This post was originally published on artnews.com An exhibition of precious miniature objects from the 18th century at the Cognacq-Jay Museum in Paris was robbed on Wednesday, according to Le Monde. Four hooded men stole smashed a display case with axes and baseball bats before stealing five collector’s boxes and diamond-encrusted snuffboxes in front of… Continue reading 18th-Century Snuffboxes Stolen from the Cognacq-Jay Museum in Paris
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Miami Beach’s Untitled Art Fair Will Expand to Houston
This post was originally published on artnews.com Untitled Art, which for 12 years has mounted an art fair on the sands of Miami Beach, will expand across the Gulf of Mexico, with plans to host an event in Houston next year. The first edition of the Houston fair will run September 19–21, with a VIP… Continue reading Miami Beach’s Untitled Art Fair Will Expand to Houston
How luxury buyers are changing art as we know it
The trade is increasingly reliant on an ultra-wealthy international clientele that lives what may be termed a ‘luxury lifestyle’
Indigenous mound in St Louis is transferred to the Osage Nation
Along with the land transfer, the city of St Louis acknowledged the Osage Nation’s tribal sovereignty and their ancestral rights to the site
Ken Burns and His ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Co-Directors on Finding a New Angle on an Icon
This post was originally published on artnews.com More than 500 years after his death, the works of Leonardo da Vinci have never been more ubiquitous. “Mona Lisa” just got her own Lego set, and recently played a central role in Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” A controversial allusion to his famed “The Last… Continue reading Ken Burns and His ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Co-Directors on Finding a New Angle on an Icon
Conflict in Lebanon and Palestine hangs over Abu Dhabi Art
Meanwhile rumours of Art Basel parent company MCH investing into the fair were being widely discussed
Phillips Deputy CEO Amanda Lo Iacono Talks about Focusing on the Next Generation after Things Flatten
This post was originally published on artnews.com On Tuesday night, Phillips New York began its auction week with its modern and contemporary evening sale generating $54.1 million with fees. That result marked a 23 percent drop from the $70 million total that last year’s equivalent November sale generated. The sale’s hammer total of $44.2 million was a far cry… Continue reading Phillips Deputy CEO Amanda Lo Iacono Talks about Focusing on the Next Generation after Things Flatten
Untitled Art fair will expand to Houston in 2025
According to its organisers, this latest addition to the art-market calendar will be a boutique invitational fair
Paintboxed! Artists invited to work with 1980s digital art tool once championed by Keith Haring and Richard Hamilton
ArtMeta art fair and Tezos ecosystem are taking Quantel Paintbox—used by contemporary art giants four decades ago—on a global tour to introduce it to a new generation of creators
Tracey Emin helps win fight to protect famous Margate tower block
Council rejects proposal to replace windows in Arlington House, a Brutalist seafront building
Ecological operas: the Gwangju Biennale 2024 moves away from the ideological
This year’s edition of the leading South Korean exhibition takes its name from the traditional music form Pansori
Yto Barrada to represent France at 2026 Venice Biennale
Barrada was selected for her “multidisciplinary practice that brings together various artistic and social communities in search of a new utopia”
Looted Etruscan treasures seized after ‘tomb raiders’ post works online
Italian police used wire taps and drone surveillance to intercept the thieves
Julian Assange visits artist who held $45m worth of art hostage
Andrei Molodkin threatened to destroy works by Picasso and others if the activist died in prison. Now, he is exhibiting a portrait of Assange in a new show
‘A house of opportunities’: the changing fortunes of England’s largest country home
Seven years ago Wentworth Woodhouse was in a sorry state, now it turns over £3.5m a year—but how did this palace-sized property achieve such success?
