A New Report Has Linked More Than 1,000 Antiquities in the Met Museum’s Collection to Traffickers
An examination of the collection of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art calls into question the origins of many of…
Workers at the Hispanic Society Museum Have Voted to Strike Following Stalled Negotiations for a Union Contract
After more than a year of negotiations for a union contract, workers at New York’s Hispanic Society Museum and Library…
Here Are 9 Treasures That Caught Our Eye at TEFAF Maastricht—From Antique Playing Cards to a Rediscovered Ambrosi Sculpture
One of the biggest art fairs in the world, TEFAF Maastricht, in its 2023 edition, brought together some 270 dealers…
UK economy rebounds with stronger-than-expected January GDP print
City workers in Paternoster Square, where the headquarters of the London Stock Exchange is based, in the City of London,…
Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Is Curating an Auction of Feminist Works to Benefit Reproductive Healthcare
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, Pussy Riot cofounder Nadya Tolokonnikova is curating “My Body My Business,”…
A Keen-Eyed Shopper Paid $700 for a Chandelier in an Antique Store. It Turned Out to Be an Alberto Giacometti Worth Up to $3 Million
A rare chandelier by Alberto Giacometti could fetch up to $3 million at an upcoming Christie’s London sale—a big mark…
Artists Have Long Held Day Jobs to Make Ends Meet. A New Exhibition Makes the Case That Side Gigs Also Fuel Creativity
Aspiring artists looking to break into the art world often hear a warning: “Don’t quit your day job.” But a…
It Took Eight Years, an Army of Engineers, and 1,600 Pounds of Chains to Bring Artist Charles Gaines’s Profound Meditation on America to Life. Now, It’s Here
Charles Gaines has unveiled his ambitious public art piece Moving Chains on New York’s Governors Island. All it took was…
Peter Schjeldahl, the Beloved Poet Turned ‘New Yorker’ Art Critic, Has Died at Age 80
Esteemed art critic and poet Peter Schjeldahl died today at his home in Bovina, New York, at the age of…