Law & Politics Protestors Set Cultural Institutions on Fire in Bangladesh Footage is emerging of buildings that have been gutted by looters and scorched by fire. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 6, 2024
Art World Warhol Artworks and Ephemera Now Up for Sale on eBay to Benefit the Arts Prices range from $250 to $20,000, with proceeds benefitting dozens of arts nonprofits. By Brian Boucher, Aug 6, 2024
Archaeology & History Man Doused 6,000-Year-Old Cave Paintings in Water For a Better Facebook Post The man doused the paintings to make them clearer for photos he wanted to share on Facebook. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 6, 2024
Art World Vatican ‘Saddened’ by ‘Last Supper’ Parody at Paris Olympics Opening The statement was issued more than a week after controversy over the performance erupted. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 5, 2024
Op-Ed Museums Rely on an Aging Group of Major Donors. That Needs to Change A new generation of collectors is eager to support the arts, says Mazdak Sanii, founder of Avant Arte. By Mazdak Sanii, Aug 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions Can a Museum Be Ethical? 3 New Books Explore How Institutions Must Innovate to Survive Museums are increasingly under scrutiny, from what work they buy and show to how they treat their employees. By Cristina Ruiz, Aug 4, 2024
Market Andy Warhol’s Computer Portrait of Debbie Harry Goes on Sale for a Cool $26 Million The sale includes a Warhol-signed diskette containing 10 images the Pop artist created on an Amiga computer. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A Giant Rubber Duck Is Headed to New York—a Copycat Controversy in Tow Dubbed Mama, the rubber duck said to be a copy of Florentijn Hofman's world famous inflatable sculpture. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 2, 2024
Law & Politics Chinese Photography Museum Founder Under Investigation The detention of Xie Zilong Photography Museum's founder has sparked questions over the institution's future. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 2, 2024
Archaeology & History Golf Course to Be Removed From Native American Earthworks Site "I’m trying to imagine how my ancestors must feel after all these years," says campaigner Chief Glenna Wallace. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 2, 2024
Art World Restoration of Spanish Church Goes Ridiculously Wrong The latest "Beast Jesus" are these cartoonish cherubs. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 2, 2024
Museums & Institutions New York’s Natural History Museum Returns Ancestral Remains to Native Communities Although an amendment to NAGPRA has hastened the return of some items, many tribes are still waiting for updates. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 1, 2024
Market Work of the Week: Minoru Nomata’s ‘Continuum-12’ The Japanese artist's show at White Cube in London marks his U.K. solo debut. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 31, 2024
Law & Politics NFT Artists Sue SEC, Disputing Its Regulation of Digital Art Sales Their suit alleges that the application of securities laws to artworks makes no sense in the physical or digital realm. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 31, 2024
Art World Message in a Bottle? No, It’s a Man Doing Performance Art at the Paris Olympics Abraham Poincheval is testing his endurance in a different way. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 31, 2024
