The Russian artist Piotr Pavlensky is due to stand trial in France on June 28 for leaked sex videos that brought down French politician Benjamin Griveaux, the “right arm” of …
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Kenny Schachter’s new NFT game is an art world battle royale that pits traditional artists against digital creators
Kenny Schachter had, shall we say, a difficult relationship with the arts institution. An artist (and Artnet News columnist) operating at the forefront of new media, Schachter has long shunned …
The UK Government Art Collection (GAC) has commissioned nine UK-based artists, including Cornelia Parker and Hew Locke, to create works in response to the recent Coronation of King Charles III. …
Codex Sassoon, 10th century Sotheby’s, New York, May 17 Estimate: $30-50 million One of the most comprehensive Hebrew Bibles in existence hits the market later this month with the highest …
India to launch ‘biggest repatriation campaign ever’ against UK for return of heritage looted during colonial rule
The Indian government hopes to repatriate thousands of objects held in British institutions, such as the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London, which have been …
Moving through artisanal visualities, discarded materials and human-animal figures, Marcelo Pombo’s practice displays a tactile and visual repertoire that sculpts its own world and opens up the possibility of multiplying …
Artist Michelle Browder (photo via Wikimedia Commons) What better gift for Mother’s Day than health? Today, May 14, artist Michelle Browder unveils her mobile medical ‘pod’ – a motorhome she …
For centuries, artists of all persuasions have tried to portray the character of New Orleans, but the place resists capture. Its essence is to have innumerable essences, the prodigious layers …
How Top Art Collectors Budget Their Money (and Time) During NYC’s Big Auction Season
Big auction seasons in New York always feel like marathons. “How exhausting can that be, really?” I wonder every time before things kick off – only to find myself delirious …
an ambitious exhibition with the Parisian landscapes of Van Gogh opens in Chicago
Van Gogh and the avant-garde: the modern landscape (May 14-September 4) opens at Chicago Art Institute. Then it goes to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam (October 13-January 14, 2024), …