Art World A Murillo Painting That Went Missing in a Lyft at Art Miami Has Been Recovered The Lyft driver has returned the painting in its original protective wrapping. By Adam Schrader, Dec 11, 2023
Art Fairs TikTok Star Vita Kari’s Performance Piece at Art Basel Miami Beach Drew Crowds and Cops The performance invited viewers to pour water on the artist as they sat inside a plexiglass container. By Adam Schrader, Dec 11, 2023
Archaeology & History A Metal Detectorist in Norway Found an Ultra-Rare Byzantine Coin That’s More Than 1,000 Years Old The gold coin was discovered over 1,600 miles from its place of origin. By Verity Babbs, Dec 11, 2023
Art World The Louvre Has Hiked Its Ticket Prices for the First Time in Seven Years Ticket prices to the Louvre will be raised by 29 percent, ahead of 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. By Verity Babbs, Dec 11, 2023
Art World Censored Art Takes Over the Walls of a New Museum in Barcelona Museu de l'Art Prohibit has more than 200 artworks by the likes of Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Gustav Klimt. By Adam Schrader, Dec 8, 2023
Art Fairs There Are Lots of Great Artists at Art Miami—But Only One Played 007 on the Silver Screen Also on hand: Captain Jack Sparrow. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 8, 2023
Art World A Lyft Driver Took Off With a 17th-Century Murillo Painting at Art Miami The work is estimated to be worth between $500,000 and $1 million. By Adam Schrader, Dec 8, 2023
Art World The National Gallery of Australia Unveils Its New $4.5 Million Jordan Wolfson Sculpture The museum spent a large part of its budget to commission the sculpture in 2019. By Adam Schrader, Dec 8, 2023
Art & Tech Would You Let an A.I. Insult You? An Art Installation in Germany Does Just That The A.I. system was developed by artist couple MOTS to give honest impressions of viewers. By Adam Schrader, Dec 7, 2023
Museums & Institutions Leaky Roof Causes Serious Concern for Welsh National Museum Amid Pleas for Urgent Repairs Artworks had to be removed from walls during heavy rainfall, with water collected in buckets. By Verity Babbs, Dec 7, 2023
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
