Art World Tim Marlow’s ‘Great Art’ Series Is Heading to British TV—But da Vinci Doesn’t Make the First Cut Films on famous artists that have been adapted from cinema releases will be fronted by the Royal Academy’s artistic director. By Javier Pes, Dec 15, 2017
Art World Leading UK Gallery in ‘Jeopardy’ as Towner Faces 50 Percent Funding Cut The flagship gallery on the south coast of England is a Tate partner and among the institutions backed by Arts Council England. By Naomi Rea, Dec 13, 2017
Art & Exhibitions 7 Reasons Why the Met’s Michelangelo Show Was Nearly Impossible to Pull Off From lifetime waiting lists to approval from the Queen, here's what it takes to assemble a landmark show. By Henri Neuendorf, Dec 12, 2017
Art World Clashes in Spain as Religious Art in Catalan Museum Heads Back to Aragon Works from the historic Monastery of Sijena are at the center of a longstanding dispute between the neighboring regions. By Javier Pes, Dec 11, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: What the ‘Salvator Mundi’ Whodunnit Says About Saudi Soft Power (and Other Insights) How a $450 million da Vinci and a handful of petrocrats siphoned much of the art-market oxygen out of Art Basel in Miami Beach. By Tim Schneider, Dec 11, 2017
Market Saudi Arabia’s US Embassy Chimes In on the Fate of Leonardo’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ Regardless of who bought it, the $450 million painting is definitely heading to the Louvre Abu Dhabi. By Julia Halperin, Dec 8, 2017
People Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Is Revealed as the Real Buyer of the $450 Million ‘Salvator Mundi’ The purchase now appears to be one piece of a larger geopolitical game. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 7, 2017
Art World Leonardo da Vinci’s Blockbuster ‘Salvator Mundi’ Is Coming to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Museum Claims Tweets in three different languages assert that the Savior of the World is heading for the Middle East. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 6, 2017
Art World Is Leonardo da Vinci’s Record-Setting ‘Salvator Mundi’ Going to the Louvre? Jean-Luc Martinez says he hopes to secure the work for a Leonardo exhibition next year. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 30, 2017
Art World Art Industry News: A Museum of Selfies Is Now Set to Open in LA + More Must-Read Stories Plus, Andy Warhol's drawing of Trump tower sells above estimate and someone hung the cover art from Lorde's album in the Louvre. By Artnet News, Nov 29, 2017
Art World Dark-Web Shoppers Are Bidding $350,000 in Bitcoin for a Stolen Painting—and It’s Likely a Fake “No serious collectors” buy art on the dark web—or do they? By Naomi Rea, Nov 28, 2017
Art World Art Industry News: Why the Salvator Mundi Sale Ensures a New Era of Stunt Auctions + More Must-Read Stories Plus, the European capital of culture’s plans ignite the far right and Monet's glasses sell for more than 30 times their estimate. By Artnet News, Nov 27, 2017
Art World Art Industry News: Thomas Campbell Gets Into an Instagram Brawl Over ‘Salvator Mundi’ + More Must-Read Stories Plus, Christo and the Smithsonian are sued over images and police find stolen John Lennon items in Auctionata's storeroom. By Artnet News, Nov 22, 2017
Auctions So You Just Bought a $450 Million Leonardo da Vinci Painting. Now What? From decoy trucks (yes, really) to tax wizardry, here's what happens after you win the most expensive painting in auction history. By Brian Boucher & Eileen Kinsella, Nov 21, 2017
Auctions Beyond Leonardo: 11 Crucial Takeaways From Last Week’s $2.3 Billion New York Mega-Auctions From the best bargain to the biggest loser, here are our parting observations from last week's auction marathon. By Artnet News, Nov 21, 2017
