Auctions The Late Billionaire Collector Paul Allen’s Art Could Fetch More Than $1 Billion at Christie’s, Becoming the Biggest Single-Owner Sale in History The proceeds of the massive collection will go to philanthropic causes, as directed by Allen. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 25, 2022
Auctions Simon de Pury’s Daring New Auction Venture Is a Bona Fide Success, With All 16 Lots by Women Artists Sold All of the hammer proceeds go to the artist and their gallery. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 25, 2022
Art World See the Freshly Commissioned Artworks That Meta Is Unveiling at Its Sprawling New Headquarters in New York’s Moynihan Station Many of the five site-specific artworks mark the individual artists' largest projects to date. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 24, 2022
Archaeology & History Severe Droughts Have Revealed the ‘Spanish Stonehenge,’ a Remarkable Ancient Rock Formation That’s Almost Always Underwater The prehistoric site was flooded by the creation of a reservoir in 1963. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 19, 2022
Galleries A Trio of Galleries From Dubai, Vancouver, and New York Are Uniting to Open Diana, a New Cooperative Gallery on Henry Street The gallery brings a new model to an address with a rich artistic legacy. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 18, 2022
Crime Cambodian Officials Say the Met Owns at Least 33 Looted Artworks Linked to the Late, Disgraced Art Dealer Douglas Latchford A former criminal told Cambodian officials he was personally involved in taking the artworks that ended up at the museum. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 18, 2022
Archaeology & History The Archaeologist Who Discovered King Tut’s Tomb Almost Certainly Stole Artifacts From It, a New Book Reveals A previously unpublished letter provides strong evidence. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 17, 2022
Archaeology & History The Discovery of Captain Cook’s Lost Ship Enthralled the World. Now, a Scientist Says Aquatic Termites Could Destroy It The famed ship took Captain James Cook to Australia on his first voyage of discovery. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 16, 2022
Law & Politics An ‘Architectural Digest’ Spread About Two Art Collectors Was Photoshopped to Obscure Potentially Looted Cambodian Statues in Their Home A forensics expert confirmed the photo had been airbrushed. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 16, 2022
Museums & Institutions How Does the 89-Year-Old Artist Jean Conner Come Up With Her Startling, Powerfully Uncanny Collages? She’s as Mystified as You Are Conner, who began her career in San Francisco in the late 1950s, is the subject of two landmarks shows in California. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 16, 2022
The Appraisal Roy Lichtenstein’s Art Has the Most Pop in the Private Market. With a Special Sale in the Hamptons, Do His Public Prices Have Room to Grow? The artist is famous for his Ben-Day dot portraits of women—but some market players are hoping to broaden his appeal. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 15, 2022
Art World Editors’ Picks: 8 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Show by a Banksy Precursor to Trisha Brown at Rockaway Beach Plus, check out a show about artists pushing the boundaries of painting and technology. By Artnet News, Aug 15, 2022
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Vast Trove of Gold Rings Buried Alongside an ‘Extremely Rich’ Ancient Noblewoman in Romania Excavators found more Copper Age gold in the single dig than had previously been discovered in the entire Carpathian Basin. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 15, 2022
Archaeology & History Archaeologists at the Sea of Galilee Say They May Have Found the Real-Life Birthplace of St. Peter, First Pope of the Christian Church Scholars have discovered an inscription that may mark the Church of the Apostles, said to be at St. Peter's birthplace in Bethsaida. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 15, 2022
Auctions Joan Didion’s Art Collection Is Headed to a Tiny Upstate New York Auction House, With Works by Ed Ruscha, Jennifer Bartlett, and Others The late author's desk is also on offer. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 12, 2022