Beyond the banana: Sotheby's contemporary art night nets a modest $112m
Despite Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian selling for a staggering $6.2m, The Now and contemporary auctions in New York made 63% less than last year
Cattelan’s $6.24 M. Banana and Buyer Justin Sun Steal the Show at Sotheby’s $110.4 M. Contemporary Evening Sale
This post was originally published on artnews.com Sotheby’s Now and Contemporary evening sale on Wednesday didn’t border on the absurd, it dived headfirst into it as Oliver Barker, Sotheby’s chairman of Europe, sold a banana duct-taped to a wall for $6.24 million. Minutes later, Chinese-born, New York–based cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun announced on X not… Continue reading Cattelan’s $6.24 M. Banana and Buyer Justin Sun Steal the Show at Sotheby’s $110.4 M. Contemporary Evening Sale
Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Sells for $6.24 M. at Sotheby’s
This post was originally published on artnews.com “The world’s most expensive banana” sold Wednesday night at Sotheby’s New York. That’s how auctioneer Oliver Barker put it as he was trying to eke out the last of the bids for Maurizio Cattelan’s viral artwork, Comedian (2019). The famed artwork, of a banana duct-taped to a wall,… Continue reading Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Banana Sells for $6.24 M. at Sotheby’s
‘The world's most expensive banana’: Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian fetches $6.2m at Sotheby’s New York
The buyer, the collector and crypto investor Justin Sun, immediately vowed to eat the banana
Hong Kong Artist Receives Prison Sentence for Political ‘Subversion’
This post was originally published on artnews.com 45 well-known pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong were sentenced in a mass trial on Tuesday under the national security law implemented in 2020, the Hong Kong Free Press reported. It is the largest case of its kind invoked under the national security law. Among those who were sentenced… Continue reading Hong Kong Artist Receives Prison Sentence for Political ‘Subversion’
Italian Authorities Bust Illegal Excavation of Etruscan Burial Site
This post was originally published on artnews.com The illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in Umbria, in central Italy, has been seized by Italian authorities, Italy’s Minister of Culture announced on Tuesday. Police now seek two people suspected of stealing an urn and sarcophagi, among other artifacts, worth a total 8 million euros ($8.5… Continue reading Italian Authorities Bust Illegal Excavation of Etruscan Burial Site
After an embattled edition, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale announces next show
Nikhil Chopra and the collective HH Art Spaces will curate the next instalment of the prestigious Indian exhibition, scheduled to open in December 2025
Vancouver Art Gallery expands Asian art programme with $1.1m gift
The museum’s renamed Centre for Global Asias seeks to “recognise the many Asias that exist, within the geography of Asia itself and in the global diaspora”
Steve Locke Talks About His Painterly and Polemical Provocations
This post was originally published on artnews.com Steve Locke’s best-known works are paintings of faces with their tongues sticking out. This fatuous facial gesture is immediately relatable but also, as Locke discusses below, one that can be read in a number of different ways. Such multifaceted readings are typical for Locke, who trained as a… Continue reading Steve Locke Talks About His Painterly and Polemical Provocations
Third Just Stop Oil Activist Charged After Orange Paint Protest at Stonehenge Monument
This post was originally published on artnews.com A third Just Stop Oil activist was recently charged in connection with a protest at the Stonehenge monument in June, after orange powder paint was sprayed on the ancient stones. Luke Watson, a 35-year-old resident of Manuden, Bishop’s Stortford, was charged with “one count of aiding, abetting, counselling… Continue reading Third Just Stop Oil Activist Charged After Orange Paint Protest at Stonehenge Monument
A brush with… Goshka Macuga — podcast
An in-depth interview with Turner nominee Goshka Macuga, discussing her influences from Eileen Agar to Stanisław Lem—and how she came to dance in her studio
Three climate activists charged following Stonehenge paint protest
The members of Just Stop Oil are set to appear in court next month
Magritte gets star billing at Christie's $410m 'solid as a rock' evening auction
