Stolen Warhol, Pollock Artworks from Pennsylvania Museum May Not Have Been Destroyed
Missing artworks by Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock that were stolen as part of a crime ring’s operations in local museums may still be intact,...
Heavy Rains Force Berlin Museum to Cover Old Masters Paintings Amid Threat of Leaks
On June 23, as heavy rains in Germany flooded streets and shut down rail transportation, staff at Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie taped up some plastic sheeting to...
Statue of Revolutionary War General Removed in Albany as Part of Reckoning with Racist Legacies
On Sunday, a statue of Philip J. Schuyler, a major general in the Revolutionary War, was removed from his pedestal in Albany, New York, and...
Who Was Juan de Pareja, and Why Is He Important?
Who was Juan de Pareja? He was an artist and a Black man who lived first enslaved and then free in 17th-century Seville, Spain. He...
Pope Francis Marks 50 Years of Vatican’s Contemporary Art Collection with Visit from ‘Piss Christ’ Artist and Others
Almost six decades ago Paul VI, then pope, organized a meeting of artists in the Sistine Chapel, an attempt to help usher the Vatican’s vast...
Two Sacred Indigenous Masks Repatriated to Colombia by Germany
Two sacred indigenous masks were returned to Colombia by Germany following years of discussion in a ceremony attended by Colombian president Gustavo Petro and German...
Artist Claude Lévêque Indicted in France for Rape of Minors
Claude Lévêque, a famed French artist whose reputation was marred by the emergence of allegations that he abused children in 2021, has been indicted by...
Pope Francis Meets with Artists, Spain Readies Royal Collections Gallery, and More: Morning Links for June 26, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines DIVINE INSPIRATION. On Friday, Pope Francis met at the Sistine Chapel with 200 artists of...
Harvard Art Museums Now Offer Free Admission To All Visitors
The Harvard Art Museums has announced a new free admission policy, which administrators have hailed as a “significant expansion” of public access to its collections,...
Pioneering Video Artist Nalini Malani Awarded Japan’s $700,000 Kyoto Prize
Indian artist Nalini Malani has been awarded this year’s Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest private award, which carries a $700,000 purse. Malani is among India’s first...
Estate of Suspected Antiquities Trafficker Forfeits $12 M. to Settle Civic Suit
The estate of Douglas A.J. Latchford, an art and antiquities dealer who was accused of selling ancient artifacts stolen from Cambodia, has agreed to hand...
Student Who Ate Famed Banana Sculpture Speaks: ‘I’m Not Familiar with Cattelan’s Work’
In a Guardian essay published Friday, South Korean student Noh Hyun-soo explained his decision to eat the banana that constitutes Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019). Hyun-soo...
Estate of Embattled Art Dealer to Forfeit $12 M., Art Collectors Get Hollywood Treatment, and More: Morning Links for July 27, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines SETTLING HIS AFFAIRS. The estate of the late antiquities dealer Douglas A.J. Latchford has agreed...
4,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-like Sanctuary Unearthed in the Netherlands
Archaeologists have uncovered a mysterious sanctuary in the central Netherlands made of burial mounds and ancient offerings of human and animal bones that has striking...