Art Collectors In Venice, Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza Proves It’s Possible to ‘Collect With Purpose’ Running alongside the Biennale, her foundation TBA21–Academy has commissioned new works from Indigenous artists of the Pacific Islands. By Lee Carter, May 9, 2024
Art & Tech A.I. Flags Renoir and Monet Works As Fakes The works are among 40 supposed counterfeits flagged by Art Recognition software. By Holly Black, May 8, 2024
Studio Visit Enrique Martínez Celaya’s Studio Is a Monastic Laboratory Where Art, History, and Science Percolate The artist's stunning new show at the Hispanic Society in New York mines his lifelong interest in Diego Velasquez. By Eileen Kinsella, May 8, 2024
Art & Exhibitions What Lies Beneath? A New Show at Louvre-Lens Maps ‘Subterranean Worlds’ "Subterranean Worlds: 20,000 Leagues Under The Earth" explores life, death, and myth beneath the ground’s surface. By Verity Babbs, May 8, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A Mural Keith Haring Painted in an Elementary School Gets a Rare Showing The work features in Stanley Museum's exhibition, "To My Friends at Horn: Keith Haring and Iowa City." By Adam Schrader, May 8, 2024
Art World Ibrahim Mahama’s Stunning Textile Installation Blankets the Barbican in London The Barbican's bleak Brutalist facade has received a bright pink makeover courtesy of the Ghanaian artist. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 7, 2024
Law & Politics Did This Notorious Couple Who Stole a de Kooning Painting Also Hit a New Mexico Museum? The de Kooning work was stolen several months after the 1985 heist in Arizona. By Adam Schrader, May 7, 2024
Pop Culture The ‘Lempicka’ Musical Ends Its Broadway Run a Month After Opening "Few knew better than Tamara de Lempicka that art isn’t easy but always worth the effort,” said the show's producers. By Adam Schrader, May 6, 2024
Pop Culture From Taylor Swift to Lana Del Rey—the Musicians Nodding to Art History in Song Lana del Rey, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lorde are fellow singer-songwriters who used art as a romantic metaphor. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 6, 2024
Law & Politics Artist Mary Miss Wins Injunction Preventing Removal of Her Des Moines Work The work has been spared destruction until the case can be decided. By Adam Schrader, May 6, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Kosovar Artist Petrit Halilaj’s Whimsical Met Roof Installation Belies a Dark History The works are enlargements of drawings on children's desks in schools that survived the Kosovo War. By Adam Schrader, May 6, 2024
Law & Politics A Court Rules the Getty Museum’s Prized Ancient Greek Statue Belongs to Italy Italian authorities tried and failed to claim the statue before the museum acquired it in 1977. By Adam Schrader, May 3, 2024
Artists Abstract Expressionist Alice Baber Advocated for Women Artists. At Long Last, Her Own Work Is Taking the Spotlight "Reverse Infinity" at Berry Campbell in New York marks the first major gallery exhibition of works by Alice Baber in over 40 years. By Katie White, May 3, 2024
Art Fairs Dealers at Frieze New York Aim to Capitalize on Venice Biennale Momentum The fair's opening day 'confirms that New York is the center of the global art market,' one mega-dealer said. By Eileen Kinsella, May 1, 2024
Law & Politics President Biden Wipes Out $6.1 Billion in Debt for Art Institutes Students The network of for-private colleges closed in 2023. By Adam Schrader, May 1, 2024