Law & Politics The British Museum Has Reached a Settlement With a Translator Whose Work Was Used in an Exhibition Without Her Permission The museum only agreed to credit Yilin Wang for her copyrighted translation after she raised money to hire a lawyer. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 8, 2023
On View See the Luminous Paintings Monet Made During His Many Trips to the French Riviera, Now on View at a Show in Monaco Monet was first invited by Renoir on a trip to the Riviera in December 1883. By Adam Schrader, Aug 8, 2023
Archaeology & History Greece Will Curb Rampant Tourism at the Acropolis to Protect It Against Damage and Overcrowding The ancient hilltop citadel is the nation's most popular archaeological site. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 7, 2023
Galleries JTT, the New York Gallery Known for Minting Star Artists, Is Closing After More Than a Decade The gallery helped discover artists such as Issy Wood, Sable Elyse Smith, and Jamian Juliano-Villani. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 4, 2023
Pop Culture What do the ‘Vessel’ and Burning Man Have in Common? Both Barred Documentarian John Wilson From Filming On-Site The episode "How to Find a Public Restroom" took Wilson in typically unexpected directions. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 4, 2023
Museums & Institutions The National Gallery in Washington, D.C., Has Acquired a Monumental Simone Leigh Sculpture From Her Historic Venice Biennale Pavilion The museum snapped up a new edition of one of Leigh's monumental sculptures. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 3, 2023
Art World The Artist Xu Zhen—Prankster, Publisher, and Museum Founder—Has Returned to the Exhibition Stage With a New Show in China That Captures Our Need for Connection China's leading Gen X artist reflects on his winding path from conceptualism to generalism in the art world. By Cathy Fan, Aug 2, 2023
Museums & Institutions Inflation Hits Museums, as the Guggenheim Becomes the Latest New York Institution to Hike Prices The Guggenheim's new admission is a 20 percent increase. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 2, 2023
Art & Tech Want to Wear Van Gogh’s Hat? A New App From the Met Invites Users to Virtually Interact With the Museum’s Costumes and Collections The augmented reality app lets your Roblox avatar collect—and wear—replicas from the Met's collection. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 2, 2023
Art & Exhibitions The Company Behind the Wildly Popular ‘Immersive Van Gogh’ Experience Has Filed for Bankruptcy The company, Lighthouse Immersive, is based in Canada but has opened permanent locations for immersive digital light shows across the U.S. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 1, 2023
Art & Tech Animations, and 3-D Models, and 3,000 Drawings: Inside Google’s Massive Machine-Learning Masterclass on Leonardo da Vinci Thanks to machine learning, Leonardo's expansive codices have been broken down into different themes. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 27, 2023
Art World Worldwide Investment in Cultural Projects Continues to Rebound, With $15 Billion of Infrastructure Completed or Announced in 2022 Here are 6 takeaways from the latest Cultural Infrastructure Index. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 27, 2023
Politics Two Buyers of Hunter Biden’s Art Have Been Unmasked, Despite Attempts to Keep Their Names Secret The gallery and White House tried to keep collectors’ identities under wraps. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 26, 2023
Law & Politics Billionaire Art Collector Joe Lewis Indicted in New York for Insider Trading and Financial Fraud Authorities accuse Lewis of orchestrating a 'brazen' scheme where he provided inside information to friends and associates on multiple occasions. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2023
Art Fairs Art-Fair Welfare? Berlin Galleries Can Now Tap Government Subsidies to Attend Two Fairs Per Year A pilot program in Germany will give galleries as much as $13,000 annually to participate in fairs in Germany and abroad. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2023
