Oil giant Shell posts highest-ever annual profit of $40 billion
Shell said last month that windfall taxes imposed by the European Union and U.K. following the surge in profits would…
A French Court Has Ordered Christie’s to Restitute an Adriaen Van Der Werff Painting That Was Stolen During World War II
A Nazi-looted painting by the Dutch Old Master Adriaen van der Werff looks to be on its way back to…
In bankrupt Lebanon, locals mine bitcoin and buy groceries with tether, as $1 is now worth 15 cents
Aerial view of the seafront Manara district near downtown Beirut. Bilwander | Getty Images When Georgio Abou Gebrael first heard…
In a Series of Behavioral Experiments, Viewers Preferred Works by Women Artists—But Assumed Works by Men Were More Famous and Valuable
Does gender bias affect our opinions about work made by male and female artists? According to a new study, people…
Limitless Growth Is Possible If We Run Our Economies Correctly | Economics Explained
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Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Andy Warhol’s ‘Chelsea Girls’ to Kesh’s Verdant Videos in Times Square
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Archaeologists Uncover an Ancient Palace That May Be the Long-Lost Summer Home of Genghis Khan’s Warrior Grandson
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered the remains of an ancient palace that may have belonged to Hulagu Khan, a grandson…
Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Warhol Film Screening to a Party at the Museum of the City of New York
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Richard Armstrong, Who Led the Guggenheim for Almost 15 Years, Will Step Down as Director in 2023
Richard Armstrong is stepping down as director of Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which oversees museums in New York, Venice, Bilbao,…
New York’s Famed Chelsea Hotel, a Longtime Home to Artists, Becomes the Star of the Show in a Documentary About Its History
In a way, it’s fitting that Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel is less of a documentary film and more…
Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Midsummer Dance Party to Cindy Sherman’s Debut at Hauser and Wirth
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Paola Pivi’s Immersive Denim Tunnel to a Fountain Sculpture at Rock Center
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
An Old Master Drawing Offered for Just $250 Last Year at a Massachusetts Auction House Will Go on Sale for $1.4 Million at TEFAF Maastricht
A long-lost piece of Dutch art history is returning to the Netherlands. Next week, New York’s Christopher Bishop Fine Art…
Lion Tamers Siegfried and Roy’s Dazzling Collection of Jewelry, Art, and Clocks Brought in $1.4 Million at Bonhams
The late German American duo Siegfried and Roy, famous for their magic shows co-starring lions and tigers, made a splash…
The Art Collective Behind the Improvised Kazakhstan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Has a Simple Message: ‘Everyone Is an Artist’
Orta, the art collective representing Kazakhstan at the country’s first Venice Biennale pavilion, spent four years making the large sculptural installation…
To Honor Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, Sotheby’s Will Sell British Art and Show Historic Portraits in a Month-Long Program in London
Sotheby’s London is gearing up to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee this June, honoring her 70 years on the…