What were the ancient Egyptians like? A new exhibition at National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, the Netherlands, caused controversy by including a contemporary piece of artwork that appears to …
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As climate catastrophe looms, institutions around the world have come to realize that it is not enough to proclaim good intentions. To make a real difference, a designated member of …
Jeff Perrone, founding figure of the Pattern and Decoration movement, died this spring in New York at the age of sixty-nine. His death was confirmed by artist Elaine Reichek, his …
Greece recovers hundreds of items stolen from disgraced dealer Robin Symes after 17-year legal battle
Greece has finally recovered a trove of stolen antiquities from disgraced British dealer Robin Symes, the result of an arduous 17-year legal battle that began shortly after Symes was exposed, …
In 2016, when collectors Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt and Steven Bennett first conceptualized The Bennett Prize for Female Figurative Realist Painters – a $50,000 prize awarded by a jury to …
Former Sotheby’s Asia managing director Kevin Ching joins Christie’s amid regional boom
Kevin Ching, who retired as Sotheby’s managing director in Asia in 2021, will join arch-rival Christie’s as the new chairman for Asia, the house announced on Monday. Ching starts on …
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York has a transformative and grand new wing. Although much attention has been paid in recent years to the institution’s main …
Magali Reus’ latest exhibition, “The main course” (The Main Course), offers three interconnected bodies of work that transform common objects through various methods of hybridization to produce what the artist …
Self-adjusting Netflix shows? AI prompts as works of art? Three artists debate what technology holds for creative work
One day after the US Senate‘s AI hearings in Washington, a very different tech-centric gathering convened in New York. He chose three artists, rather than technical executives, as protagonists. Together …
miniature rediscovered by Old Master woman added to the collection of the United States National Gallery of Art
At Caterina Angela Pierozzi’s Annunciation (1677) National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, has stepped up its purchases of works by women artists …