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...
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...