Art and Law Police Raids Across Europe Have Led to the Discovery of 10,000 Stolen Artworks and the Arrests of 23 Suspects Agents from five countries took part in the complex operation. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 19, 2019
Art World ‘Art Is Where the Money Is’: Asprey Chairman John Rigas on Why He’s Aligning His Luxury Brand With the Art World Now More Than Ever Rigas sat down with Artnet News to discuss his new exhibition series with Swiss art dealer Simon de Pury. By Noor Brara, Nov 19, 2019
Exhibitions From Picasso to Pac-Man? A New Museum Show Explores How America’s Obsession With Video Games Changed Visual Art “Open World,” a new exhibition at the Akron Art Museum, explores the many ways artists are influenced by video game culture. By Maxwell Williams, Nov 19, 2019
Art World After Two Years, the Monnaie de Paris Is Shutting Down Its Contemporary Art Program Because It Wasn’t Making Enough Monnaie Its current Kiki Smith retrospective will be the space’s final contemporary outing. By Naomi Rea, Nov 19, 2019
Opinion As Corruption Reigns in the Art Market, Kenny Schachter Follows the Money in New York’s Art Auctions Our columnist went in search of funny business in New York's marquee fall auction week, and he didn't have to look far. By Kenny Schachter, Nov 19, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Pulls Banksy’s Allegedly Stolen Sculpture ‘The Drinker’ Just an Hour Before It Was Due to Be Sold at Auction The sculpture had been estimated to sell for as much as $1.3 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 19, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Is Saudi Arabia’s International Arts Push Being Used as a Pawn in the Arms Race? + Other News Plus, collector Donald Bryant offers a cautionary tale about art-backed loans and is it about time Gauguin got canceled? By Artnet News, Nov 19, 2019
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: Who Is Sotheby’s Mysterious New Owner, and What Does He Want? In our latest podcast episode, Tim Schneider analyzes telecom tycoon Patrick Drahi's acquisition of Sotheby's with host Andrew Goldstein. By Artnet News, Nov 19, 2019
People The Artist Behind Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’ Is Seeing Red Over a Plan to Remove the Sculpture From the Financial Hub Arturo Di Modica isn't buying the city's explanation for moving his 'Charging Bull' to a spot outside the New York Stock Exchange. By Brian Boucher, Nov 19, 2019
Art World Kanye West Is Joining Forces With Artist Vanessa Beecroft to Create a Wild Opera About a Mad Babylonian King ‘Nebuchadnezzar’ premieres November 24, and features a Christian pop quintet called Infinity's Dream By Maxwell Williams, Nov 18, 2019
On View Artist JR Teamed Up With Current and Former Inmates to Create a Mural at a Supermax Prison Outside LA Using the artist’s app, viewers can hear audio recordings made by those incarcerated at the Southern California facility. By Artnet News, Nov 18, 2019
Art World Solange Just Brought One of Her Electrifying Museum Performances to the Getty. See Photos Here The visual artist and singer-songwriter debuted her new performance over the weekend in Los Angeles. By Maxwell Williams, Nov 18, 2019
Auctions Who Won Auction Week? Here Are 13 Key Takeaways From New York’s Head-Spinning $1.1 Billion Fall Art Sales From the priciest work to the top flop, here are our parting observations from last week's auction marathon. By Artnet News, Nov 18, 2019
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 15 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week This week, the annual ARTWALK benefit, KAWS in conversation at the 92nd Street Y, and more. By Artnet News, Nov 18, 2019
Art World The Art World’s Indiana Jones Tracked Down a Twice-Stolen Ring Once Owned by Oscar Wilde. He Tells Us How He Did It. This tangled tale involves a quartet of elderly gangsters and a custodian-turned-jewelry-thief. By Brian Boucher, Nov 18, 2019
