsterdam to Showcase Their Epic Installations in Their ‘Full Glory’ The Drift Museum—featuring an indoor harbor, no less—is slated to open in 2024 or 2025. By Adam Schrader, Nov 2, 2023
Crime An Art Dealer Who Allegedly Headed a Trafficking Ring That Sold Egyptian Antiquities to the Louvre and the Met Has Been Arrested Serop Simonian has been extradited from Hamburg to Paris and put in pre-trial detention. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 1, 2023
Pop Culture Musician Bat for Lashes on Illustrating Her New Oracle Card Deck That Radically Reimagines the Tarot The Motherwitch deck features "feminine aspects" as visual and spiritual symbols. By Min Chen, Nov 1, 2023
Science & Tech Stuart Semple Unleashes His Final Superblack Paint in His Long-Running Art Supply Battle With Anish Kapoor Once again, anyone can buy the paint except Anish Kapoor. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 31, 2023
