Christie's, Sotheby's Battle for Lust $60M Collection
The late collector's 300 remaining works, led by a major Giacometti sculpture, have the auction houses competing for a November consignment
NAGPRA and Museum Repatriation: A Guide
From consultation to transfer: the legal framework, process, and challenges of returning Native American sacred objects to tribal communities
SF Dealer Carver Moore Accused of Nonpayment
Nine artists and dealers say Jonathan Carver Moore owes thousands and withheld artworks, prompting a group demand letter in August 2026
Speed Art Museum Repatriates 24 Objects
Louisville museum returns sacred objects and cultural patrimony to Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes in its first NAGPRA repatriation
Alison Jacques Gallery Faces Sjoo Estate Lawsuit
A legal dispute over three Monica Sjoo paintings tests gallery authority when estate representatives cancel completed art sales
Frieze Seoul Moves to Zaha Hadid's DDP for 2027
Frieze Seoul will relocate to Dongdaemun Design Plaza in 2027 as its current COEX home undergoes major redevelopment by Heatherwick Studios
Henry Moore at Kew: When Bronze Meets Botany
Henry Moore at Kew Gardens: bronze sculpture in dialogue with living landscape, revealing tensions between artifice and nature
How Galleries Manage Artist Estates: A Practical Guide
From legal frameworks to authentication committees, a guide to how galleries and foundations steward artist legacies after death
Oldest Fragment of The Odyssey Goes on Display at the Met
A papyrus fragment dating to 285-250 BCE, containing three lines absent from the standard text, is now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Record Heat Waves Threaten Monet's Gardens in Giverny
France's unprecedented summer heatwaves have damaged iconic flowers at Claude Monet's historic Giverny gardens as gardeners race to adapt
Rijksmuseum Acquires Rare Van Uylenburgh Drawing Book
The Rijksmuseum has received an exceptionally preserved 17th-century drawing book by Rombout van Uylenburgh, a Dutch Golden Age painter tied to Rembrandt
The Rise of Artist Agents: A Guide to Representation Beyond the Gallery
A new ecosystem of artist agencies, consultancies, and advisory services is reshaping how artists manage careers, contracts, publicity, and legacy planning beyond traditional gallery representation
A Guide to Site-Specific Art and Outdoor Sculpture
How site-specific commissions work, from luxury resorts to public parks, and what makes them succeed or fail in dialogue with their surroundings
Anna Weyant Paints Marc Jacobs for Vanity Fair Cover
Painter Anna Weyant brings her Dutch Old Master style to Vanity Fair, capturing Marc Jacobs for the 2026 Style issue cover
Cathy de Monchaux Gets First Major Survey at Palais de Tokyo
The 1990s sensation and Turner Prize nominee gets her first major survey in Paris, with a studio recreation and decades of erotically charged sculpture
How a 31-Year-Old Dealer Reached the Whitney and Venice
David Pagliarulo's Chinatown gallery David Peter Francis has placed artists in both the Whitney Biennial and the Venice Biennale, a feat rare for any dealer
How Emerging Galleries Launch Artists Into Institutions
A guide to the pathways young galleries use to propel artists from obscurity to biennials, museum collections, and institutional recognition
Mafia Suspected in Heist of Antonello Paintings in Sicily
Four Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina stolen from a Sicilian museum have Italian officials fearing organized crime involvement
Para Site at 30: New Director Charts Future for Hong Kong Art
James Taylor-Foster takes the helm of Hong Kong longest-running independent art space as it relocates and rethinks its role
Paul Revere Williams: First Retrospective of a Black Architect
The first licensed Black architect in California shaped Los Angeles with 3,000 projects from celebrity homes to public housing
Aerial Photographer Captures Western Australia's Salt Flats
Martine Perret's five-year aerial photography project reveals salt flats, ancient riverbeds and marine biodiversity across Western Australia's midwest
Antonello da Messina Masterpieces Stolen from Sicily Museum
Four 15th-century works by Antonello da Messina stolen from a Sicilian museum during a religious festival in Italy's boldest art heist
Berlin Gemaldegalerie Stages Five Centuries of Portraiture
Masterpieces from Botticelli to Lempicka paired across five centuries reveal how portraiture shaped identity, power and intimacy in European art
Brett Littman to Lead Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
The former Noguchi Museum director will lead MCASD starting in October, succeeding Kathryn Kanjo after a six-month search