The interior designer Mica Ertegun’s Surrealist L’empire des lumières sold for a record $121.1m in New York last night, with a new high also set for Ed Ruscha
The Louvre’s department of Byzantine and Eastern Christian art is taking shape—at last
Years in the making, plans for the department were shelved a decade ago; now it is due to open in 2027
Trespassing in the name of art history
Our intrepid diarist goes in search of the site where Joseph Wright of Derby painted a late—sublime—landscape, on the shores of Ullswater
As the no-strings Paul Hamlyn Awards for Artists turn 30, it’s time to celebrate what makes them special
These awards, which have increased to £75,000 for each recipient this year, are unique in that they come with no conditions
Phillips's contemporary art auction in New York, hampered by Basquiat flop, brings in slim $44.2m
The night’s total take took a major hit when it was revealed that its second-biggest lot, a Basquiat self-portrait, had failed to sell
Newly conserved star atlas, a masterpiece of 17th-century Dutch art, to go on display for first time
The Harmonia Macrocosmica by Andreas Cellarius, one of the most precious volumes in the Blickling Estate’s library, was too fragile to be exhibited
'It's a process of following your curiosity': Firelei Báez on her exhibitions in Los Angeles and Vancouver
The artist discusses her concurrent shows at Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles and the Vancouver Art Gallery
From neon installations to an animatronic bear, here's what not to miss this Turin Art week
The event may be focused around Artissima, Italy’s leading art fair, but there’s must-see exhibitions to found across the city
‘The Roman emperors wouldn’t have put up with it’: Harry Kane statue gets art critics talking
The footballer attended the unveiling of the work after it finally found a permanent home
UK's National Lottery at 30: who are the culture sector's winners and losers?
National Lottery players raise more than £30m every week and fund over 700,000 projects across the UK—but when it comes to funding the arts, some say the scheme is in need of an overhaul
From snail-trail paintings to beaver-chewed sculptures: Castello di Rivoli’s new exhibition shows what’s possible when mankind and nature join forces
Mutual Aid, recently opened at the Turin museum, is devoted to work humans have made in collaboration with other species
A slither of hope: ‘artivists’ bring colour and snake-themed protest to Cop29
The Artivist Network organised a range of actions at the summit that both highlighted the serious costs of climate breakdown and interrupted what can be a drab visual environment
Unesco steps in to protect Lebanese heritage sites
Following an “extraordinary” meeting, the heritage body has put 34 historic sites on its enhanced protection list
Sotheby's New York delivers white glove auction of Sydell Miller collection but patchy Modern evening sale
Kicking off November’s marquee evening sales, the house brought in a total of $268.6m from 49 lots
Romans rebel against Colosseum and Airbnb's plans to stage gladiatorial battles for tourists
The partnership will allow visitors to see real-life gladiatorial battles at the world’s most famous amphitheatre
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s director removed following staff complaints
Stephanie Stebich, who had led the institution since 2017, has been reassigned to a senior advisory role
Toledo Museum of Art uses cryptocurrency to acquire digital art piece
The museum used USD Coin to buy an NFT in a new series by the artist collective Yatreda ያጥሬዳ
New public art partnership will link New York and Toronto
The forthcoming Lassonde Art Trail is teaming up with both the Public Art Fund and York University’s L.L. Odette Sculptor in Residence programme
Kim Kardashian graces Los Angeles art gala in Princess Diana's cross necklace
The reality TV star wore famed jewel to the Lacma bash
Lisbon’s museum scene booms as new and revamped institutions are unveiled
With the reopening of the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian, the Portuguese capital is developing a lively contemporary art landscape. But its “cool” reputation brings challenges as tourism soars
‘The forgotten factor’: nations at Cop29 call for official recognition of role culture can play in climate recovery
A campaign to give arts and heritage “a seat at the table” for negotiations at the annual summit already has the support of around 40 countries and more than 1,500 civil society organisations
Bollywood and billionaires: Art Mumbai sees ‘very healthy’ sales at expanded second edition
