Valuations Soho Gallerist Leo Rogath Treasures Emerging Artists, a Watch He Bought for Sentimental Reasons, and His Dog Named ‘Maybe’ We asked the founder of Prince & Wooster about the things he values most—in art and in life. By Katie White, Jun 21, 2023
Museums & Institutions A Writer Is Calling Out the British Museum for Using Her Translations of Chinese Poetry in an Exhibition Without Permission The translator said the museum now claims it has removed her work and will not credit her 'as your work will not be featured.' By Sarah Cascone, Jun 21, 2023
Archaeology & History The Site of Caesar’s Assassination in Rome, Until Recently Only Visited by a Colony of Stray Cats, Is Now Open to Human Tourists Too The Area Sacra includes the Curia of Pompey, where Brutus stabbed Caesar on the Ides of March in the year 44 B.C.E. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 20, 2023
Crime A California Man Is on Trial for Allegedly Importing an Ancient Roman Mosaic That Was Stolen From Syria The accused's lawyer now contends that the mosaic is actually a fake. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 20, 2023
Auctions Rubens Painting Lost For 300 Years and Misidentified When Last Sold at Auction Will Star At Upcoming Sotheby’s Sale in London Research and x-ray analysis revealed that the painting is far more important than previously thought. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 19, 2023
Crime Federal Authorities Charge Nine in a Suspected Robbery Ring That Nabbed Two Artworks by Pollock and Warhol Worth Millions The thieves also stole nine of Yogi Berra's World Series Rings. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 16, 2023
Art Fairs Art Basel Stops Requiring Candidates to Submit Full-Body Photos in Job Applications After a Feminist Artist’s Complaints The policy had been in place for years. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 15, 2023
Politics The Metropolitan Museum Is Helping Train a New Class of Men to Protect Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage The Met is collaborating with the Smithsonian to help with the army's Monuments Officer Training and Military Programs. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 14, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Will Offer a Rare Klimt Portrait in London With a Whopping $80 Million Estimate—Which Could Set a European Record The painting, made near the end of the artist's life, will lead the Sotheby's London summer sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 14, 2023
Museums & Institutions Take It or Leave It: The Brooklyn Museum Makes Its Final Contract Offer to Union Employees—and They’re Not Happy About It The museum has given the union a deadline of June 30 to approve the offer. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 13, 2023
Art & Exhibitions 13 Must-See Museum Exhibitions in Europe This Summer, From Modernist Rediscoveries in Scandinavia to a Kusama Blockbuster in Bilbao Plus: Picasso in Malaga, Basquiat in Riehen, Mueck in Paris, and more. By Daniel Jameson, Jun 13, 2023
Museums & Institutions This Adriaen van Ostade Painting, Once Coveted by Hitler, Has Found a New Home at MFA Boston The 17th-century work was once destined for the Führermuseum. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 13, 2023
Pop Culture ‘Leopoldstadt’, Tom Stoppard’s Tale of Turn-of-the-Century Vienna With a Gustav Klimt Painting at the Center, Won the Tony for Best Play The record fifth win for the 85-year-old playwright prominently features a portrait by the great Viennese artist. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 13, 2023
Galleries Perrotin Gallery Is in Talks to Sell a Majority Stake to Investment Firm Colony to Fund Further Expansion Emmanuel Perrotin, who predicts increased gallery consolidation, even floated the idea of buying up rivals. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2023
Galleries Hauser and Wirth Announces Its New Paris Gallery’s Inaugural Show and Its Debut Director The gallery will open this fall, in time for the Paris + fair. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 11, 2023
