Art Fairs Here’s the Most—and Least—You Can Spend on an Artwork at This Year’s Art Basel Miami Beach From a stuffed dog to a very dark, very expensive painting, here's what we saw at Art Basel Miami Beach on opening day. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 6, 2023
Artists Painter Shizu Saldamando Captures Her Subjects With an Unwavering and Powerful Intimacy The artist's striking portraits of her friends take the spotlight at Art Basel Miami Beach this year. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 6, 2023
Museums & Institutions Guggenheim Museum Has Laid Off 10 Workers, Citing ‘Rising Costs and Inflation’ The layoffs come in the wake of the museum raising its general admission prices by 20 percent. By Adam Schrader, Dec 6, 2023
Art Fairs NADA Miami Starts Strong, With Multiple Sold-Out Booths on Opening Night The fair also announced the recipient of its sixth annual acquisition gift for the Pérez Art Museum Miami. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 6, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Irreverent Artist Jamian Juliano-Villani Will Headline a Solo Show at Gagosian in 2024 She is also exhibiting at Gagosian's booth at Art Basel Miami Beach this week. By Adam Schrader, Dec 6, 2023
Law & Politics Lisa Schiff’s Art Collection Could Soon Hit the Auction Block The terms of a proposed deal include selling unclaimed works in multiple live and online sales in 2024. By Adam Schrader, Dec 5, 2023
Art World Archives David Hockney Lights Up London’s Battersea Power Station With Animated Christmas Trees Hockney created the works on his trusty iPad Pro. By Verity Babbs, Dec 4, 2023
Law & Politics A Class Action Lawsuit Brought by Artists Against A.I. Companies Adds New Plaintiffs The initial lawsuit was filed by three artists; an amended complaint includes seven other creatives. By Adam Schrader, Dec 4, 2023
Museums & Institutions Italy Is Rebuffing a German Museum’s Demands That It Return an Ancient Roman Sculpture The sculpture was sold to Germany for 5 million lira in 1938. By Adam Schrader, Dec 4, 2023
Auctions Will a $2 Million Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook Remain in Germany? The sketchbook has been nominated for protected status as a cultural asset, despite selling at auction. By Verity Babbs, Dec 4, 2023
Law & Politics A Sandro Botticelli Painting, Forgotten for Decades, Was Seized by Italian Authorities From a Family’s Home The painting is in very poor condition and must be preserved, a state agency said. By Adam Schrader, Dec 1, 2023
Law & Politics German Art Collector Loses Bid to Keep Ancient Mask Looted From Egypt Dirk Gemünden bought three art objects at an auction in 2020. He has been allowed to keep one of them. By Adam Schrader, Dec 1, 2023
Art World Archives Mellon Foundation Raises Funding for Its Monuments Project to Half a Billion Dollars The foundation has already spent more than $170 million to fund at least 80 public art projects. By Adam Schrader, Nov 29, 2023
Art World Archives Meet the Collectors Who Just Acquired the Copyrights to M.C. Escher’s Work Salvatore Iaquinta and Federico Giudiceandrea are also the new owners of the M.C. Escher Company. By Adam Schrader, Nov 28, 2023
Law & Politics A Lawsuit Aimed at Halting the Brauer Museum’s Controversial Deaccessioning Plan Is Dismissed An Indiana judge ruled that Richard Brauer, the museum’s founding director, lacked standing to file the lawsuit. By Adam Schrader, Nov 27, 2023
