Art World Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Previously Thought to Be Blank Are Actually ‘Treasures’ With Extremely Faded Text, Scholars Discover The University of Manchester thought the ancient fragments were worthless. Now they have the only Dead Sea Scroll text in a UK institution. By Sarah Cascone, May 20, 2020
Art and Law The Founders of Hobby Lobby Are Suing Christie’s for Selling Them an Ancient Artifact That Pretty Much Everyone Now Agrees Was Stolen The dispute centers on the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, which was taken from Iraq sometime in the 2000s. By Eileen Kinsella, May 20, 2020
Galleries Just How Bad Has the Financial Fallout Been for US Galleries? A New Survey Crunches the Numbers—and They’re Bleak Full-time unemployment hasn't dipped too dramatically, but galleries are bracing for dramatic losses this quarter. By Eileen Kinsella, May 19, 2020
Art World Scientists Discover That Visitors to Oslo’s Munch Museum Are Destroying ‘The Scream’ by Breathing on It Way Too Much Just like the rest of us, it seems that the painting needs to practice some social distancing. By Sarah Cascone, May 19, 2020
Art World The Art World Works From Home: Morgan Library Director Colin Bailey Is Watching ‘Frasier’ Reruns and Researching JP Morgan’s Collecting Habits Dinner and drinks in Manhattan is at the top of Bailey's post-lockdown list. By Eileen Kinsella, May 19, 2020
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 14 Things Not to Miss in the Virtual Art World This Week, From Art History Happy Hour at the Brooklyn Museum to Adult Coloring Night All the Zooms, Instagram Live, and other online events not to miss this week. By Sarah Cascone, May 18, 2020
Art Fairs Untitled Is Bringing the First-Ever Art Fair to Take Place in Virtual Reality to Your Screen This Summer The fair sped up the development of the technology amid the current shutdown By Eileen Kinsella, May 18, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s Online Contemporary Sale Fetches $13.7 Million—More Than Doubling the Previous Record for a Virtual Art Sale, Set Three Weeks Ago But the statistics don't account for the high number of withdrawn works. By Eileen Kinsella, May 15, 2020
Art World A New Project From the Museum of the Home Takes an Unvarnished Look Into the Lives of Self-Isolating Families in the UK The museum documents life at home in the UK from the early 1900s to the present day. By Sarah Cascone, May 15, 2020
Partner Content Miami Artist Cayla Birk. Is Mixing Hidden Codes Into Her Pantone-Inspired Paintings Each of the artist's works comes with an accompanying object to help collectors decode a hidden meaning. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 15, 2020
On View More Than 30 Artists and Designers Are Creating Billboards for Times Square and Beyond to Honor Essential Workers Across the US The project is now in its second iteration. By Sarah Cascone, May 15, 2020
Art World The Nelson-Atkins Museum Is Still Closed for Humans, But Three Sophisticated Penguins Just Got a Private Tour (and the Photos Are Adorable) The animals apparently found Monet passé, but were curious about Caravaggio. By Tanner West, May 15, 2020
Auctions Christie’s Will Replace Its Marquee June Sales in New York With a Streaming ‘Relay’ Auction to Unfold Across Four Cities Worldwide The sale kicks off at 8 p.m. local time in Hong Kong on July 10. By Eileen Kinsella, May 15, 2020
Art and Law The Heir to the Bic Pen Fortune Is Suing His Estranged Baroness Wife to Get Back a Trove of Giacomettis and Other Blue-Chip Art Bruno Bich’s wife refuses to return more than 28 works from his family’s collection, his lawsuit alleges. By Tanner West, May 14, 2020
Partner Content Why One Beverly Hills Gallerist Believes Video Art Will Thrive for Thousands of Years Nalada Taechanarong, the director of Xumiiro Gallery, doesn't think that video art is for everyone. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 14, 2020
