Crime As Russians ‘Pillage’ Ukraine’s Museums in Annexed Territories, Artifacts Are Turning Up in Moscow and on the Black Market The illegally annexed territories are home to many major museums. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 3, 2022
On View Marina Abramović Plumbs Mindfulness and Witchcraft in a Pair of New U.K. Shows The artist is having two new shows at Modern Art Oxford and the Pitt Rivers Museum. By Torey Akers, Sep 30, 2022
Museums & Institutions A Longtime Whitney Curator and a Former Los Angeles Museum Director Will Curate the 2024 Whitney Biennial Chrissie Iles and Meg Onli are teaming up for the museum's signature event. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 29, 2022
NFTs ‘It’s a Huge Message to the Centuries-Old Art Market’: 18-Year-Old NFT Star Diana Sinclair on How She’s Taking on the Blue-Chip Art World The artist's works are kicking off the launch of Christie's new NFT platform. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 29, 2022
Analysis How a $10 Million Miró Auction Flop Turned Into a Dream Come True for One Dutch Museum The museum seized an opportunity after the Surrealist work failed to sell at auction. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 29, 2022
Archaeology & History Archeologists Have Uncovered Hidden Hieroglyphs in King Tut’s Tomb That May Point to the Secret Location of Queen Nefertiti’s Remains Nicholas Reeves believes the secret lies behind a sealed door. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2022
Artnet News Pro Bonhams Has Been Acquiring Its Competitors at Warp Speed. Here’s Why the Middle-Market Player Wants a Network, Not an Empire The house has found a winning strategy in accelerating key trends at play in the auction realm. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2022
NFTs With NFT Prices Cratering, Can ‘Phygital’ Art Keep Collectors From Walking Away? Could the noted rise of "phygital art—a contested and even loathed term—mark a renaissance for the battered NFT market? By Dorian Batycka, Sep 26, 2022
Art & Exhibitions ‘I Had Never Seen Anything Like It Before’: Steve Martin on the Spark That Led Him to Become One of the Top Collectors of Australian Indigenous Art A selection of Western Desert painting from the actor's personal collection is now on view at the National Arts Club. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 26, 2022
People For Artist Cassi Namoda, Whose Work Blends African Histories and Mythologies With Personal Memories, ‘Painting Is a Spiritual Act’ The Mozambique-born, US-based artist just wrapped a solo show at Goodman Gallery in Cape Town. By Helen Jennings, Sep 26, 2022
Crime U.K. Dealer Rob Newland Has Pleaded Guilty to a Role in Inigo Philbrick’s $86 Million Art-Fraud Scheme Prosecutors say Newland helped construct the byzantine business deals that allowed the ruse to proceed. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 26, 2022
Pop Culture Painting Helped ‘James Bond’ Star Pierce Brosnan Cope With Grief. Now, an L.A. Gallery Will Show the Actor’s Deeply Personal Art The actor will show the works at the gallery Seasons L.A. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 26, 2022
Museums & Institutions Toronto’s Power Plant Contemporary Art Center Is in Turmoil Amid a Mass Resignation of Board Members Long-simmering tensions between the museum and the Harbourfront Centre, which oversees it, came to a head last week. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 26, 2022
Artnet News Pro Meet 5 Japanese Collectors Who Are Putting Their Country’s Art Scene on the Road to Resurgence These collectors exemplify Japan’s search for new beginnings in the global market. By Jennifer Pastore, Sep 25, 2022
On View Filipino Artist Pio Abad Turns Ferdinand Marcos and Ronald Reagan’s Cozy Correspondence Into Art at the Carnegie International The artist also takes Andrew Carnegie to task. By Helen Stoilas, Sep 23, 2022