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Politics

In a Huge Win for Restitution Activists, a Scottish University Will Become the First Western Institution to Fully Repatriate a Benin Bronze

The object is expected to finally arrive in Nigeria within weeks.

By Naomi Rea, Mar 24, 2021

People

As She Prepares to Release Her Autobiography, Judy Chicago Reflects on What It Takes to Preserve an Artistic Legacy

At 81, Chicago’s opportunities continue to multiply.

By Arden Fanning Andrews, Mar 24, 2021

Analysis

So You Just Bought an NFT. Here’s What That May Mean for Your Taxes

We asked experts how regulators are responding to the latest investment craze.

By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 24, 2021

Art World

Newfields Art Museum Commits $20 Million to Diversity and Equity Programs After an Outcry Over Racism Sparked the Resignation of Its Director

The museum has released a 10-page DEAI plan one month after its director stepped down from his post.

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 24, 2021

Art World

Rainstorms in Greece Helped Archaeologists Uncover a 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Idol of a Bull That May Have Been an Offering to Zeus

The Greek culture ministry announced the remarkable find by calling it an "accidental" discovery.

By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 24, 2021

Auctions

Sotheby’s Will Auction a Hoard of the World’s Earliest Photographs, Taken by 19th-Century Inventor Henry Fox Talbot—See Images Here

The images will be offered as a single lot that is expected to fetch up to $500,000.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 24, 2021

Art World

Famed Art Philosopher Nicolas Bourriaud Has Been Ousted From the Museum He Founded in Favor of a More Populist Replacement

Following a dramatic board meeting, Numa Hambursin has been elected to replace Bourriaud at the helm of Montpellier Contemporain.

By Naomi Rea, Mar 24, 2021

Auctions

A Cache of Photos From an Early MoMA Exhibition Offers New Clues About a Group of Lost Jacob Lawrence Paintings

Swann Auction Galleries is offering shots of the artist’s Coast Guard paintings, many of which are now missing.

By Brian Boucher, Mar 24, 2021

Art World

Art Industry News: ‘Shark Tank’ Billionaire Mark Cuban Is Launching a ‘Super-Easy’ Gallery for NFTs Called Lazy.com + Other Stories

Plus, French galleries are up in arms that auction houses are allowed to reopen and the Uffizi will send Botticellis to the Tuscan hills.

By Artnet News, Mar 24, 2021

Market

Introducing: The Spring 2021 Artnet Intelligence Report

From a profile of market darling Robert Nava to a look at the economics of the experiential art economy, here are the highlights.

By Artnet News, Mar 24, 2021

Opinion

Professor Kenny Schachter Is Here to Teach You More About NFTs (and Put the Crypto Critics in Detention)

Still struggling to figure out what an NFT artwork is, and what it means for you? Kenny is more than happy to fill you in.

By Kenny Schachter, Mar 24, 2021

The Hammer

In Pictures: Art-World Veteran Simon de Pury Looks Back on an Extraordinary Year of a Locked-Down Art Industry

De Pury looks back on a year of transformation.

By Simon de Pury, Mar 24, 2021

Market

A Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur Just Bought the World’s Largest Painting, by Artist Sacha Jafri, for a Whopping $62 Million

The artist painted the work in a hotel ballroom while stuck in Dubai during lockdown.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 23, 2021

Auctions

A New World Record for Banksy and a Pretty Little Picasso Powered Christie’s Seemingly Endless $275 Million Contemporary Art Auction

The sale went on and on for four hours.

By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 23, 2021

Art World

An Australian Arts Festival Has Canceled Artist Santiago Sierra’s Plans to Douse the British Flag in the Blood of Indigenous People

The Dark Mofo festival pulled the work after outcry from Indigenous groups.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 23, 2021

In a Huge Win for Restitution Activists, a Scottish University Will Become the First Western Institution to Fully Repatriate a Benin Bronze

As She Prepares to Release Her Autobiography, Judy Chicago Reflects on What It Takes to Preserve an Artistic Legacy

So You Just Bought an NFT. Here’s What That May Mean for Your Taxes

Newfields Art Museum Commits $20 Million to Diversity and Equity Programs After an Outcry Over Racism Sparked the Resignation of Its Director

Rainstorms in Greece Helped Archaeologists Uncover a 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Idol of a Bull That May Have Been an Offering to Zeus

Sotheby’s Will Auction a Hoard of the World’s Earliest Photographs, Taken by 19th-Century Inventor Henry Fox Talbot—See Images Here

Famed Art Philosopher Nicolas Bourriaud Has Been Ousted From the Museum He Founded in Favor of a More Populist Replacement

A Cache of Photos From an Early MoMA Exhibition Offers New Clues About a Group of Lost Jacob Lawrence Paintings

Art Industry News: ‘Shark Tank’ Billionaire Mark Cuban Is Launching a ‘Super-Easy’ Gallery for NFTs Called Lazy.com + Other Stories

Introducing: The Spring 2021 Artnet Intelligence Report

Professor Kenny Schachter Is Here to Teach You More About NFTs (and Put the Crypto Critics in Detention)

In Pictures: Art-World Veteran Simon de Pury Looks Back on an Extraordinary Year of a Locked-Down Art Industry

A Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur Just Bought the World’s Largest Painting, by Artist Sacha Jafri, for a Whopping $62 Million

A New World Record for Banksy and a Pretty Little Picasso Powered Christie’s Seemingly Endless $275 Million Contemporary Art Auction

An Australian Arts Festival Has Canceled Artist Santiago Sierra’s Plans to Douse the British Flag in the Blood of Indigenous People

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