The Back Room Work of the Week: Ione Saldanha’s ‘Sem título (Untitled)’ The artist’s auction record was set in 2022 for a 1960 "Bambus" that sculpture sold for $34,856. By Vivienne Chow, May 8, 2024
Art & Exhibitions The Met’s New Show Brings Together Renaissance Portraits That Aren’t What They Seem Artists used the back of canvases, hinges, panels and codes to reveal secret messages. By Adnan Qiblawi, May 7, 2024
Art World The ‘Skullduggery’ Behind Robert Rauschenberg’s Venice Biennale Win Is Unpacked in a New Documentary A new documentary unpacks what went into landing Robert Rauschenberg the top prize at the 1964 Biennale. By Min Chen, May 7, 2024
Art World Art Bites: How a $20-Million Art Sale Was Won in a Game of Rock Paper Scissors A Japanese firm used this unorthodox gamble to decide which auction house would sell off its art collection. By Richard Whiddington, May 6, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Why Don’t We Ever Talk About the Other Matisse? Henri’s daughter was his muse, cataloguer, and a war-time resistance fighter. By Verity Babbs, May 5, 2024
Art World Art Bites: What Sparked Rudy Giuliani’s Quest to Close the Brooklyn Museum? Chris Ofili’s controversial image of the Virgin Mary caused quite the stir. By Tim Brinkhof, May 4, 2024
On View Two Visionary Women Photographers Collide in Unexpected Museum Showcase Working a century apart, Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron bent the medium of photography to their will. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 3, 2024
Art World Art Bites: How Renoir’s Love of Cats Is Enshrined in His Paintings In his later years, the artist would paint with a cat in his lap. By Verity Babbs, May 2, 2024
Art World Art Bites: What Happened to Jesus’s Feet in Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’? The artist invented a new technique to paint the 1498 commission, but it didn't really work. By Richard Whiddington, May 1, 2024
Art World The Louvre Unveils Its Iconic Delacroix After a Stunning Restoration Delacroix’s revolutionary masterpiece has been returned to its full color, after eight layers of varnish were removed. By Holly Black, May 1, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Is This Famed Manet Painting Also a Beer Ad? The painting of Édouard Manet’s favorite Parisian establishment doubles as advertising for a British brewery. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 29, 2024
Art World Art Bites: How Damien Hirst Got His Shark(s) The original tiger shark was replaced after it began to rot. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 28, 2024
Art World Art Bites: What Donatello’s ‘David’ Did For the Nude Sculpture Donatello’s smaller, bronze sculpture of the Biblical hero David inspired Michelangelo’s marble giant. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 25, 2024
Art World Artnet Founder Hans Neuendorf Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Appraisers Association The art-fair pioneer, internet entrepreneur, and former dealer is readying a memoir that will be published next year. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2024
Law & Politics The Art Institute of Chicago Refuses to Turn Over Contested Schiele Drawing In a new court filing, the museum has rejected all claims the drawing was seized by the Nazis, saying there is no evidence. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 25, 2024