British Museum Deputy Director Leaves After Probe into Thefts
The British Museum official who bungled an investigation into thefts at the institution is now leaving after the release of an independent review, according to...
Dealer Johann König To Open New Berlin Gallery
German art dealer Johann König is slated to open a new gallery in Berlin tomorrow, as reported in the Art Newspaper. The new gallery is...
More Than 1,000 Artists Boycott Bristol’s Arnolfini Center Amid Palestine Censorship Controversy
More than 1,000 artists across the cultural field—including Ben Rivers, Brian Eno, Adham Faramawy, and Tai Shani—have signed a new open letter that accuses Bristol’s...
Art-Filled Dubai Mansion Designed by Norman Foster Protégé Heads To Auction
A glassy Dubai mega-mansion designed by a protégé of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Norman Foster is going under the hammer next month. The swanky 23,000-square-foot spread near Jumeirah...
Anonymous Was A Woman Names 2023 Winners, Including Artists Dindga McCannon, Carolina Caycedo, Barbara Kasten, Amanda Ross-Ho
Anonymous Was A Woman, the grant-making nonprofit that has awarded over $7 million to women-identifying artists since 1996, has named the 15 winners of its...
New Filing Shows Phillips Doubling UK Losses Last Year Amid Rising Costs
After last month’s auction sales saw a more subdued sales environment across the major auction houses, a new filing with the UK government reveals the...
Google Doodle Remembers Agnès Varda, the Female Trailblazer of the French New Wave
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the legacy of French film director and screenwriter Agnès Varda. The European Film Academy presented her with an honorary Lifetime Achievement...
Ronald S. Lauder Sells Philip Johnson Mini-Home for Nearly $20 M.
A small, two-story modernist townhouse designed by Philip Johnson on 52 street in Manhattan—lodged between a 15-story condo and an old-school brownstone—has sold for $19.999 million....
French Teachers Strike After Complaints Over Nude Renaissance Painting
A 17th-century Renaissance painting by Giuseppe Cesari is at the heart of another school censorship controversy. Housed at the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the...
New Argentinian President Says Adios to Argentina’s Ministry of Culture
After just a one day in office, the newly elected president of Argentina, Javier Milei, has already started making good on his campaign promises. Milei,...
Independent Review Urges British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
An independent review has strongly recommended that the British Museum complete its registration and documentation of its entire collection after the discovery of 2,000 missing,...
Prison Bakery Identified at Pompeii Sheds Light on Slavery in the Ancient World
A prison bakery where enslaved people were locked up with donkeys and forced to grind grain essential to the baking of bread has been identified...
Campaigners Lead Legal Battle Against Controversial Plan to Build Tunnel Near Stonehenge
Campaigners have launched a last-ditch legal effort to stop the construction of a two-mile road tunnel near Stonehenge, which they say risks permanent damage to...
Louvre To Hike Admission Price Ahead of 2024 Summer Olympics
Art enthusiasts in Paris should expect to spend more to see the Mona Lisa next year, as the Louvre will raise its entrance fee by...