Law & Politics Frankenthaler Foundation Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit Amid Ongoing Family Feud Frankenthaler's nephew Frederick Iseman had accused his cousins of self-dealing. By Adam Schrader, Feb 21, 2024
Art History Art Bites: How the Modesty Police Used Fig Leaves to Censor Nudes The “Fig Leaf Campaign” of the 1500s covered up older sculptures and paintings. By Verity Babbs, Feb 20, 2024
Law & Politics The British Museum’s Instagram Is Flooded With Calls for the Return of an Easter Island Statue In response, the museum has limited comments on its Instagram posts. By Adam Schrader, Feb 20, 2024
Art World A Mysterious Cézanne Work Is Discovered in the Artist’s Childhood Home It's an entirely unknown work by the French painter. By Adam Schrader, Feb 20, 2024
Archaeology & History Patagonia’s Cueva Huenul Cave Art Is Thousands of Years Older Than Previously Thought Researchers say that designs could be over 8,000 years old. By Verity Babbs, Feb 20, 2024
Art World Stanley Whitney Doesn’t Like to Look Back, Even on the Eve of His First-Ever Retrospective The 77-year-old abstractionist is the subject of a major career spanning survey that just opened at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 18, 2024
Art World Art Bites: How the Color Orange Got Its Name What came first, orange or oranges? By Verity Babbs, Feb 18, 2024
Crime U.S. Returns Paintings Purloined From Peru, After Journalist Spots Them at Auction The works were stolen more than a decade ago; both turned up at a New York auction house. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 16, 2024
Museums & Institutions MoMA Staffers Urge the Museum to Support an ‘Unconditional Ceasefire’ in Gaza The demand follows other pro-Palestine and climate protests at the museum. By Adam Schrader, Feb 16, 2024
Art & Exhibitions All Aboard! An Immersive Titanic Experience Is Sailing Into Chicago A mammoth show brings together more than 300 artifacts and interactive elements. By Verity Babbs, Feb 16, 2024
Archaeology & History Ancient Lipstick Dating Back More Than Three Millennia Is Found in Iran The pigment could be among the world's oldest cosmetics. By Adam Schrader, Feb 14, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Tate Modern Taps Fast-Rising South Korean Artist Mire Lee for Turbine Hall Commission After major displays at the Venice Biennale and the Carnegie International, the South Korean sculptor is headed to London. By Andrew Russeth, Feb 14, 2024
Galleries French Gallery Ceysson & Bénétière Expands to Tokyo as the City’s Art Market Heats Up It will be the firm's eighth branch worldwide and its first in Asia. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 14, 2024
Museums & Institutions Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ Is Targeted in the Latest Climate Protest At least two protesters were reportedly arrested. By Adam Schrader, Feb 13, 2024
Art World Ai Weiwei Pops Up at a Beloved U.K. Dry Cleaner In a partnership with Avant Arte, Ai Weiwei’s latest work is on display in East London’s Steam Room dry cleaners. By Verity Babbs, Feb 13, 2024