The fair welcomed 71 galleries this year, while local competition intensifies
Listen up, Elon: Clifton Suspension Bridge Museum makes dramatic exit from X
Bristol institution makes waves after quitting social media platform
Berry Campbell gallery’s gamble on forgotten post-war artists is paying off
Works by the gallery’s artists that once sold for a thousand dollars can now fetch over a million
Myanmar’s cultural life continues to deteriorate amid civil war
Censorship and the risk of conscription have forced many artists to flee the country—and face under-representation abroad
Garden party: one of the largest and most historic gardens in the US reveals its transformation
Pennsylvania’s Longwood Gardens unveils its $250m renovation and expansion project on 22 November
Remains of second victim of 1985 Philadelphia police bombing discovered at Penn Museum
The museum, which previously came under scrutiny for possessing the remains of another victim of the MOVE bombing, has been conducting an inventory of its biological anthropology section
US authorities return antiquities valued at $10m to India
The repatriated artefacts—1,440 in all—included pieces that had passed through the New York galleries of Subhash Kapoor and Nancy Wiener
‘Like Picasso, everything he touched was wonderful’: the art world pays tribute to Frank Auerbach
Curators, institutions and critics remember a “humble giant of figurative painting” who worked from the same London studio for 70 years and made his home city, its art collections and inhabitants the subject of his unique output
Judge rules against artist in case of satiric website critiquing Icelandic company’s alleged role in Fishrot scandal
A judge in London ruled in favour of the seafood multinational Samerji, finding that the artist Odee Fridriksson’s satiric project “crossed the line”
Episode 300! British Museum, Tate Modern and V&A East directors in discussion
A special roundtable conversation touching on some of the biggest issues facing museums: from the need to address colonial histories to sponsorship and AI
Roman knife handle discovered in the UK is testament to gladiators’ celebrity status
As gladiators return to the big screen, English Heritage announces plans to show the artefact at Hadrian’s Wall
Photobook exploring the suffering of families in Gaza awarded top prize at Paris Photo
Taysir Batniji’s ‘Disruptions’ has been named Photobook of the Year at this year’s Paris Photo-Aperture PhotoBook Awards
A Van Gogh painting, newly authenticated in an unexpected Polish museum, has gone on display in a church dome
Bought by a British collector, the Dutch landscape was donated to an institution dedicated to Pope John Paul II
Sponsorship, sustainability and security: what’s the future for UK museums?
The directors of the British Museum, V&A East and Tate Modern talked activism, funding, empire and more in a wide-ranging discussion on The Art Newspaper’s Week in Art podcast
San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum to close indefinitely
Museum leaders cited persistently low attendance and support coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic as the main reasons for the “reimagining and rebuilding”
Comment | EU’s new anti-looting law is another blow for legitimate trade
Though laudible in its aim to kerb trafficking of stolen goods, planned rules will impose unreasonable burdens on lawful and genuine trade
Lytton Strachey foxes Julianne Moore in Pedro Almodóvar film
The actor’s failure to correctly pronounce the name of Bloomsbury Group writer leaves some viewers baffled
Out with the Astors, in with the Calders: revisiting Newport, Rhode Island’s 1974 public sculpture extravaganza
Fifty years later, Monumenta’s organisers and attendees reflect on what was arguably the most ambitious school project ever
Sotheby's pays over $6m to settle tax evasion case
The terms of the settlement in New York allowed Sotheby’s to resolve the issue without admitting any wrongdoing
Catch them if you can: shows to see before the Venice Biennale closes
Ahead of the Biennale’s closing week, we highlight the talking-point exhibitions and events that there’s still time to catch
British Museum receives ‘highest value object donation in UK museum history’
A private collection of 1,700 ceramic items was given by the Sir Percival David Foundation
Kunstmuseum Basel settles on Pissarro painting with Jewish collector’s heirs
Richard Semmel, a Jewish textiles entrepreneur in Berlin, was forced to sell the painting after fleeing Nazi persecution in 1933