With ‘Warhol x Basquiat,’ Fondation Louis Vuitton Examines One of Art History’s Greatest Collaborations Anew
One fall day in 1982, Swiss dealer Bruno Bischofberger, curious about setting into motion what had the potential to be art’s biggest collaboration, brought two...
Man Who ‘Drunkenly Stole’ 2,000-Year-Old Terra Cotta Soldier’s Thumb from Philadelphia Museum Accepts Plea Deal
A man who was accused of stealing the thumb from a 2,000-year-old terra cotta statue during a holiday party at Philadelphia’s Franklin Museum has accepted...
Ted Bonin, New York Art Dealer Who Cofounded a Beloved Gallery, Dies at 65
Ted Bonin, a New York art dealer whose gallery boosted the profiles of artists such as Paul Thek, Mona Hatoum, Ree Morton, and more, has...
Olmec ‘Earth Monster’ Illegally Taken to US Will Be Repatriated to Mexico
A huge carved Olmec statue has been recovered by Mexican officials, who believe the artifact was stolen decades ago, Mexico’s National Anthropology and History Institute...
Philadelphia Museum May Hold an Unattributed Vermeer, Scholar Claims
According to one scholar, the Philadelphia Museum of Art may have in its collection a true Vermeer painting that has long gone unattributed to the...
Artist Offers $1.2 M. Reward for Return of Stolen Laptop Filled with Art
James Penfold, an artist who works under the name Penny, returned home from a brief vacation to find that his laptop and hard drive, which...
Ai Weiwei Talks Money, MOCA Detroit Gets Artistic Director, and More: Morning Links for April 4, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR. After almost seven years as director and CEO of...
Pace Gallery Takes on Grada Kilomba, a Favorite of the Biennial Circuit
Grada Kilomba, an artist currently at work on organizing September’s edition of the Bienal de São Paulo, has joined Pace, one of the biggest galleries...
Seattle Art Museum Gets Major 48-Work Gift of Alexander Calder Works and $10 M. Endowment from Former Microsoft President
In 1988, collector and former Microsoft president Jon Shirley acquired his first work by the preeminent 20th-century sculptor Alexander Calder. The 1970 mobile, titled Squarish,...
Global Art Sales Reach $67.8 Billion Showing Signs of ‘Muted Growth’
The global art trade generated $67.8 billion in 2022 according to an annual survey published Tuesday by Art Basel and UBS. That figure marks a...
Hamline University President to Retire Following Campus Controversy
Hamline University President Fayneese S. Miller, who was embroiled in a controversy earlier this year over the school’s dismissal of an art history adjunct professor,...
A New High-Speed Train Connecting Rome and Pompeii Aims to Bolster Tourism
A high-speed railway that will connect the ancient cities of Rome and Pompeii is currently in the works, according to the Art Newspaper. It is...
Michelangelo’s ‘David’ Stopped by ‘Saturday Night Live’ to End the Censorship Debate
Michelangelo’s David itself ended up having the final word on the controversial ouster of a Florida principal after parents complained about children having been shown...
Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Egyptian Zodiac Murals Beneath 2,000 Years of Dirt
Archaeologists with the University of Tübingen, in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, uncovered ancient Egyptian murals depicting the zodiac signs beneath...