Art Guides In LA for Frieze Week? Here Is Our Guide to 22 Mind-Expanding Museum Shows to See If You Want to Venture Beyond the Fairs What's on view at the Getty, LACMA, the Broad, and other museums across the city. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 10, 2020
Art & Exhibitions A Groundbreaking New Survey of Abstract Painting From the Arab World Adds a Vibrant Chapter to Art History The curators of “Taking Shape: Abstraction From the Arab World, 1950s–1980s” explain the mission behind the show. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 5, 2020
Auctions Blockbuster Collections Could Deliver More Than $1 Billion at Auction This Spring. For the Major Houses, the Race Is On Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips are all competing for the Macklowe and Donald Marron collections. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 2, 2020
Auctions Picasso’s Granddaughter Is Selling a Trove of His Unique—and Highly Coveted—Ceramic Works at Sotheby’s London Next Month The eclectic collection of ceramics and drawings has relatively approachable prices for Picasso. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 29, 2020
Politics Yale Is Eliminating Its Art History Survey Course Over Complaints That It Prioritizes a White, Western Canon Over Other Narratives The news has caused an uproar among conservatives online. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 27, 2020
Auctions A Slew of Paintings Seized From Celebrity Jeweler and Fugitive Billionaire Nirav Modi Is Going Up for Auction in India It is the second sale undertaken by the government of India of items from Modi's collection. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 22, 2020
Art & Exhibitions How Did Edward Hopper Manage to Turn a Plain Country Road Into a Psychologically Charged Drama? A New Exhibition Decodes His Tricks A new exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler in Switzerland delves into the American artist's landscapes. By Javier Pes, Jan 19, 2020
Law & Politics The Descendants of a Jewish Art Collector Are Suing the Stedelijk Museum Over a Kandinsky Work They Say Is Rightfully Theirs The museum purchased the work at auction in 1940. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 14, 2020
Art World What Would Monet Post? The Musée d’Orsay Hired an Instagram Artist-in-Residence to Imagine the Social Media Accounts of Impressionist Masters Illustrator Jean-Philippe Delhomme's posts will appear on the museum's account every Monday in 2020. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 7, 2020
Art Guides Here Are 21 Highly Anticipated, Mind-Expanding Museum Exhibitions to Seek Out Across the US in 2020 You won't want to miss these shows. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 5, 2020
Law & Politics The Collectors Who Lent Two Dozen Allegedly Fake Artworks to a Major Belgian Museum Have Been Arrested Igor and Olga Toporovsky were taken into custody late last month. By Javier Pes, Jan 3, 2020
Law & Politics The London Man Who Allegedly Attacked a $26 Million Picasso at Tate Modern Says He Will Fight the Charge The state of the painting is currently unknown. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 2, 2020
Law & Politics The Family of Thomas Hart Benton Is Suing a Missouri Bank for Allegedly Losing Track of 100 of His Artworks UMB Bank, which runs the artist's estate, is managed by the Kemper family. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 19, 2019
Auctions As Shakeups Continue at Sotheby’s, Auction Veteran Amy Cappellazzo Has Been Named Head of an Expanded Global Fine Arts Division The move comes as Sotheby's new CEO Charles Stewart reorganizes the company. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019
Art World At Art Miami, Kusamas Were Flying Off the Walls and Two Famed Former Models Teamed Up to Curate a Special Booth Brooke Shields and Helena Christensen lent some celebrity flair to the event. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 6, 2019