Law & Politics Artist Ryder Ripps Is Hit With $1.6 Million in Damages for Selling Replicas of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs The judge did not buy the argument that the series was created as a parody or sarcastic joke. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 30, 2023
Archaeology & History An Ancient Egyptian Mug at the Tampa Museum of Art Once Held Psychotropic Drugs, Human Blood, and Bodily Fluids, Research Reveals The object was probably used in rituals by cult worshippers of the deity Bes, one of the most popular figures in the ancient Egyptian pantheon. By Artnet News, Oct 30, 2023
Auctions Disney Is Celebrating Its Centennial With an Auction of 100 Designer Objects—From Beyoncé’s Leotard to a Swarovski Glass Slipper Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation. By Max Berlinger, Oct 27, 2023
Books Artist David Shrigley Has Pulped 6,000 Copies of ‘The Da Vinci Code’ to Create New Editions of ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ The Turner Prize-nominated artist took one shop's trash and turned it into his own treasure. By Max Berlinger, Oct 27, 2023
Style A New David Beckham Documentary Highlights His Obsession With Luxury Timepieces. A Watch Group Has Tallied Up the Spend A look at the soccer star's impressive—and pricey!—timepiece collection. By Max Berlinger, Oct 26, 2023
Pop Culture A New Documentary Celebrates the Colorful Life of Mr. Chow, Charting His Journey From Struggling Painter to Celebrity Restaurateur The HBO film also centers Chow's return to art and the opening of his first solo show in almost 60 years. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 24, 2023
Law & Politics The Cleveland Museum of Art Is Suing the Manhattan D.A. Over the Seizure of a $20 Million Statue Allegedly Looted From Turkey The museum is asserting it is the rightful owner of the sculpture. By Adam Schrader, Oct 20, 2023
Artnet News Pro Even Amid a Softer Market, Miriam Cahn’s Auction Prices Are Spiking. How High Will They Go? And does the Swiss painter's success indicate a broader trend in the market for women artists? By Vivienne Chow, Oct 19, 2023
Museums & Institutions In the Wake of a Major Theft Scandal, the British Museum Plans to Spend $12 Million to Fully Digitize Its Collection The museum expects the digitization project will take five years to complete. By Adam Schrader, Oct 19, 2023
Law & Politics Established New York Dealer Revealed as Antiquities Trafficker in Ongoing U.S. Probe to Identify and Return Stolen Cultural Artifacts Prosecutors lay out the trail of dozens of works stolen from Greece, Italy, and Turkey. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 17, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Rothschild Ruminations This week, what the success of the first U.S. Rothschild sale means, former JTT owner’s new job, and more. By Artnet News, Oct 13, 2023
Art & Exhibitions An Exhibition by Cuban Artist Tania Bruguera, Delayed by Controversy, Opens in Chile With Considerable Alterations "Magnitud 11.9" explores democracy and its fragility. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 13, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Meet the 4 Artists Nominated for the Marcel Duchamp Prize, Now Showing at the Centre Pompidou Four artists contending with identity and migration have made the shortlist. By Anna Sansom, Oct 13, 2023
Auctions A Rare Ceramic Cat Made By David Hockney While He Was Hitchhiking as an Art Student Could Net $48,000 at Auction Another one of the artist's ceramic cats sold for $114,426 in June. By Adam Schrader, Oct 13, 2023
Museums & Institutions U.K. Museums Maintain That Art Theft Is ‘Rare’ Following Reports Exaggerating the Scale of the Problem Reports of thousands of missing items have come following the British Museum scandal this summer. By Adam Schrader, Oct 13, 2023