Archaeology Christie’s Auctioned Off a Velociraptor Skeleton for $12.4 Million, Eviscerating Its $6 Million Estimate The specimen is the same type that inspired Juraissic Park's velociraptors. By Caroline Goldstein, May 13, 2022
Politics China Tried to Shut Down Dissident Artist Badiucao’s Show in Prague. It Only Made Him More Famous Have China's attempts to silence dissident voices abroad backfired? By Vivienne Chow, May 13, 2022
Museums Stephanie Rosenthal, Director of Berlin’s Gropius Bau, Will Leave to Head the Long-Delayed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi The museum, which has been mired in delays and controversy, is expected to open in 2026. By Kate Brown, May 13, 2022
People ‘I Was Terrified’: British Pop Star Robbie Williams on Stepping Out of His Comfort Zone to Show His Paintings to the World The singer and newly minted visual artist says he and creative partner Ed Godrich have "a thousand ideas" for future projects. By Vivienne Chow, May 13, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions Feeling Overwhelmed By the 150-Strong Roster of London Gallery Weekend? Here Are 3 Tips to Help You Navigate the Mammoth Event We broke down how to make your way around this sprawling metropolis while seeing as much as art as possible. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 13, 2022
Artnet Auctions Artnet Auctions Specialists Pick Their Top Lots From the Current Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale, From Martin Wong to Hernan Bas From a dreamy early piece by Yayoi Kusama to a Manolo Valdés masterwork, this sale has something for everyone. By Artnet Auctions, May 13, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Pivot Point This week: auction week’s emerging themes, an art-fair flurry, Mike Bidlo’s surprise rise, and much more—all in a 7-minute read. By Tim Schneider, May 13, 2022
Galleries Four Veteran Art Dealers Team Up to Open a Beacon Gallery Asking Viewers to Show Up (IRL) and Slow Down Analog Diary opens with an ambitious performance by Dan Colen and a group show including Radcliffe Bailey and Julia Rommel. By Julia Halperin, May 13, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Ashley Bickerton, Famed Neo-Geo Artist Who Ditched New York for Bali, Signs With Gagosian + Other Stories Plus, there's now a backlog of requests to return Benin Bronzes, and Germany's culture minister wades further into the Documenta row. By Artnet News, May 13, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions In Pictures: See How Artist and Instagram Sensation Cj Hendry Transformed a London Church Into a Botanical Wonderland Forget Hogwarts. The Australian artist has restored a dilapidated church in London to show a new suite of photorealistic drawings. By Naomi Rea, May 13, 2022
The Art Angle ‘Our Role Is Really to Push Back From Rules’: Nari Ward on How To Make a True Portrait of New York City Ward's new show "I’ll Take You There; A Proclamation" is on view at Lehmann Maupin through June 4. By Artnet News, May 13, 2022
Archaeology Archaeologists in Sardinia Have Unearthed Two Giant Fragments of Millennia-Old Statues of Boxers But researchers are unsure about the function of the mysterious sculptures, or why they were destroyed. By Dorian Batycka, May 13, 2022
Art Fairs Here’s Your Go-To Guide to All the Art Fairs Taking Place During Frieze New York 2022 Brace for yourself for New York's second art fair week of the month. By Sarah Cascone, May 13, 2022
People ‘A Lot of My Work Is Very Tough’: Watch Photographer Richard Misrach Mine His Archive to Find Beauty Hidden in Suffering As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, May 13, 2022
Art Criticism New Perspectives: 6 Artists at the 2022 Venice Biennale Who Are Shifting the Way We Visualize the African Diaspora From Tourmaline to Simone Leigh, artists reflect on the Black imagination as a resource to build new worlds and right wrongs. By Emmanuel Balogun, May 13, 2022