Auctions A Michelangelo Drawing Just Sold at Christie’s for $21 Million, the Highest Price Ever Paid for a Work by the Old Master at Auction The drawing was rediscovered in 2019. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 2 days ago
Museums Amid Mounting Public Pressure, Greece and the U.K. Have Agreed to a New Round of Talks About a Possible Return of the Parthenon Marbles The announcement comes just in time for International Museum Day. By Dorian Batycka, 2 days ago
Politics Arts Council England’s Future Hangs in the Balance as the U.K. Government Looks to Cut Down on Spending The cost-cutting exercise, which affects hundreds of pubic bodies, will be overseen by Jacob Rees-Mogg. By Amah-Rose Abrams, 2 days ago
Art World Art Industry News: The U.S. Justice Dept. Is Suing Mega-Collector Steve Wynn for Allegedly Being a Chinese Government Agent + Other Stories Plus, Supreme teams up with the Roy DeCarava estate, and Hong Kong art thieves get a two-and-a-half year prison sentence. By Artnet News, 2 days ago
Artnet News Pro Looking to Get an Artwork Into the Met? Here’s How 7 of the World’s Top Museums Decide What to Acquire for Their Collections We got the inside scoop on how museums like the LACMA and the Centre Pompidou decide to acquire artworks for their collections. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 2 days ago
The Gray Market What the End of the iPod Reveals About the Art Industry’s Stodgy Market Model (and Other Insights) Our columnist cycles through the iPod's history for lessons on why music and art have taken different routes in a digital era. By Tim Schneider, 2 days ago
Art History Who Was Janet Sobel, the Ukrainian-Born Abstract Artist Who Created Drip Paintings Years Before Jackson Pollock? The Museum of Modern Art has displayed one of Sobel's canvases in a recent installation of Ukrainian-born artists. By Katie White, 2 days ago
Auctions Sotheby’s Notched a Solid $408.5 Million Modern Art New York Sale Fueled by the Reliable Churn of Blue-Chip Monets and Picassos The sale set new records for Milton Avery and Leonora Carrington. By Eileen Kinsella, 2 days ago
Archaeology Ukrainian Soldiers Discovered a Trove of Ancient Greek Urns While Digging Trenches in Odessa The ancient amphorae were transferred to a museum. By Sarah Cascone, 2 days ago
Art Fairs See Now, Research Later—and Only Buy After That: How Collector Victoria Rogers Plans to Hit Frieze New York In between defending her master's thesis and convening with the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums, Rogers has a lot of art to see. By Christine Ajudua, 2 days ago
Shows & Exhibitions NFT Pioneer Olive Allen Wants to Introduce the Art World to the Metaverse. Her Vision of the Future Looks Nothing Like Zuckerberg’s Her first IRL solo show is on view at Postmasters Gallery in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
Art World Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From New Paintings by Marc Quinn to a Show About Rockaway Beach Plus, check out new shows by artists including Gary Petersen, Chloe Chiasson, Emily Marie Miller, and others. By Sarah Cascone, 2 days ago
Art World J.K. Rowling’s Original Drawings for ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ Will Be Published in a New 25th Anniversary Edition The drawing bear a striking resemblance to the look of the films of the book. By Amah-Rose Abrams, 2 days ago
Art World The Internet Is Trying to Decode Elon Musk’s Recent Tweet of an 18th-Century Painting of King Louis XIV Is this how the Tesla CEO sees himself? Is this what he wants to wear to the Met Gala? Twitter users are wondering. By Dorian Batycka, 2 days ago
Buyer's Guide Spotlight: See the Trailer for a New Documentary About Artist King Saladeen’s Work in Sequoia National Park "Dream Big Sequoia" was shot months before a devastating wildfire. By Artnet Gallery Network, 2 days ago
