$35 M. Velázquez Portrait of Spanish Queen to Sell at Sotheby’s
A Diego Velázqeuz portrait of Isabel de Borbon, a Spanish queen, will head to auction this February at Sotheby’s, where…
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Greek Prime Minister ‘Annoyed’ Over Cancellation of Meeting with British PM Over Parthenon Marbles
Relations between the prime ministers of Greece and Britain are less than cheery this holiday season, after a scheduled meeting…
Sotheby’s Relinquishes Half of Longtime Manhattan Headquarters to Medical School
Sotheby’s will cede around half of the space at their Manhattan headquarters to a new neighbor, Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM),…
Longtime Champions of Black Art Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Are Bringing Their Collection to the Brooklyn Museum
The art collection of Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys and Kasseem Dean, the Grammy-winning rapper and producer known as Swizz Beatz,…
William Anastasi, Conceptualist Who Drew a Cult Following, Dies at 90
William Anastasi, an artist who rose to fame in New York alongside the Minimalists and Conceptualists of the 1960s, has…
Prized Scythian Gold Artifacts Returned to Ukraine by Dutch Museum, Defying Russia’s Demands
A Dutch museum has returned some 400 cultural treasures to Ukraine, ending a nearly decade-long ownership battle incited by Russia’s…
German Museum Cancels Candice Breitz Exhibition After ‘Controversial Statements’ on Gaza
A German museum has reportedly canceled a Candice Breitz show planned for 2024 because of the artist’s statements on the…
More Than 100 Cultural Landmarks Have Been Destroyed During Gaza Airstrikes, Report Says
Israel’s repeated airstrikes on Gaza have destroyed more than 100 cultural landmarks and historic sites according to a preliminary report by the…
Workers at Buffalo AKG Art Museum Launch Unionization Effort
Workers at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum have recently announced their intention to unionize. The workers submitted a letter to…
Larry Fink, Photographer Who Documented Clashing Social Circles, Dies at 82
Larry Fink, an American photographer who captured class divides by documenting upper echelons of New York’s social circles, died at…
Pro-Palestine Activists Rally at New York City Cultural Institutions Over Thanksgiving Weekend
From the Whitney Museum of American Art to the American Museum of Natural History, cultural institutions across New York City…
LeBron James Museum Opens in Ohio, Offering a Full View of the Athlete’s Decorated Career
On Saturday, the LeBron James Family Foundation opened the LeBron James Museum in Akron, Ohio, with the aim of showcasing…
With $1.8 Billion in Sales, Auctions Return to the Fair and Sober
Historically, the fall marquee New York auctions are measured by fairly specific criteria: they bring important estates to the block…
Indigenous Art Curator Wanda Nanibush Leaves Art Gallery of Ontario, Prompting Questions
Wanda Nanibush is no longer the curator of Indigenous art at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto. The…