The New Documentary ‘Copyright Infringement’ Unpacks the Art and Action Behind Artist Cj Hendry’s Beloved Scavenger Hunt
What would you do to get your hands on a free, limited-edition Cj Hendry t-shirt? If you are one of…
After 15 Years on Governors Island, Artist-Run Fair Portal Was Rejected From the Site This Year, as Demand for Exhibition Space Grows
Portal: Governors Island, formerly known as the Governors Island Art Fair, has been booted from its namesake location off the…
After Five Years of Renovations—and Months of Labor Negotiations With Staff—New York’s Hispanic Society Finally Reopens
For over five-and-a-half years, the galleries at New York’s Hispanic Society Museum and Library have been closed for renovations, its…
You Can Get Your Tarot Cards Read by an Art Witch Channeling the Ghost of Hilma af Klint at the Armory Show
Visitors to New York’s Armory Show, which opened to VIPs today, can catch a glimpse of what the future may…
7 Unbelievable and Contentious Takeaways From a New Documentary About ‘Salvator Mundi,’ the $450 Million ‘Lost Leonardo’
On March 5, 2014—less than a week after its founding—Artnet News published a short item based on a New York…
Titian’s ‘Poesie’ Paintings Transformed Western Art. One U.S. Museum Is Showing Them All Together—and It Will Never Happen Again
On paper, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s show of seven paintings by the Italian Renaissance great Titian might sound a modest…
Two Paintings by Ireland’s Foremost Impressionist, Found Buried in an Ohio Storage Unit, Could Fetch $60,000 at Auction
An Ohio family got more than they bargained for when they consigned their parents’ estate to auction. In the back…
Scientists Have Conducted Tests That Reveal Stonehenge Is Made From a Nearly Indestructible Ancient Material
A long lost piece of England’s Stonehenge monument is helping experts understand the mysterious prehistoric structure. Analysis of a core…
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg on uncertain economic times
When Treasurer Josh Frydenberg joined the podcast in December, the outlook was positive. While the forecast deficit was massive at…
Cleveland Has at Last Renamed Its Baseball Team—and the New Name Pays Homage to Beloved Art Deco Sculptures
Major League Baseball has a new team name, and it comes from an unlikely source: public art. The newly christened…
‘The Work Is So Icelandic’: The Artist Known as Shoplifter on Building a Museum of Fantastical Hair in Reykjavik
The artist Shoplifter, known for her work with colorful synthetic hair, is about to make a big mark on her native…
The FBI Has Busted a Man for Hawking Fake Basquiats After Catching Him Red-Handed During a WhatsApp Sting
Authorities in New York have arrested a 49-year-old Mexican man accused of selling fake artworks he claimed were by Jean-Michel…
A Leonardo da Vinci Drawing the Size of a Postage Stamp Sold for $12.2 Million at Christie’s (But It Only Got a Single Bid)
A 20-year-old record for the most expensive drawing by Leonardo da Vinci fell at Christie’s London, where Head of a Bear,…
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barnaby Joyce on net zero 2050, a coal-fired power station – and how resources is (sort of) in cabinet
Barnaby Joyce’s sudden elevation to deputy prime minister has put a significant obstacle in the way of Scott Morrison’s creep…