Art History Ukrainian Artist Maria Prymachenko’s Fantastical Visions Have Captivated the World—Here Are 3 Key Insights Into Her Life and Work An inspiration for Picasso and Chagall, her works are now an international symbol of the call for peace. By Katie White, Mar 15, 2022
Style Sculptor and Jewelry Designer Bibi Van Der Velden Is Selling Special-Edition Earrings to Benefit Ukraine 100 percent of the proceeds are earmarked for UNICEF's efforts to aid Ukrainian children and child refugees. By Abigail R. Esman, Mar 14, 2022
Law & Politics The Key Questions About How Sanctions Affect the Art Market, Answered by Our Crack Legal Experts When it comes to Russian sanctions, you can’t spell trouble without rouble. By Thomas C. Danziger & Joan Gmora, Mar 14, 2022
Politics Tate Severs Ties With Two Oligarch Donors as a New Round of Sanctions Hit Russian Elites Viktor Vekselberg and Petr Aven are no longer affiliated with the museum group. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 14, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: How Russian Oligarchs Helped Larry Gagosian Build His Gallery Empire + Other Stories Plus, the MFA Houston picks up a $4 million Diego Rivera at auction, and Ukrainians assemble to protect their cultural heritage. By Artnet News, Mar 14, 2022
NFTs In a Major Consolidation of the NFT World, Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Founders Have Acquired CryptoPunks and Meebits Three of the biggest NFT projects now have a single owner. By Julia Halperin, Mar 14, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club Want to Become the Amazon of the NFT Space. Can They Pull It Off? After a major acquisition, all eyes are on the BAYC. By Amy Castor, Mar 14, 2022
Art & Tech How Tech Experts in the West Are Rushing to Save the Digital Archives of Ukraine’s Museums Crucial servers and networks are at risk. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 14, 2022
Artnet News Pro The UAE Wants to Become the Cryptocurrency Capital of the World. Here’s How Art Dubai Is Trying to Help The fair's 15th edition includes several NFT projects and digital presentations. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Mar 11, 2022
Art World From the Smithsonian’s Return of Benin Bronzes to Jeff Koons’s Bizarre Legal Battle: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news, fast. By Artnet News, Mar 11, 2022
On View The U.K.’s First Major Robert Indiana Survey Pulls Out All the Stops to Make the Case for Him as a Multifaceted Pop Master "Robert Indiana: Sculpture 1958-2018" is on view through January 8, 2023 at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. By Naomi Rea, Mar 11, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Crypto’s Star Map This week: the NFT market’s old-school structure, Sotheby’s latest youth-marketing ploy, the Met’s landmark deaccession, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Mar 11, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Now That Authorities Have Seized Oligarchs’ Yachts, Is the Art in Their Freeports Next? + Other Stories Plus, France is the latest country to withdraw its art loans from Russia, and Taiwan's former first daughter gets a gig at the Met. By Artnet News, Mar 11, 2022
Museums & Institutions Russia’s Hermitage Museum Is Demanding the Early Return of Loans It Made to Italian Museums The State Hermitage is reportedly demanding that three museums return works by the end of the month. By Artnet News, Mar 10, 2022
Art Fairs Two Russian Galleries Have Withdrawn From the Liste Art Fair to Give Their Spots to Ukrainian Galleries Russian galleries won't be found at many of Europe's other art fairs either. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 10, 2022