Hauser & Wirth Names Gallery Veteran Mirella Roma as CEO
Hauser & Wirth has appointed gallery veteran Mirella Roma as its new chief executive officer, the gallery announced in a press release Thursday. Roma has...
Sydell Miller’s $200M Art Collection Set for Sotheby’s New York Auction This November
Sotheby’s marquee sales this November in New York will be led by works from the collection of the beauty industry trailblazer Sydell Miller. The auction...
New California Law May End the Legal Dispute Over a Nazi-Looted Pissarro in Madrid
A bill signed into law this week by California Governor Gavin Newsom may signal the beginning of the end of a decades-long dispute between the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza...
A New Edition of John Elderfield’s ‘Frankenthaler’ Shows an Artist with Real New York Chutzpah
An updated edition of John Elderfield’s Frankenthaler, originally published in 1989 and which many consider to be the definitive monograph on the artist, will be released...
United Talent Agency Puts its Fine Arts Division on ‘Pause’
UTA Fine Arts, the division of Hollywood giant United Talent Agency that worked to put established and emerging contemporary artists into the collective consciousness by...
Following Bankruptcy Filing, Beleaguered Advisor Lisa Schiff to Sell Collection at Phillips
Over 200 artworks from the inventory of art advisor Lisa Schiff are set to be auctioned as part of bankruptcy proceedings, Artnet News reported last...
Suspects in Banksy’s ‘Girl With Balloon’ Theft Head to Court Next Month
Two men accused of stealing Banksy’s painting Girl With Balloon from a London gallery late Sunday night are set to appear before the court next month on...
Stonewall Museum Ends Membership with Florida Tourism Organization After LGBTQ+ Page Disappears
The Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, canceled its membership with the state’s official tourism marketing corporation, Visit Florida, after that organization “quietly”...
Notre-Dame Cathedral Window Replacement Project Defiantly Moves Forward
Despite opposition from the National Heritage Commission, the French Ministry of Culture is proceeding with plans to replace some historic stained glass windows at Notre-Dame...
A Giant Floating Structure Made from Plastic Bags Comes to a Seoul Museum
Frieze Seoul may be over, but as ARTnews reported from the ground last week, there is still plenty of art to see in the Southern Korean capital, including...
The Best Booths at Independent 20th Century, From Elegant Modernism to Native American Punk
Independent’s 20th Century fair, devoted specifically to art from its titular period, stands apart as a singular species in New York. Housed in the Battery Maritime...
Unsigned Painting Done in the Style of Rembrandt Sells for $1.5 M. at Maine Auction House
A mysterious unsigned portrait in the style of Rembrandt van Rijn recently sold for nearly $1.5 million at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, more than 100...
Boy Scouts Auction Norman Rockwell Paintings to Fund Sex-Abuse Survivor Compensation
The Boy Scouts of America is auctioning off the entirety of its 321-piece art collection, which includes works by Norman Rockwell, Walt Disney, and J.C....
The Overwhelming Majority of NFTs Are ‘Dead,’ Report Says
A report published earlier this month by NFTevening said that the market for NFTs has been in such a dramatic downturn since 2023 that 95 percent...