Art Fairs Despite Diminished Gallery Participation, Art SG’s Second Edition Draws Healthy Attention From Collectors While a slew of galleries chose not to return to the Singapore fair, those that did saw lively sales on opening day. By Frederik Balfour, Jan 18, 2024
Law & Politics Stolen Picasso and Chagall Paintings Valued at $900,000 Were Found in a Basement in Antwerp The works were stolen from an Israeli family's home in 2010. By Adam Schrader, Jan 18, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Orlando Museum of Art Is In ‘Severe’ Financial Distress After Fake Basquiats Scandal The museum could face a deficit of $835,000 for the 2024 fiscal year. By Adam Schrader, Jan 18, 2024
Law & Politics A Key Sotheby’s Executive Took the Witness Stand, as Epic Rybolovlev Fraud Trial Lumbers Forward All eyes are on Sotheby's executive Sam Valette this week as he testifies about multi-million dollar private deals. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 17, 2024
Art World The World Monuments Fund’s 2024 Projects Will Preserve Cultural Heritage Sites in Ukraine and Turkey The nonprofit will also plans to fund projects responding to climate change. By Adam Schrader, Jan 17, 2024
Law & Politics New York Art Dealer Brent Sikkema Has Been Killed in Brazil, His Gallery Confirms Police said he had been stabbed with a sharp object. By Adam Schrader & Katya Kazakina, Jan 16, 2024
Art & Tech Refik Anadol Launches the World’s First Open-Source A.I. Model Dedicated to Nature The model uses data from the likes of National Geographic and the Smithsonian Institute to create stunning nature scenes. By Adam Schrader, Jan 16, 2024
Museums & Institutions Chicago’s Field Museum Responds to New U.S. Regulations on the Display of Native American Artifacts Under federal regulations, museums must now receive consent to display items belonging to American Indians. By Adam Schrader, Jan 12, 2024
Market Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Testifies in Contentious Sotheby’s Trial Rybolovlev took the stand for the first time in his ongoing case against the auction house. By Eileen Kinsella & Guelda Voien, Jan 11, 2024
Art World How Equinox Works as an Unofficial Art Marketplace, Revealing Details From the Rybolovlev Case, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, are Drake and James Turrell ready to collaborate once more? Which Henry Street gallery is graduating to Chelsea? By Annie Armstrong, Jan 11, 2024
Law & Politics Indiana University Has Canceled a Retrospective on Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby An online petition seeking to have the show reinstated has already received nearly 5,000 signatures. By Adam Schrader, Jan 11, 2024
Museums & Institutions Workers at the Denver Art Museum Are Unionizing for Better Pay and Workplace Protections Organizers said a supermajority of 250 workers have already agreed on the formation of the union. By Adam Schrader, Jan 11, 2024
Art World The Storied Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Will Close Its College in 2025 The PAFA museum will remain open and continue to offer educational programming. By Adam Schrader, Jan 11, 2024
Law & Politics A U.S. Appeals Court Rules That a Madrid Museum Can Keep a Nazi-Looted Pissarro Painting The ruling is a blow for the heirs of Jewish collector Lilly Neubauer, from whom the painting was confiscated in 1939. By Adam Schrader, Jan 10, 2024
Auctions Hindman and Freeman’s Merge to Create a Formidable New Auction House The merger sets up a company with a larger domestic presence than giants like Sotheby's and Christie's. By Adam Schrader, Jan 10, 2024
