Law & Politics Financier and MoMA Trustee Leon Black Agrees to Pay $62.5 Million to Settle Jeffrey Epstein-Related Claims in the Virgin Islands The 71-year-old billionaire investor agreed to the cash settlement in January. By Adam Schrader, Jul 25, 2023
Archaeology & History The Remnants of a Bronze Age Ceremony Have Been Discovered at a Construction Site for a Rocket Launch Pad in the U.K. The remains include pits and burned bone. By Adam Schrader, Jul 25, 2023
Art & Tech The White House Struck a Deal With A.I. Companies to Manage the Technology’s Risks. Artists Say It ‘Does Nothing’ to Protect Them "The administration just isn't listening," said Molly Crabapple. By Adam Schrader, Jul 25, 2023
Archaeology & History An Archeological Dig in an Ancient Roman Synagogue in Israel Has Uncovered a ‘Spectacular’ Mosaic Depicting the Story of Samson The well-preserved artifact dates back to 400 A.D. By Adam Schrader, Jul 24, 2023
Law & Politics Collector Candace Barasch Lays Out More on Dethroned Art Advisor Lisa Schiff’s Lavish Lifestyle in a Blistering New Court Filing The fight over multi-million dollar art transactions is heating up again. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 24, 2023
Art World An Artist Has Made Microscopic Vincent Van Gogh Replicas and Painstakingly Placed Them Inside a $190,000 Wristwatch The timepiece was made to commemorate the Van Gogh Museum's 50th anniversary. By Adam Schrader, Jul 20, 2023
Art Fairs Veteran Gallerist Bridget Finn Appointed Director of Art Basel Miami Beach Finn brings extensive experience and knowledge of the gallery eco-system to the new role. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 19, 2023
Auctions Could a Corruption Investigation Into Patrick Drahi’s Cable Company Spark Problems For Sotheby’s? An Altice executive has been detained as part of a sweeping probe alleging money laundering, among other crimes. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2023
Studio Visit Artist Tara Geer Goes Through Hundreds of Pencils a Day Creating Charcoal Drawings in Her Harlem Studio, Dog by Her Side The artist will open a show of large-scale new works in Long Island on July 22. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2023
Law & Politics After His Landmark $120 Million Counterfeiting Victory, Artist Michael Moebius Is Now Suing Fast-Fashion Retail Giant Shein Moebius has alleged that Shein used U.S.-based servers to market copyright-infringing clothing globally. By Adam Schrader, Jul 18, 2023
Art & Tech Meta Is Expanding Its Generative A.I. Arsenal With a New Tool It’s Touting as a ‘State-of-the-Art’ Breakthrough CM3leon recognizes both text and visuals, allowing both image-to-text and text-to-image generation. By Adam Schrader, Jul 17, 2023
Art & Tech An Australian Photographer Was Disqualified From a Photo Contest After Her Submission Was Mistakenly Deemed A.I.-Generated The contest organizers were apologetic, but "paranoid about A.I.," said Suzi Dougherty. By Adam Schrader, Jul 17, 2023
Auctions France’s Oldest Auction Business, Drouot, Has Sold a 30 Percent Stake to Two Investment Companies The group said the investment will open up liquidity options for shareholders and help bolster the auction business. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 14, 2023
Museums & Institutions An Art Collective Has ‘Hacked’ Kunsthaus Zurich’s Exhibition of Works Gifted by an Industrialist With Nazi Ties The group swapped the QR codes that accompanied each painting to point visitors toward information about Bührle's past. By Adam Schrader, Jul 13, 2023
Law & Politics The FTC Has Launched an Investigation Into OpenAI, Creator of Image Generator DALL-E, Over Its Data Security Practices The probe is seeking information on 'each large language model product' the company offers. By Adam Schrader, Jul 13, 2023