Museums & Institutions Walmart Heir Alice Walton Donates $40 Million to Museums in Kansas, Puerto Rico, Delaware, and Beyond Walton's foundation will spread the funding between 64 U.S. institutions. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 11, 2023
Law & Politics Documents Shed New Light on Leon Black’s Eight-Figure Art Deals—And How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Him Avoid Taxes A representative for Black insists the deals were "legal and appropriate." By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 10, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Met Museum Will Restitute Two Ancient Sculptures That Were Stolen From Temples in Nepal The works had been in the museum's collection since 1988 and '95. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 10, 2023
People María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Raven Chacon Are Among the Artists Who Won the 2023 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants Campos-Pons just opened a major solo show at the Brooklyn Museum. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 10, 2023
Crime An American Tourist Who Went on a Sculpture-Smashing Rampage at Jerusalem’s Israel Museum Has Been Arrested The suspect's lawyer blames Jerusalem syndrome. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 6, 2023
Archaeology & History See the Trove of Ancient Treasures, Including a Shrine to Aphrodite, Just Discovered in an Underwater City Off the Coast of Egypt The finds include votives, jewelry, ritual instruments, and a duck-shaped pourer. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 5, 2023
Museums & Institutions Under Fire From Political Forces on the Left and Right, a Proposed Smithsonian Museum of American Latino Culture Hangs in the Balance The museum's director canceled a planned civil rights exhibition in favor of one about salsa music. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 5, 2023
Auctions The Collection of ‘Ghostbusters’ Director Ivan Reitman Heads to Christie’s, Led By a Rare Picasso Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter 'Femme endormie' is estimated at $25 million to $35 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2023
Museums & Institutions Artist Nancy Baker Cahill’s New A.R. Work Unleashes a Surreal Interspecies Creature on the Terrace of the Whitney Museum The artist also opens her first solo museum show survey in Georgia later this month. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 4, 2023
Analysis A Hedge Fund Titan Is Suing Over Four Monet Paintings Worth $45 Million That Were Lost In a Michigan House Fire Collectors Julie and Matthew Halbower allege their insurer, affiliated with Lloyd's of London, won't pay up for the artworks. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 3, 2023
On View Artist Lucy Sparrow Is Back in New York With a Pop-Up Bagel Shop Made Entirely of Felt—and She’s Sewing Sandwiches to Order The British artist's latest offering is inspired by New York's rich Jewish food culture. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 3, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Met Museum Will Expand Its Popular Costume Institute, Transforming Its Great Hall Gift Shop Into a New Gallery Space The museum also is launching a new dining facility that will remain open after hours. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 3, 2023
Auctions The Bizarre Saga of How an Isa Genzken Sculpture Wound Up on a German TV Show, Then a Sotheby’s Auction, Only to Be Mysteriously Yanked How did a valuable sculpture end up on TV? By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 2, 2023
Law & Politics The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco Is Suing the Architects Behind Its Major Expansion, Alleging Work of ‘Inadequate Quality’ The museum claims the pavilion required costly repairs before it could even open. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 2, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Nassau County Museum of Art Has Abruptly—and Mysteriously—Ditched Its Director, Prompting Calls for His Reinstatement The museum is currently hosting a highly touted Amedeo Modigliani exhibition. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 28, 2023
