Art & Exhibitions A New Show Celebrates Beloved Hobbies From Cosplay to Origami The exhibition is the result of artist Hetain Patel's call for U.K. hobbyists to share their favorite pastimes. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 17, 2024
Art & Tech Hacker Group Leaks Disney Data To Protest A.I.-Generated Artwork The 'hacktivist' leak is the latest vigilante attempt to protect artists' copyrighted work from being used to train A.I. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 17, 2024
On View ‘Now Everything Is Legit’: Futura 2000 on Street Art’s Legacy The New York pioneer discusses all things graffiti ahead of a Bronx Museum retrospective. By Adam Schrader, Jul 17, 2024
Market Photofairs Plans Hong Kong Debut, After Nixing New York Fair The event will run alongside Art Basel, and arrives amid mounting economic uncertainties. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 17, 2024
Auctions Christie’s Reports Steep Drop in Auction Totals for First Half of 2024 The house had $2.1 billion in auction sales, down more than 20 percent from the same period last year. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 16, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Is ‘Moby Dick’ America’s Most Illustrated Novel? A New Exhibition Makes the Case "Draw Me Ishmael" brings together art and illustrations inspired by Herman Melville's celebrated tome. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 16, 2024
Law & Politics Macron’s Divisive Plan to Install Contemporary Stained Glass in Notre-Dame Thwarted Contemporary French artists were tapped to participate in a competition that would replace the historic 19th-century windows. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 16, 2024
Law & Politics Fotografiska New York to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination The settlement comes ahead of a planned relocation of the museum's New York outpost. By Adam Schrader, Jul 16, 2024
Art World Do Art History Majors Really Face the Worst Job Prospects of Any Profession? Art History majors face an unemployment rate of 8 percent, a new study has found. By Adam Schrader, Jul 16, 2024
Law & Politics Is It Dangerous to Celebrate the Artistic Merits of Trump’s Photo? Two people were killed, including the shooter, and two other people were injured in the apparent assassination attempt. By Margaret Carrigan, Jul 15, 2024
Market Lévy Gorvy Dayan Shutters Hong Kong Space, New York Galleries Are on the Move, and More Essential Art Industry News Plus, San Francisco's Rebecca Camacho Presents is doubling its square footage. By Annie Armstrong, Jul 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions V&A Museum Acquires Rare Medieval Carving of Jesus, Beating Out the Met The London museum raised $2.5 million through a nationwide appeal to keep the statue in the country. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 12, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Step Into Recreations of Edward Hopper’s Masterpieces at a Birthday Extravaganza The neighborhood will stage its own kind of immersive experience, with a live clown, no less. By Brian Boucher, Jul 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions Ex-British Museum Director to Lead New Saudi Arabia Museum The new Museum of World Cultures is part of the larger cultural regeneration of Saudi Arabia, though concerns remain about the country's human rights record. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 12, 2024
On View ‘I Would Imagine Some Little Child Like Me’: The Eternal Youth of Yoshitomo Nara His newest exhibition, on view at the Guggenheim Bilbao, is the most significant survey of the artist in Europe to date. By Louisa Elderton, Jul 11, 2024