Museums & Institutions Philanthropist Candida Gertler Severs Ties With Arts Organizations Amid Protests Gertler has been the subject of multiple protests this year over ties to Israel. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 2, 2024
Law & Politics Rising Artist Hunter Biden Receives Presidential Pardon From His Dad Hunter Biden has built a fine art career amid swirling controversies. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 2, 2024
Market India Art Fair Cancels Its Mumbai Event—and More Art Industry News Plus, why dealers' outlooks for Art Basel Miami Beach are sunny despite the economic gloom. By Annie Armstrong, Dec 2, 2024
Art & Tech X-Ray Analysis of Gauguin Painting Reveals Hidden Details… and a Dead Beetle The artist's feline still life harbors more than one critter. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 2, 2024
Law & Politics Man Arrested in Connection with Groucho Club Closure Over ‘Serious Crime’ The storied club, a social hub for the YBAs in the 1990s, is owned by Hauser and Wirth's founders. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 2, 2024
Art Market Minute Listen: Miami Art Week Forecast Plus, artists accuse OpenAI of "artwashing" and Justin Sun eats a banana. By Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan, Dec 1, 2024
Art & Exhibitions ‘I Feel Like I Can Make Anything!’: As It Turns 50, What Makes The Kohler Art Residency Special The Wisconsin-based program offers a rare combination of freedom and support. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 29, 2024
Art World Anselm Kiefer Unveils a Preview of His New 78-Foot Painting The work will be part of Kiefer’s landmark exhibition in Amsterdam, the first-ever collaboration between two major Dutch institutions. By Verity Babbs, Nov 29, 2024
Market Collector Justin Sun Wants to ‘Thank’ the Vendor Behind the $6.2 Million Banana At a press conference in Hong Kong, Sun ate the banana that was a part of the artwork he bought at Sotheby's. By Kate Brown, Nov 28, 2024
Art World One Cooked Bird: Jeff Koons’s ‘Balloon Swan’ Survives Fire in Hong Kong "Balloon Swan (Red)" was nearly burned by faulty Christmas decorations in The Henderson, where Christie's is located. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 28, 2024
On View Indigenous Histories and Futures Shine in This Photography Exhibition Curated by Wendy Red Star, the exhibition features more than 60 works by artists spanning dozens of Native nations and affiliations. By Adam Schrader, Nov 27, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Artists and Organizers of the Planned Gaza Biennale on What Their Initiative Means Those behind the exhibition are looking for institutional partners at home and abroad. By Adam Schrader, Nov 27, 2024
Art World Organization Fighting Hunger Protests Banana Sale Outside Sotheby’s The nonprofit claims buyer Justin Sun could have fed 62 million people if he had donated the money instead. By Adam Schrader, Nov 27, 2024
Auctions Here Are the Ten Most Expensive Lots Sold at Auction in October 2024 The top performers include a David Hockney landscape and a giant bronze Lalanne bear. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 27, 2024
Art World The Building That Serves as a Canvas for Banksy’s Infamous ‘Well-Hung Lover’ Is for Sale The auction is slated for February 2025 and comes after the sale of another property with Banksy's 'Mild Mild West' was announced. By Adam Schrader, Nov 27, 2024