Art theft, as we know, is big business, and it’s worth over £5billion a year, putting it among the top international crimes after drug trafficking, money laundering money and arms …
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Climate activists gathered outside the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City during its annual “Party in the Garden” fundraiser tonight, June 6, to protest the board chair’s …
Gilded 15th-century altar panel returns to museum 44 years after it was stolen, thanks to keen auction researcher
A 15th-century gold-bottomed altar panel that was stolen from the York Art Gallery in 1979 is set to be returned, thanks to the keen eye of a researcher at the …
A portrait by Pablo Picasso of his second wife Jacqueline Roque went for €3.4 million at Van Ham in Cologne, more than double the low estimate and a record for …
Nancy Yao, who was to begin her role as the inaugural director of the future American Women’s History Museum in Washington, DC yesterday, June 5, did not start employment as …
A massive 18th-century astronomical clock, made for King Louis XV of France, could fetch $850,000 at auction
An 18th-century neoclassical clock measuring three meters tall, made by a watchmaker to the King of France, could fetch up to $850,000 at an auction in Paris on June 30. …
Artists and designers today have an assortment of colors at their fingertips, but access to dyes hasn’t always been so easy. Their acquisition and production were fraught with difficulties, from …
This article is part of Hyperallergic‘s Pride Month Seriesfeaturing an interview with a different emerging or mid-career transgender or non-binary artist each weekday throughout June. The Brazilian performer and transdisciplinary …
Have you seen this movie about art theft? The art market? That super famous genius? Not this one, the other one. Films about art promise a glimpse into the elitist …
A ‘good percentage’ of ancient artifacts recently repatriated to Italy are fakes, antiquities expert says
At a ceremony held in Rome earlier this year, Italy has hosted nearly 60 ancient artifacts who had been repatriated from the United States Experts estimated that the objects were …