Market Sotheby’s Banks on Chinese Buyers With New Hong Kong Retail Space Hundreds of objects, from artworks to dinosaur fossils, are available for instant purchase. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 29, 2024
Law & Politics What’s Behind the Court-Mandated Sale of Artworks by Michael Jackson? The artworks have been stored in a vault amid ongoing litigation since 2021. By Adam Schrader, Jul 29, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Versailles’s Hidden Scientific Legacy to Surface in a Major U.K. Exhibition “Versailles: Science and Splendour” will explore how the palace catalyzed scientific thinking in the 17th and 18th centuries. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 28, 2024
Auctions Why You Need to Know Surrealist and Occultist Ithell Colquhoun Collectors are taking note of overlooked female Surrealists. Colquhoun's arcane visions are now coming to the fore and her paintings have been soaring over their high estimates at auction. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 28, 2024
On View The Legendary Designer Behind Album Covers for the Rolling Stones and David Byrne Gets a New York Retrospective Sagmeister has designed covers for the Rolling Stones, Lou Reed, David Byrne and the Talking Heads. By Adam Schrader, Jul 26, 2024
Art World The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Was an Art-Filled Extravaganza Even the Mona Lisa escaped the Louvre to watch it unfold. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 26, 2024
Art World Historian Identifies Lost Henry VIII Portrait in Background of Social Media Photo The work was found about 14 miles from where it was originally hung in the 1500s. By Adam Schrader, Jul 26, 2024
People ‘We Need to Show We Take This Seriously:’ Victoria Siddall on Building a More Sustainable Art Industry A new initiative, Murmur, aims to help arts organizations reduce their carbon emissions and change the industry's standards. By Margaret Carrigan, Jul 26, 2024
Law & Politics Manhattan DA Returns 11th Nazi-Looted Egon Schiele Artwork to Grünbaum Heirs The work was in the collection of a man who had purchased it without knowledge of its provenance. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2024
Museums & Institutions FBI Recovers Stolen Revolutionary War Musket After 50 Years The artifact was stolen from the Museum of the American Revolution in 1968. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 26, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Rare Texts From Ancient Egyptian Papyri to Medieval Manuscripts Emerge for a Museum Show "Imprints in Time" inaugurates the reopening of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 25, 2024
Art & Exhibitions You Can Watch Andy Warhol’s Film About the Empire State Building… at the Empire State Building The slow motion silent film is screening this weekend at the New York landmark. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 24, 2024
Art World Vandals Attack Billboards Designed by Artist Anne Imhof The shocking attack has been labelled a "hate crime" and is being investigated by local police. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 24, 2024
Law & Politics Legal Battle Intensifies Over Tunnel That May ‘Irreversibly Harm’ Stonehenge UNESCO rejected a proposal to place Stonehenge on its ‘in danger’ list. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 24, 2024
Books Marina Abramović, Ai Weiwei, and 31 Other Artists Reveal Moving Childhood Memories in a New Book In "Dream On Baby," 33 artists recollect how their early years have shaped their creative practices. By Min Chen, Jul 23, 2024