Art World Blues Period? Doctors in Montreal Will Now Prescribe Visits to the Museum as Treatment for All Kinds of Ailments “We know that art stimulates neural activity.” By Sarah Cascone, 12 hours ago
Art World The Art Institute of Chicago Is the Latest Museum to Offer Open Access to Thousands of Images in Its Archive The museum now allows viewers to download its 44,313 images or see them in close detail. By Eileen Kinsella, 13 hours ago
People ‘A 21st-Century Andrew Carnegie’? How the Late Paul Allen’s Unorthodox Taste Made Him One of the Top Art Collectors in the World The billionaire philanthropist and collector never stopped learning. By Eileen Kinsella, 21 hours ago
Art and Law The Museum of the Bible Removes Five of Its Dead Sea Scrolls From View After Researchers Prove They’re Fake Scientific analysis of the scroll fragments found "characteristics inconsistent with ancient origin." By Eileen Kinsella, 1 day ago
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks, Print Week Edition: 21 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week It's Print Week, with three different New York print fairs, plus antiques at TEFAF and AADLA, and October Art Week on the Upper East Side. By Sarah Cascone, 1 day ago
Politics Europe’s Largest Museums Will Loan Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria’s Planned Royal Museum The agreement marks a significant step in ongoing negotiations between European museums and Nigerian representatives. By Kate Brown, 1 day ago
People Facing #MeToo Allegations, the Co-Founder of India’s Kochi-Muziris Biennale Has Temporarily Stepped Down An anonymous Instagram account has been airing #MeToo complaints against powerful figures in the Indian art world. By Sarah Cascone, 2 days ago
Exhibitions Who Is the Activist Sculptor Simone Leigh? Here Are 5 Things to Know About This Year’s Hugo Boss Prize Winner Look for her work across New York next year and catch the final day of her Chelsea show. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 19, 2018
Art World Identity Thieves Scammed Sotheby’s Out of $5 Million, the FBI Says The fraudsters allegedly used the identity of a wealthy Florida retiree to buy works by Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 19, 2018
Art and Law Trump Tower Is Suing the Estate of the Art Collector Who Died in the Building’s Fire Earlier This Year Todd Brassner was a close friend of Andy Warhol's. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2018
Art World With Ingenuity and Strange Beauty, Northern California Artists Rebuild From the Ashes a Year After the Devastating Wildfires Artists whose homes and studios were destroyed used ashes and rubble to create new work. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2018
Partner Content How Two Artists Are Tackling the Fickle Nature of Perspective at Gilles Clement Gallery “Through the Looking Glass,” on view now at the Connecticut gallery, brings together works by MARCK and Devorah Sperber. By artnet Gallery Network, Oct 18, 2018
Politics The Met and Brooklyn Museum Opt to Reject Saudi Funds for Project as International Crisis Over Missing Journalist Intensifies Riyadh funding for a new Arab art initiative is under the microscope. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 18, 2018
Auctions ‘In Rehearsals It Worked Every Time’: New Banksy Video Shows How His Sensational Sotheby’s Stunt Was SUPPOSED to Work The frame was actually supposed to shred the whole thing. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 17, 2018
Art and Law Gagosian to an Angry Collector Who Paid Millions for Jeff Koons Sculptures That Never Arrived: You Can’t Rush a Perfectionist The dealer argues that Steve Tananbaum's claims are baseless because the artist "often takes years" to complete his sculptures. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 17, 2018
