Billionaires Behind Shanghai’s Long Museum to Sell Works from Their Collection at Sotheby’s
Billionaire collectors Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei, the founders of Shanghai’s Long Museum, will sell an estimated $150 million worth of art this auction season...
Three Convicted for Stealing $2.5 M. Ming Dynasty Vase from Swiss Museum, Following Police Sting Operation
Three men from London were convicted for stealing a £2 million ($2.5 million) vase from the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva, Switzerland, following...
Auctioneer Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr Dies at 84, Tracey Emin Plans Margate Community Center, and More: Morning Links for August 22, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines AUCTIONEER PIERRE CORNETTE DE SAINT CYR, whose namesake family auction house was acquired by Bonhams last...
Stolen Items from the British Museum Worth $64,000 Offered on eBay for As Little As $51
At least one item that was stolen from the British Museum, worth up to $63,800 (£50,000) was offered on sale on the e-commerce platform eBay...
US Judge Rules AI-Generated Art is Not Protected by Copyright Law
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday that artwork generated by artificial intelligence is not eligible for copyright protection because it lacks “human involvement,”...
Christie’s Accidentally Published Location Data for Hundreds of Consigned Works
Two German information security experts discovered a vulnerability in Christie’s cybersecurity safeguards that allowed the location data of hundreds of consigners’ artworks to be published...
Native Cultural Center Destroyed in Maui Fire Amid Growing Concerns Over Ancestral Land
The Na ‘Aikane O Maui Cultural Center, dedicated to the continuation of Native Hawaiian history and culture, was destroyed in the wildfires that wiped out...
Archaeologists Discover Bedroom in Villa Outside Pompeii That Once Held Enslaved People
A small bedroom believed to have been used by enslaved people has been discovered in a Roman villa near Pompeii, the Italian cultural ministry announced...
Viennese Prosecutors Drop Investigation Into Artist Who Forged Basquiat Painting’s Frame as a ‘Prank’
An Austrian artist who forged the frame of a Basquiat painting once priced at $3 million will no longer face the scrutiny of authorities in...
Convictions in $2.5 M. Ming Dynasty Vase Heist Case, Artist Hideo Sakata Dies at 87, and More: Morning Links for August 21, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines CRIMINAL LAW. A London court convicted two men on charges stemming from the theft...
Auctioneer Who Helped Produce Fake Basquiats Avoids Jail Time, Receives Probation
An auctioneer who pleaded guilty to helping produce a group of faked Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings has avoided jail time, instead receiving a sentence of probation...
Banksy Mural ‘Valentine’s Day Mascara’ to Be Publicly Sold at $153 Per Share
The public mural Banksy painted about domestic violence, titled Valentine’s Day Mascara, is being sold back to members of the public for $153 (£120) a share. The...
Construction Limits Access to Anish Kapoor’s Chicago ‘Bean’ Until 2024
Fans and prospective visitors of Anish Kapoor’s massive Cloud Gate sculpture won’t be able to see the public artwork until next year due to construction...
Sale of Calder Sculpture Worth Millions of Dollars Sets Off Legal Battle
Two battling lawsuits that stem from the sale of an Alexander Calder sculpture are being waged in New York, with an art adviser alleging that...