Archaeology & History Aww, Archaeologists Have Discovered an Adorable Version of Egypt’s Most Famous Monument: A Miniature Sphinx The statue is a much smaller iteration of the famed Great Sphinx of Giza, but sculpted perhaps 2,500 years later. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 8, 2023
On View Bay Area Artist Joan Brown Painted a Deeply Personal and Mythical World. Now a New Exhibition Sets Her Up for a Major Rediscovery Eighty of Brown's idiosyncratic artworks are on view at SFMOMA, her first retrospective in over two decades. By Katie White, Mar 8, 2023
Politics Artists Decry an Idaho College’s ‘Alarming’ Removal of Artworks Centered on Reproductive Rights From a Group Show on Healthcare The college has cited Idaho Code Section 18-8705 as reason for removing the artworks. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 7, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Notre Dame’s Reopening Is Delayed, But a New Show About the Reconstruction Has Opened in a Space Beneath the Cathedral The free exhibition features charred timbers from the cathedral's fallen roof, as well as artworks from inside the church. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 7, 2023
Artnet News Pro Hot Lots: 5 Works That Completely Upended Expectations During the 2023 March Day Sales in London Works by Michaela Yearwood-Dan, Karin Mamma Andersson, George Rouy, Philip Tsiaras, and Duncan McCormick shattered their estimates this season. By Artnet News, Mar 7, 2023
Crime Dutch Police Are Closing In on the So-Called ‘Pink Panther Gang’ Behind the Astonishing Daytime Diamond Heist at TEFAF Maastricht Authorities have fingered the Pink Panther Gang from the Balkans, which has been stealing diamonds in broad daylight since 2001. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 6, 2023
Law & Politics A U.S. Judge Dealt a Partial Victory to Sotheby’s in a Long-Running Fraud Case Brought by Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev The judge urged both sides to avoid an 'expensive, risky, and potentially embarrassing' trial. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 3, 2023
Auctions A Painting by a One-Eared Dog Named Van Gogh Just Sold for $10,000 at an Animal Rescue Benefit Auction The charity auction runs through the end of the month. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 3, 2023
Pop Culture Artist Cj Hendry’s Wildly Popular Art Scavenger Hunt Is the Subject of a New Documentary That Captures the Thrill of the Chase Step inside Cj Hendry's 'Copyright Infringement' global scavenger hunt. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 3, 2023
Art Fairs 5 Artists to Discover at the Outsider Art Fair, From a Vermont Grocery Cashier to a Santa Fe Tattooist The fair never fails to introduce amazing self-taught artists. By Sarah Cascone & Annie Armstrong, Mar 3, 2023
Market ‘It’s a Threat to the French Artistic Scene’: JR, Ugo Rondinone, and More Than 100 Other Artists Decry an E.U. Sales Tax Hike on Art Without a cultural exception for art, the VAT on work sold in France will increase four-fold. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 2, 2023
Auctions In Its First Major Modern and Contemporary Offering of 2023, Sotheby’s London Saw Five Artworks Sell for More Than $18 Million Each Demand for ultra-contemporary works was strong and Asian bidders were active. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 1, 2023
Art & Exhibitions The Largest Touring Immersive Art Experience Is Bringing 50 Burning Man Style Sculptures to Las Vegas Before It Hits the Road The goal is ultimately to fund the creation of more monumental, potentially fire-breathing art. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 1, 2023
Museums & Institutions Tory Burch, Alice Walton, and Other Female Philanthropists Have Donated $55 Million to a New Smithsonian Women’s History Museum The Smithsonian identified two possible sites for the museum in October. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 1, 2023
People Which A-List Art Power Couple Was Behind That Absurd, Now-Viral Ad for an Assistant? We Found Out Meet the 'Bad Art Couple.' By Sarah Cascone, Feb 28, 2023
