Billionaire Rapper and Top 200 Collector Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter Slams Rape Allegations as ‘Cynical and Calculated’ Extortion
Jay-Z, the billionaire rapper and cultural icon, has been named alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs in a lawsuit alleging the rape of a minor at a 2000...
Candida Gertler Resigns from Outset Fund Amid Artist Protests Over Israel Ties
Candida Gertler, co-founder of the Outset Contemporary Art Fund, has stepped down from the organization’s board of trustees and all voluntary roles within UK arts...
Yale Peabody Museum to Repatriate Native American Remains and Artifacts to Maine Tribes
The Yale Peabody Museum has flagged human remains and eight funerary objects in its collection for repatriation to Native American tribes of the Wabanaki Nations...
Magritte’s ‘L’empire des lumières’ Sold for $121 M. Who Else Has Passed the $100 M. Mark at Auction?
On Tuesday night during Christie’s 20th century evening sale, after eleven or so tense minutes of hushed phone conversations behind cupped hands and quick currency conversions,...
Smithsonian American Art Museum Director Removed from Top Post After Staff Complaints
Stephanie Stebich, the director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) since 2017, was reassigned to a senior advisory role within the Smithsonian Institution in...
Newsmakers: Jacob King on Oldenburg and van Bruggen, Corporate Collaboration, and Public Art
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. On Monday,...
Bouchardon Bust, Once Used as a Door Stopper, Officially Set for Sale with $3 M. Estimate
Invergordon, a small town in central Scotland, could see its coffers filled following a decision by county committee to sell a marble bust made by...
More Consigners to the New York Sales, Revealed!
With the US presidential election behind us and the marquee New York evening sales just a few days away, collectors, advisors, and all manner of...
Sotheby’s Agrees to Pay New York 6.25 M. To Settle Art Sales Tax Fraud Case
Sotheby’s has agreed to pay the State of New York $6.25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Letitia James, that alleged the...
Yves Bouvier to Stand Trial in France Over Missing Picasso Artworks
A French court has ruled that Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier and his business partner Olivier Thomas should stand trial over allegations related to the...
Pompeii Will Soon Limit the Number of Visitors to its Archaeological Park
The ancient city of Pompeii, it seems, has taken a liking to the recently implemented “day tripper” tax in Venice, or at least the theory behind it,...
Newsmakers: Dealer Emmanuel Di Donna on Surrealism’s Expanding Canon and Market
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. Emmanuel Di...
Copyright Case Between Artists Deborah Roberts and Lynthia Edwards Continues Without a Victory for Either Side
A copyright infringement lawsuit between two collage artists, Debroah Roberts and Lynthia Edwards, has been handed down a decision that mirrors the decoupage of a...
Sotheby’s Gets a $1B Lifeline While Art Basel Eyes Abu Dhabi
Last week, when Sotheby’s finally closed its deal with the Abu Dhabi–based sovereign wealth fund ADQ for a $1 billion cash injection, the sense of...