Politics ‘This Painting Could Be the Future’: Artist Jonathan Harris on Why His Viral Image ‘Critical Race Theory’ Struck a Chord Around the Globe The artist has sold over 1,000 prints of the striking image. By Sarah Cascone, 14 hours ago
Art Fairs Sales Were A-Poppin’ at the Fog Design and Art Fair in San Francisco, Showing a Strong Left-Coast Market Ahead of Frieze LA Buyers turned out in droves. By Eileen Kinsella, 1 day ago
Auctions A Turf War Between South Korea’s Galleries and Auction Houses Heats Up as a Trade Organization Warns of a ‘Collapsing’ of Market Order Galleries allege that the auction houses have decimated their businesses. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 21, 2022
Archaeology How a Wildly Popular Fashion Trend That Dominated Stone Age African Civilizations Suggests a 50,000-Year-Old Social Network Tiny beads led to a big discovery for archaeologists. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 21, 2022
Museums More Than 60 Dutch Cultural Institutions Reopened as Nail Salons and Gyms for a Day to Protest Unequal Covid Restrictions The Mauritshuis, the Van Gogh Museum, and others forged ahead despite warnings from local mayors. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 20, 2022
Politics South Africa Has Halted an ‘Unfathomable’ Auction of Nelson Mandela’s Personal Belongings in New York The South African Heritage Resources Agency blocked the sale, claiming the objects did not have the necessary permits to leave the country. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 19, 2022
Law Ousted Director Nathalie Bondil Has Settled With the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Ending Her Wrongful Termination Lawsuit The former museum director had accused her former employer of libel. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 19, 2022
Art Collectors The Late Billionaire Sheldon Solow’s Secretive New York Art Museum Will Finally Open to the Public After a Major Expansion For years, Solow's masterpieces have been locked away on the ground floor of 9 West 57th Street in Manhattan. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 19, 2022
Auctions Phillips Is Opening a New Business Division for Wealthy Art Collectors in Need of Legal and Financial Advice The new department reflects the increasing sophistication of the booming global art trade. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 18, 2022
Crime The Founder of Netscape Has Returned $35 Million Worth of Looted Cambodian Antiquities James H. Clark bought the works between 2003 and 2008. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 13, 2022
Pop Culture Wes Anderson Is Adapting a Roald Dahl Book About Buried Treasure That Ended Up in the British Museum for Netflix The film, based on Dahl's "Henry Sugar" story collection, stars Benedict Cumberbatch. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 13, 2022
Law A Bombshell Lawsuit Between Two Collectors Exposes How Far Some Will Go to Get Access to the Art They Want Collectors Michael Xufu Huang and Federico Castro Debernardi have settled their lawsuit, but not before revealing the market's inner workings. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 12, 2022
Museums Look Out, Van Gogh! ‘Mona Lisa’ Is Getting Her Own Immersive Experience—and It’s Been Engineered by the Louvre Itself The museum is partnering with the Grand Palais, which is also planning a permanent space dedicated to immersive digital art as part of a new renovation. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 12, 2022
Auctions An Iconic René Magritte Landscape Could Fetch $60 Million at Sotheby’s in the Latest Sign That the Trophy Market Continues to Rage The work has never before been sold. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 11, 2022
Archaeology A Hungry Badger Dug Up a Stash of Ancient Roman Coins From a Cave in Spain and Archaeologists Are Amazed (the Badger Less So) A historic blizzard also played a role in the find. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 11, 2022
