Jan van Eyck’s ‘Arnolfini Portrait’ Gets a New Frame, Polarizing Social Media Users
The Arnolfini Portrait, a main attraction at London’s National Gallery, has received a new frame intended to reshape how viewers see the famed Jan van...
Original ‘Harry Potter’ Cover Art Heads to Auction, Where It May Break Records
Break out your wands (and wallets), Potter fans. Slated to hit the auction block at Sotheby’s New York this summer is the original watercolor that...
British Arts Center Apologizes for Canceling Palestinian Film Events
Arnolfini, an arts center in Bristol, England, apologized on Friday for a decision to cancel two events held as part of the Palestine Film Festival,...
EU Court Says Getty Should Return Ancient Greek Bronze to Italy, Kyiv ‘Derussifies’ Monument, Da Vinci Gets Biopic, and More: Morning Links for May 3, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES GETTY BRONZE DISPUTE. The European Court of Human Rights upheld a...
Paul McCartney’s Rarely Seen Photography Gets a Big Museum Show in New York
During the early 1960s, at the height of “Beatlemania,” New York City was taken by storm as The Beatles kicked off their visit to the...
Leonardo da Vinci to Get the Hollywood Treatment from ‘All of Us Strangers’ Director
Leonardo da Vinci is coming soon to a movie theater near you. The Renaissance artist will become the latest artist to receive a biopic, Variety...
Multimillion-Dollar Frank Auerbach to Be Sold by the UK’s National Crime Agency
A painting by the British artist Frank Auerbach from his lauded “Albert Street” series is slated to hit the auction block after having been recovered...
Tao Siqi’s Baudelaire-Inspired Erotic Paintings Stun at Frieze New York
A common result of walking through any art fair is realizing that, after two hours, no more than a handful of works remain in your...
Asante ‘Crown Jewels’ Displayed, Biden Forgives $6.1 Billion Art Student Debt, Stolen Frank Auerbach Work to Auction, and More: Morning Links for May 2, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES GOLDEN DISPLAY. The Asante golden “crown jewels,” looted by British troops...
Five Shows to See in Chelsea During Frieze New York 2024
After the frenzy of the Venice Biennale, the art world will now shift its attention to the Frieze art fair in New York, which opens...
Biden Administration Forgives $6.1 Billion in Debt of Former Art Institutes Students
President Biden announced on Wednesday that his administration will forgive $6.1 billion in debt owed by 317,000 students of the now-defunct Art Institutes. The for-profit...
Metropolitan Museum of Art Signs Cultural Agreement with Thailand
The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently signed a memoradum of understanding (MOU) with Thailand formalizing collaborative efforts to study and display Thai art. A signing...
Nazi-Looted Monet Painting Held by FBI Expected to Be Returned to Owner’s Descendants
A small pastel drawing by Claude Monet that was seized by Nazis during World War II is expected to be returned to the descendants of...
Art Students and Faculty Join Pro-Palestine College Protests, Lawsuit Ends Over ‘Fearless Girl’ Sculpture, Saudi Artist Arrested, and More: Morning Links for May 1, 2024
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES UNIVERSITY PROTESTS. As pro-Palestinian student protests intensify today, art students and...