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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
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
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
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
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
Kunsthaus Zurich Pairs Lassnig and Munch for First Time
First-ever exhibition pairing Maria Lassnig with Edvard Munch opens in Zurich with 150 works on the body, perception and mortality
Mary Heilmann, Abstract Painter and Colourist, Dies at 86
The California-born painter who reshaped post-minimal abstraction with vibrant color and ceramic-inflected practice died on August 14
Brancusi Gets His First Major German Show in 50 Years
Neue Nationalgalerie and Centre Pompidou team up for 150-plus works including a partial reconstruction of the sculptor's Paris studio
Brazilian Police Recover Stolen Matisse Jazz Prints in Sao Paulo
Eight prints from Henri Matisse's iconic 1947 Jazz series stolen from a Sao Paulo library have been recovered, with one suspect arrested
China Orders Museum Emergency Overhauls After Blackouts
Power outages at the Terracotta Warriors Museum and other Chinese sites prompt a national directive for museum emergency protocol upgrades
Guggenheim Sues to Recover Picasso Stolen 65 Years Ago
A Picasso painting stolen from the University of Pittsburgh in 1961 has resurfaced at Christie's, and the Guggenheim wants it back
John D Edwards, Painter Who Turned Cancer Into Art, Dies at 74
The British artist worked with Hodgkin and Caulfield at Waddington Gallery before cancer redirected his practice toward healing and community art
RM of BTS Brings 200 Works to SFMOMA in First Museum Show
The BTS leader's personal collection of Korean modernists goes on view October 3 alongside SFMOMA holdings including Rothko, Agnes Martin, and Matisse
Why Brancusi's Sculptures Still Seduce Audiences in 2026
Major exhibitions at Neue Nationalgalerie and MoMA revisit Constantin Brancusi's radical sculptural language and its lasting grip on modern design
Clara Peeters Masterpiece Found in Storage
A Norwegian curator reattributed a 17th-century still life buried in storage, proving it was painted by the Flemish pioneer Clara Peeters
Colossal 2,500-Year-Old Lydian Sculpture Found at Sardis
A seven-foot statue of a young man holding fruit unearthed at the ancient Lydian capital in Turkey offers rare insight into an understudied civilization
Colossal Lydian Statue Unearthed at Sardis
A seven-foot statue of a young man holding fruit emerged from a Roman paving stone at the UNESCO site of Sardis, baffling archaeologists
Louvre Sends 26 Islamic Art Masterpieces to Smithsonian
The Louvre loans 26 Islamic art treasures to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in a historic first US tour opening September 26
Rauschenberg Foundation Lists NY HQ for Luxury Redevelopment
Robert Rauschenberg's former New York townhouse, now the foundation headquarters, has been listed for sale and may become luxury rentals or boutique condos
Revenge or Heist: $4.6M Art Theft in Italy
Ten thieves spent eight hours looting 30 artworks from an Italian fuel company, but experts suspect the raid was personal, not commercial
Russian Strike Destroys Last Cossack Wooden Church
A 1725 wooden church in Beryslav, the last surviving example of Cossack architecture, was destroyed by a Russian drone strike
Smithsonian Shuts 7 Museums as Cooling System Fails in DC Heat
A 90-year-old power plant failure shuttered seven Smithsonian museums on the National Mall during a Washington heat wave, stranding visitors
Suspected Revenge Heist Strikes Italian Company for $4.6M in Art
Ten thieves spent eight hours extracting €4 million in art from an Italian fuel company in what investigators suspect was a targeted revenge operation
Tracey Amon Targets Art Advisor Sandy Heller in Estate Fight
Tracey Amon files a US court subpoena against art advisor Sandy Heller for documents tied to her late husband's $600 million estate and art collection
Uffizi Launches $58 Million Restoration Across Florence Sites
Florence's Uffizi Galleries launches a two-year, 50 million euro renovation spanning all three sites with new spaces, climate systems and visitor upgrades
Uffizi Unveils $58 Million Renovation Plan
Florence Uffizi Galleries announce a 50 million euro renovation across three historic sites with new climate systems and exhibition spaces
Van Gogh's Tarascon Stagecoach Donated to LACMA
Van Gogh's 1888 Tarascon Stagecoach leads 63 Pearlman Foundation works donated to LACMA, Brooklyn Museum and MoMA in a landmark touring exhibition
White Cube Loses Three Star Directors in NY
Courtney Willis Blair, Sukanya Rajaratnam, and Jessie Washburne-Harris exit the mega-gallery's Madison Avenue flagship as the art market contracts
White Cube New York Loses Three Star Directors
Courtney Willis Blair, Sukanya Rajaratnam and Jessie Washburne-Harris have all exited the gallery's Madison Avenue flagship amid a turbulent art market
AI Breakthrough Deciphers Carbonized Herculaneum Scroll
International research team uses particle accelerators and AI to virtually unwrap ancient Stoic text from Vesuvius eruption
NYC Mayor Mamdani Announces Record $323 Million for Culture
New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs receives its highest ever allocation to combat the affordability crisis driving la out artists
Toxic Lead Discovery Delays Palais Garnier Renovations
Historic Paris opera house faces budget chaos and extended closures after lead contamination is found during restoration
Billy Bain Reclaims Aboriginal Space at AGNSW
Dharug artist Billy Bain uses clay sculptures and landscapes to challenge the "white space" of Australia's northern beaches
London Art Market Hits Decade High in Summer Auction Surge
Sotheby's reports a record-breaking night with $560 million in total weekly sales, signaling a potential recovery from Brexit-era stagnation
Vatican Begins 500-Year Restoration of Raphael Loggia
A five-year project funded by Stephen Schwarzman aims to preserve the Apostolic Palace's Renaissance masterpieces using laser cleaning
Ireland Urged to Codify Restitution and Repatriation Laws
An advisory committee calls on the Irish government to establish formal laws for returning Nazi-era and colonial loot to rectify historical wrongs