Met to Send Artifacts Linked to Dealer Subhash Kapoor Back to India
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will return a group of 15 antiquities to India, the New York institution announced on Thursday. The group of terracotta...
A 7,000-Year-Old Stone Structure in Saudi Arabia Sheds Light on Neolithic Cult Rituals, New Study Finds
A 7,000-year-old stone structure excavated in AIUIa in Saudi Arabia is shedding light on connections between the rituals and culture of Neolithic-era civilizations in the...
500-Year-Old Brueghel Painting Discovered in French Family’s TV Room
A 500-year-old painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger was discovered in the TV room of a family’s new home in Northern France after they invited...
Native American Activists Prevent Auction of 600-Year-Old Indigenous Skull in North Carolina
Advocates for the preservation of Native American heritage successfully prevented the sale of an Indigenous skull at an auction house in North Carolina last week....
Nazi-Looted Courbet Painting Currently in Cambridge Museum Will Be Returned
An idyllic forest scene by Gustave Courbet that was looted from a Paris apartment in 1941 will be returned to the family of its original...
Documenta Kicks Off Search for Artistic Director of 2027 Edition
Still reeling from bitter controversy over last year’s show, Documenta, one of the world’s biggest recurring art exhibitions, has officially begun the search for the...
Art-Collecting Exes Reach $1 Billion Divorce Settlement, $50 M. Chicago Collection to Auction, and More: Morning Links for March 30, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines THE WORLD OF ACADEMIA. The next dean and deputy director of the International Center of...
Museum of Modern Art Apologizes to Artist Heather Agyepong after Ejection from ‘Black Power Naps’ Installation
The Museum of Modern Art has issued an apology to artist Heather Agyepong after she was ejected from an event intended to highlight how often...
Game-Changing Art Collector Myriam Ullens Dead at 70 After Being Shot by Stepson
Myriam Ullens, a key art collector who, with her husband Guy, transformed the Chinese art scene, died at 70 on Wednesday after being shot outside...
Artist Alia Farid Receives $100,000 After Winning One of the World’s Biggest Art Awards
Alia Farid, a rising star within the international art circuit, has won one of the biggest art prizes in the world: a $100,000 award given...
Union Workers at Hispanic Society Begin Strike Over Stalled Contract Negotiations
On Monday, staff of the Hispanic Society and Library began striking after negotiations between their union representatives at UAW Local 2110 and the Hispanic Society’s leadership...
Old Masters Purposefully Mixed Oil and Egg Yolk to Create Their Masterpieces, New Study Finds
Old Masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, and Rembrandt van Rijn may have mixed oil and proteins like egg yolk in their paintings,...
Berlin’s Pergamon Museum Closes for Major Renovations, Will Fully Reopen in 14 Years
The Pergamon Museum on Berlin’s Museum Island will completely close for three and half years for a long-term renovation project starting this October. Renovations are...
Scotland Pauses Participation in Venice Biennale, Citing Financial Situation
Due to funding concerns, Scotland will not have a pavilion at the 2024 edition of the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most prestigious exhibition...