Crime Before Retreating From Kherson, Russian Troops Emptied One of Ukraine’s Top Museums of Nearly 15,000 Objects They also targeted other cultural venues in the region in recent weeks. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 14, 2022
Politics Banksy Just Revealed Seven New Artworks He Created on Bombed-Out Buildings Throughout Ukraine—See Them Here Among the new works is a mural of a gymnast doing a handstand amid the rubble of an apartment building in Borodyanka. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 14, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Is the Rococo Style an Antidote to Our Bleak Moment in History? These Art Stars Seem to Think So + Other Stories Plus, the ninth Moscow Art Biennale is cancelled, and a former museum board member is in a tight race for Congress. By Artnet News, Nov 10, 2022
Crime German Authorities Seized 30 Paintings, Including a $5 Million Chagall, From Sanctioned Russian Billionaire Alisher Usmanov The oligarch is accused of violating sanctions, laundering money, and evading $553 million in taxes in Germany. By Artnet News, Nov 9, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Copycat Climate Protesters Glue Themselves to Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Paintings in Australia + Other Stories Plus, British Museum chair George Osborne pushes back against calls for restitution, and the Getty Trust gives a $1 million grant to Ukraine. By Artnet News, Nov 9, 2022
Reviews Truffles, Private Collection Tours, and Tons of Prizes: Turin’s Contemporary Art Scene Shines During the Artissima Fair The region around the northern Italian city is a heartland of big industry, banking, and nobility—and many private foundations. By Kate Brown, Nov 8, 2022
Artnet News Pro ‘Inequalities Are Never Bad for the Art Market’: Economist Françoise Benhamou on What the Financial Headwinds Portend for the Industry From the pandemic to "wokeism," the French economist weighs in on the most pressing issues in today's art market. By Anna Sansom, Nov 7, 2022
Law & Politics Putin Opened the Door for Mass Looting of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage With His Recent Declaration of Martial Law Ukraine's culture ministry declared that the “evacuation” of Crimean museums will be considered a “war crime” akin to those of World War II. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 4, 2022
Gallery Network Spotlight: Kyiv-Based Artist Lina Condes Deftly Conveys Emotional States With Deceptively Simple ‘Stick Figure’ Sculptures Avant Gallery, Miami, has announced the artist's forthcoming debut of a new series inspired by Auguste Rodin. By Artnet Gallery Network, Nov 3, 2022
Politics Artists Are Hit Hard by Europe’s Twinned Energy and Inflation Crises, With Material Costs Exploding and Studios Too Expensive to Heat One silver lining in an otherwise bleak situation is that many had already cut back on production costs during the pandemic. By Devorah Lauter, Nov 1, 2022
Auctions A Rare Emerald That Sank With Spanish Treasures in 1622 Will Resurface on the Market for the First Time in Nearly 40 Years at Sotheby’s The gem's sale will now help fund the Ukrainian resistance. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 1, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Are There Really Hidden Rooms in King Tut’s Tomb? Scholars Remain Divided + Other Stories Plus, new fears about the looting of art in Ukraine and workers at the the Columbus Museum of Art vote to unionize. By Artnet News, Oct 31, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Beyond Imagination This week: A.I. upending the art-making business, a new Castelli to know, an antiquities reckoning, and much more. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Oct 28, 2022
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: How A.I. Is Changing the Business of Being an Artist This week, we dive into issues of plagiarism, ownership, and the value of making art at all. By Artnet News, Oct 28, 2022
Politics The U.K. Is on Its Third Prime Minister in Seven Weeks. Here’s What the Art Market Believes Rishi Sunak Needs to Prioritize While the art industry is unlikely to be an immediate priority, sympathetic policies could help encourage growth in the wider economy. By Ivan Macquisten, Oct 27, 2022