Auctions Christie’s Has Brokered a Deal to Sell a Prized Cézanne After Last-Minute Concerns About Its Nazi-Era Provenance The planned auction remains controversial, however. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 25, 2023
Law & Politics Lisa Schiff’s Art Could Be Liquidated to Settle Her Debts. Attorneys Are Squabbling Over What It’s Worth Two paintings by Ann Craven are at the center of the latest tussle in the ongoing legal battle. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2023
Pop Culture A New Documentary Celebrates the Colorful Life of Mr. Chow, Charting His Journey From Struggling Painter to Celebrity Restaurateur The HBO film also centers Chow's return to art and the opening of his first solo show in almost 60 years. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 24, 2023
Art World A Painting That Hung for Generations in a Family’s Living Room in Spain Has Been Identified as a Van Dyck Masterpiece The work could be worth millions. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 23, 2023
Museums & Institutions 400 Years Ago a Prudish Aristocrat Censored This Artemisia Gentileschi Nude. Using Tech, an Italian Museum Has Revealed the Stunning Original Work A relative of Michelangelo tapped Baroque artist Il Volterrano to censor the original work. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 20, 2023
Crime After 80 Years, a Long-Lost Painting Looted by U.S. Soldiers During World War II Has Been Returned to Germany An anonymous tipster called Art Recovery International to admit their uncle had stolen the painting from a German museum. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 20, 2023
Politics Kara Walker, Joan Jonas, Judith Butler, and Other Cultural Luminaries Are Calling on Institutions to Denounce Israeli ‘War Crimes’ in Gaza Many art institutions have stayed silent on the issue. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Newly Renovated National Museum of Women in the Arts in D.C. Is Ready to Shake Up the Canon Even for a correspondent with a keen interest in feminist art history, the NMWA's inaugural shows are a revelation. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2023
People Palestinian Swedish Artist Tarik Kiswanson Has Won the Marcel Duchamp Prize, France’s Most Prestigious Art Award The exhibition of the nominees' work will be held at Artcurial after being moved from the Pompidou due to a worker strike. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 18, 2023
Museums & Institutions Yayoi Kusama Apologizes as Her Previous Racist Writings Surface, Clouding Her New San Francisco Museum Show The artist's writing is coming under closer scrutiny on the occasion of her SFMOMA show. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 16, 2023
Museums & Institutions A Frick Curator Has Just Identified Rosalba Carriera as the Artist Behind an Unknown Portrait Languishing in Storage For Decades A Roman Catholic prayer card slipped between the portrait and its frame offered proof that this was an original Carriera. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 16, 2023
Pop Culture ‘This Is a Five-Figure Show’: Meet the Artists Selling Their Wares at New York Comic Con Meet some of the artists selling their work at the mecca for all things pop culture. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 13, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Meet the 4 Artists Nominated for the Marcel Duchamp Prize, Now Showing at the Centre Pompidou Four artists contending with identity and migration have made the shortlist. By Anna Sansom, Oct 13, 2023
Pop Culture The Joyful Balloon Art Show That Was Featured in ‘Emily in Paris’ Is Opening in New York The show is taking over the old Immersive Van Gogh venue. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 12, 2023
Museums & Institutions Unionized Workers at New York’s Jewish Museum Ratified Their First Contract, Improving Pay and Time Off The contract includes average raises of 17.5 percent between now and 2026. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 12, 2023
