The Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ Painting is Finally Underway in a Specially Designed Glass Chamber at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum
The second phase of the Rijksmuseum’s Operation Night Watch, the largest research and restoration project ever undertaken for Rembrandt’s 1642 masterpiece – The Night Watch – is...
Newsmakers: Dealer Emmanuel Di Donna on Surrealism’s Expanding Canon and Market
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. Emmanuel Di...
Mysterious Monument Linked to King Arthur is 4,000 Years Older than Long Believed, UK Archaeologists Say
An inconspicuous stone and turf monument on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, southwest England, is likely 4,000 years older than first thought, according to local archaeologists....
Following a Trail of Banksy Forgeries, Italian Police Uncover $215 M. Pan-European Forgery Network
38 people across Europe are suspected of involvement in a sweeping scheme to create and sell fake works attributed to Banksy, Pablo Picasso, and Andy...
Pérez Art Museum Miami Gets $10 M. Gift from Kenneth Griffin
Collector Kenneth C. Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, has donated $10 million donation to the Pérez Art Museum Miami, which will use the funds...
Jadé Fadojutimi Explains Why She Left Her London Gallery for Gagosian: ‘It Was Too Personal’
In a new profile published this week by the New Yorker, Jadé Fadojutimi, a fast-rising painter, explained her reasons for departing Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, the...
South Korea’s Art Market to Benefit from New Laws, Dancer Judith Jamison Dies, Nico Williams Wins 2024 Sobey Art Award, and More: Morning Links for November 11, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines KOREAN ART MARKET TO BENEFIT FROM EASED REGULATIONS. The South Korean...
Yemen Signs International Treaty Denouncing Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Artifacts
Yemen recently agreed to an international treaty on stolen or illegally exported cultural objects. The treaty is aimed at remedying one of the main weaknesses...
‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Up for Auction for $800,000 Decades After Being Stolen
Judy Garland’s iconic ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” are being auctioned by Heritage Auctions for over $800,000, years after they were infamously stolen...
Guggenheim Foundation Rebrands and Adopts New Latin and Arabic Typeface as It Prepares to Open Museum in UAE
On Thursday, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation unveiled the new “visual identity” for its growing network of museums, a custom-designed, open-source typeface including both Latin...
Mucha Museum to Relocate to Renovated Palace in Prague
The Mucha Museum, a new institution centered on Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, a key figure behind the Art Nouveau movement, will open a new space...
Pompeii Victims Weren’t Who Archaeologists Thought They Were, DNA Analysis Reveals
A new DNA analysis suggests that archaeologists were previously wrong about how they understood the relationships between certain victims of Vesuvius’s eruption in 79 CE....
AI Robot’s Painting Smashes High Estimate at Sotheby’s, Pompeii Victims Not Who Previously Thought, and More: Morning Links for November 8, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines PAINTING BY AI HUMANOID ROBOT SMASHES AUCTION PREDICTIONS. In a historic...
Artwork Made by Humanoid Robot Ai-Da Using AI Algorithms Sells for $1 M. at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s recently sold the first artwork made by a humanoid robot using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for $1 million, blasting past its estimate of $120,000...