Art World In 2023, the Art Market Found Astonishing Returns in a Surprising Place: the Thrift Store. Here Are 5 of the Best Flips of the Year These once overlooked objects have turned massive profits at auction. By Adam Schrader, Dec 23, 2023
Wet Paint Brigitte Mulholland Hangs Out a Shingle in Paris, The Most Confusing Gala of the Year, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, who delivered the buzziest Christmas party in the art world this year? Which art world bros have picked up the acoustic guitar? By Annie Armstrong, Dec 21, 2023
Art & Tech What’s Keeping the Great Wall of China Looking Young? It’s a ‘Living Skin’ Researchers have found that a natural ‘biocrust‘ is protecting the historic cultural landmark. By Verity Babbs, Dec 21, 2023
Museums & Institutions The British Museum Has Struck a New $63 Million Partnership Deal With BP BP has been in a long-standing, controversial partnership with the museum since 1996. By Verity Babbs, Dec 20, 2023
Analysis How Will the New Corporate Transparency Act Affect the Art World — and You? A Q&A with our crack art law team in advance of important new regulations. By Thomas Danziger & Bradley Muro, Dec 20, 2023
Auctions The $4 N.C. Wyeth Painting Finally Sold—for Real This Time The work sold for more than $100,000 to a private collector. By Verity Babbs, Dec 19, 2023
Art World ‘Giddy and Unwell’: Rossetti’s Litany of Excuses for a Delayed Painting Is Found in a 155-Year-Old Letter The letter was written to a collector who waited five years for Rossetti to complete the work. By Verity Babbs, Dec 19, 2023
The Back Room Paint Drippings: Everything You Missed in the Art Industry Last Week Get caught up on the latest market moves, fast. By Artnet News, Dec 19, 2023
Auctions See the Costumes, Props, and Sets From Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ Heading to Auction More than 450 objects from the series will go on view before a February 2024 auction at Bonhams. By Verity Babbs, Dec 19, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Posts a $2.2-Billion Drop in Sales in 2023 But 2022, the house's best year ever, was a hard act to follow. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 18, 2023
Law & Politics The U.S. Has Returned 30 Artifacts to Greece—From Byzantine Silver to an Aphrodite Statue Collectively, the pieces are valued at $3.7 million. By Adam Schrader, Dec 18, 2023
Museums & Institutions New York’s Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’ From Proposed Construction The museum warns that vibrations from construction could cause its delicate plaster walls to crumble. By Adam Schrader, Dec 15, 2023
Archaeology & History A 1,300-Year-Old Ship Burial, Predating the Vikings, Was Discovered in Norway This excavation suggests an earlier start to significant Scandinavian maritime expeditions than previously believed. By Verity Babbs, Dec 15, 2023
Crime The First Suspect in a Massive Canadian Art Fraud Is Sentenced Gary Lamont will spend five years in jail for his role in a 13-year forgery scheme. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 15, 2023
Law & Politics The Met Agrees to Repatriate Artifacts to Cambodia as Douglas Latchford Fallout Continues The museum will return 14 artifacts dating back to 600s C.E. By Adam Schrader, Dec 15, 2023
