Ex-Director of Orlando Museum of Art Countersues, Claims Scapegoating for Basquiat Forgery Scandal
Aaron De Groft, the former executive director of the Orlando Museum of Art, who was ousted over a now-notorious show of allegedly forged Jean-Michel Basquiat...
The Unearthed Remains of 19th Century London Workhouse Suggest A Different Reality Than Depicted by Charles Dickens
The remains of the St Pancras workhouse in London, similar to those detailed in the writing of Charles Dickens, has been discovered by archaeologists. Unlike...
Felix L.A. Names 66 Galleries to Visit Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel for 2024 Edition
Over the last five years, Felix L.A. has made a compelling argument that the typical art fair set-up—a cacophonous, commercial bizarre—needs a vibe reset. Founded...
Artists Pull Out of Dutch Film Festival After Palestine Protest Chant Is Labeled a ‘Hurtful Slogan’
Several artists have pulled their work from the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) as the event continues to weather scrutiny over its response to a...
Hoard of 100,000 Ancient Coins Unearthed at Building Site in Japan
A hoard of 100,000 ancient coins were found at a building site in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, in central Japan on November 3rd, according to the...
Estate of Stan VanDerBeek, Experimental Filmmaker and ‘Agitator,’ Joins Magenta Plains
The estate of Stan VanDerBeek, an experimental filmmaker and pioneer of computer-generated art in through the 1950s and 1970s, has joined the roster of Chinatown...
German Museum Shutters Curator’s Contribution Over Pro-Palestine Instagram Activity, Igniting Censorship Outcry
Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany, has closed a portion of a planned group show in response to a curator’s engagement with pro-Palestine content on social...
Ai Weiwei Says Lisson Gallery ‘Effectively Canceled’ Show After Israel-Hamas War Tweet
Lisson Gallery has paused plans to mount an Ai Weiwei show after a social media post by the artist about the Israel-Hamas war. News of...
Orlando Museum of Art Considering Settlement in Lawsuit Over Scandal-Ridden Basquiat Show
The Orlando Museum of Art is pursuing a potential settlement in its case against ousted museum director Aaron De Groft and the owners of the...
A Tame Sotheby’s Modern Art Evening Sale Generates $224 M.
Sotheby’s sale of 20th century art netted $224 million over a brisk hour-and-a-half on Monday at the house’s York Avenue headquarters. The grouping of 31...
Newfields CEO, Hired Amid Diversity Scandal, Resigns After Less Than Two Years
Colette Pierce Burnette has resigned as president and CEO of Newfields after only 15 months on the job, the museum said in a statement Friday....
Marc Chagall Print Stolen from New York Gallery During Smash-and-Grab Heist
The glass doors of a five-story art gallery in Midtown Manhattan were smashed, and a $100,000 lithograph by Marc Chagall was plucked from inside the...
Poet Ranjit Hoskote Resigns from Documenta 16 Selection Committee: ‘I Have Been Subjected to a Sham Court’
A second member of the committee that will select an artistic director for Documenta 16, the 2027 edition of one of the world’s biggest art...
Rare ‘Inverted Jenny’ US Postal Stamp Sells for Record-Breaking $2 M. At Auction
A rare ‘Inverted Jenny’ stamp recently sold at auction for just over $2 million with fees, setting a record for a single US stamp. The...