In Netflix’s ‘Beef,’ the Art World Is a Battleground Riven by Class Disparities
On the propulsive new Netflix series Beef, an incident of mutual road rage sets off a rivalry between an economically embattled contractor and a well-to-do...
Picasso Gets Reassessed by Artists, Whistler’s Mother Returns to Philadelphia, and More: Morning Links from April 7, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines PICASSO MANIA. It’s the half-centenary of Pablo Picasso’s death, and that means many...
UNESCO Director Pledges $10 M. Toward Rebuilding Ukraine’s Devastated Culture Sector
The director general of UNESCO has pledged more than $10 million towards efforts to rebuild Ukraine’s devastated arts landscape after a tour of the embattled...
Cryptic Mosaics Depicting Medusa Discovered in Ancient Roman Villa
Archaeologists excavating an ancient villa once used by the Antonian emperors of Rome uncovered two mosaics that feature one of the most infamous characters in Greek mythology,...
Documentary in Production About Pop Art Sensation Romero Britto, ‘the Most Collected and Licensed Artist in History’
EXCLUSIVE: Muse Storytelling is in production on a documentary about Romero Britto, one of the most popular artists in the world and the founder of the Happy Art...
Hammershøi Painting to Be Sold at Sotheby’s Has Highest-Ever Estimate for Artist
A painting by Vilhelm Hammershøi is headed to auction at a Sotheby’s modern art evening sale in New York this May with the highest-ever estimate...
Bernard Arnault Is Again the Richest Man in the World
Bernard Arnault’s wealth just reached staggering new heights. On Tuesday, the French tycoon behind luxury conglomerate LVMH (and ARTnews Top 200 collector) took the top...
Gwangju Biennale’s First $100,000 Prize Goes to a Project About Elephants Without Trunks
South Korea’s just-opened Gwangju Biennale, arguably Asia’s top art festival, has awarded its first $100,000 prize to the Seoul-based artist Oum Jeongsoon. The prize, officially...
Steve McQueen’s Latest Gets Raves in London, UNESCO Pledges Support for Ukraine, and More: Morning Links for April 6, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines THE WAR IN UKRAINE. As the conflict continues on, UNESCO has once...
$23 M. Worth of Art by Yayoi Kusama Sells in a Single Sotheby’s Auction
A group of five works by Yayoi Kusama produced within the last 20 years sold on Wednesday for $22.9 million during a Sotheby’s evening sale...
Florida Department of Education Declares ‘Artistic Value’ of Michelangelo’s David Amid Controversy
Call it the new epic of David: Michelangelo’s marble man is once again in the headlines, as the Florida Department of Education declares the statue’s “artistic”...
Ragnar Kjartansson, Jeremy Deller, LCD Soundsystem, and More Slated for Arkansas’s FORMAT Festival
Bentonville, Arkansas, is the home of the Walton empire. The Walmart campus is ever expanding, and the town and its cultural offerings along with it....
Collector Guy Ullens Files Suit Against Son After Fatal Shooting of Wife, Myriam Ullens
Following the fatal shooting of collector Myriam Ullens in March, her husband Guy Ullens has filed suit against Nicolas Ullens, his son and her stepson....
Alain Delon’s Collection Heads to Auction, Australia’s Museums Get a ‘Lifeline,’ and More: Morning Links for April 5, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines A STAR’S COLLECTION, REVEALED. The actor Alain Delon, an iconic figure in the...