Crime In a Landmark Restitution, the U.S. Returns 200 Looted Antiquities From Top Museums and Private Collections to Italy Fun fact: one of the sculptures was linked to Kim Kardashian. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 17, 2021
NFTs The Artnet NFT 30 Report: Meet the Artists, Innovators, and Collectors Who Built Our New Crypto-Art Era (Part Three) Discover the people who have created the new NFT paradigm brick by digital brick in part three of our three-part report. By Artnet NFT, Dec 16, 2021
Museums & Institutions The Bronx Museum of the Arts Is Celebrating 50 Years by Announcing a $21 Million Capital Campaign and Major Renovation Leaders say the transformed museum will further engage the local community. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 16, 2021
Law & Politics An Explosive Legal Filing Says a Publisher Hid or Forged Thousands of Robert Indiana Artworks and Documents All of this is “just the tip of the iceberg,” the foundation says. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 14, 2021
NFTs Introducing: The Artnet NFT 30 Report Who are the figures powering today's NFT boom? The Artnet NFT 30, sponsored by the APENFT Foundation, offers an introduction to key players. By Artnet NFT, Dec 14, 2021
Art Fairs Art Dealers Are Steaming Mad That TEFAF Will Hold Onto $8,500 in Fees, Even If the Fair Is Cancelled "It's pure and simple swindling," a trade organization said. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 14, 2021
Politics New York City Is Giving $51.4 Million in Grants to Help Its Hard-Hit Arts Industry Regain Footing Grantees include Performa, the Asia Society, and the Guggenheim. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 10, 2021
Museums & Institutions In a Landmark Move, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Removed the Sackler Name From Its Walls The news was announced in a joint statement with the Sackler family. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 9, 2021
Art & Exhibitions Artist Simone Leigh Reveals Her Plans for the Venice Biennale, Including a Major Symposium of Black Thinkers and Makers The artist will host a global convening, "Loophole of Retreat: Venice," for the occasion. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 8, 2021
Archaeology & History ‘You Just Don’t Find This’: U.K. Archaeologists Have Unearthed the Full Remains of a Roman Crucifixion Victim Almost 2,000 years after his death, the man's skeleton still had a two-inch nail piercing its foot. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 8, 2021
Politics The Embattled National Museum of Afghanistan Has Reopened, With Taliban Security Negotiated by its Director "I was ready to give my life for it," says the museum's leader, Mohammad Fahim Rahimi. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 8, 2021
Art & Tech A Nigerian Medical Student Wondered Why His Textbooks Only Depict White Patients. So He Drew His Own Illustrations—and They Went Viral The status quo in medical illustration needs to change, medical student Chidiebere Ibe believes. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 7, 2021
Gallery Network Spotlight: Scottish Artist Daniel Mullen Uses a Meditative Process to Create Paintings as Dazzling as They Are Exacting "Future Monuments," the artist's current series, tries to translate the intangible experiences of sound, light, and space. By Artnet Gallery Network, Dec 3, 2021
Art Fairs Collectors Unleash Pent-Up Buying Demand at NADA Miami, Where Concerns Over Speculation Abound Several of the booths had sold out on opening day of NADA Miami, where buyers were out in full force for young artists in particular. By Eileen Kinsella & Annie Armstrong, Dec 2, 2021
Archaeology & History In a Breakthrough, Italy Will Return a Piece of the Parthenon Frieze to Greece Under a Long-Term Loan Agreement Could this be a way for Greece to finally reunite the Parthenon? By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 1, 2021
