Auctions Christie’s London Is Teaming Up With Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art for a Benefit Sale of Work by Yinka Shonibare, Kehinde Wiley, and More The sale will take place during London auction week. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 1, 2023
Art Fairs Gagosian Appoints a Veteran Seoul Gallerist as Its First Full-Time Director in South Korea Just in Time for Frieze The international art fair has energized an already sophisticated collecting scene By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 30, 2023
Archaeology & History For the Right Price, Guests at a Luxury Retreat in Egypt Can Help Archaeologists Hunt for Cleopatra’s Long-Lost Tomb Last year, archaeologist Kathleen Martinez unearthed hidden tunnels at a temple in Alexandria. By Adam Schrader, Aug 29, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Meet Real Estate Developer-Turned-Artist Abbott Stillman Whose Abstract Paintings Are Making Their Gallery Debut Stillman's works are on view at "Urban Summer" at Georges Berges from August 17. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 16, 2023
Archaeology & History A Group of German Students Have Deciphered a Mysterious Ancient Kushan Script, Revealing a Newly Classified Language The researchers have proposed the name Eteo-Tocharian for the new language. By Adam Schrader, Aug 15, 2023
Art World Bob Dylan’s Sprawling Scottish Highlands Mansion, Which Houses a Music Room, Has Come on the Market for $3.9 Million The singer-songwriter bought the historic property in 2006. By Min Chen, Aug 11, 2023
People Remembering Renegade Artist Jamie Reid, Whose Subversive Designs for the Sex Pistols Defined the Look of Punk Reid has died at age 76. By Min Chen, Aug 9, 2023
On View See the Luminous Paintings Monet Made During His Many Trips to the French Riviera, Now on View at a Show in Monaco Monet was first invited by Renoir on a trip to the Riviera in December 1883. By Adam Schrader, Aug 8, 2023
Archaeology & History A Kentucky Man Stumbled Upon a ‘Superb’ Cache of More Than 800 Vintage Coins Buried on a Farm The discovery of the hoard is being hailed as a significant numismatic event. By Adam Schrader, Aug 7, 2023
Auctions Phillips Is Going Into the Direct Art Sales Business, Commissioning Monthly Drops From Artists and Collaborators The new platform launches this month, offering work from Brooklyn-based artist Cj Hendry. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 7, 2023
Archaeology & History Researchers Have Found Hidden Details in Ancient Egyptian Paintings Using Portable Chemical Imaging Technology “The question," researchers wrote, is "to know whether there is more to see than what meets the eye." By Adam Schrader, Aug 2, 2023
Museums & Institutions British Museum Director Hartwig Fischer Will Step Down, Leaving the Unresolved Parthenon Marbles Debate to His Successor Hartwig has led the museum for eight years. By Adam Schrader, Jul 28, 2023
Law & Politics Billionaire Art Collector Joe Lewis Indicted in New York for Insider Trading and Financial Fraud Authorities accuse Lewis of orchestrating a 'brazen' scheme where he provided inside information to friends and associates on multiple occasions. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2023
Art Fairs Art-Fair Welfare? Berlin Galleries Can Now Tap Government Subsidies to Attend Two Fairs Per Year A pilot program in Germany will give galleries as much as $13,000 annually to participate in fairs in Germany and abroad. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2023
Law & Politics Financier and MoMA Trustee Leon Black Agrees to Pay $62.5 Million to Settle Jeffrey Epstein-Related Claims in the Virgin Islands The 71-year-old billionaire investor agreed to the cash settlement in January. By Adam Schrader, Jul 25, 2023
