Arts

Nazem Ahmad, a Lebanese collector and dealer who deals in art and diamonds, was indicted yesterday (April 18) in New York along with eight co-conspirators in what the US Department …

John Singer Sargent, the portrait painter of American society, and Amelia Earhart, the daredevil American aviator, may belong to a kind of national pantheon, but it is difficult to imagine …

Brazilian artist Vik Muniz was in fine form during a lively discussion at the Arts Club in London on the occasion of his fourth solo exhibition, titled Photocubism, at Ben …

Artcurial has acquired an undisclosed stake in Swiss auction house Beurret Bailly Widmer. The major French auction house, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, already has outlets in Paris, …

South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has accepted the resignation of Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) director Youn Bum-mo, first tendered on April 10. Youn was …

An ancient Nabataean temple with marble altars has been discovered in the Gulf of Pozzuoli, outside Naples, in Italy’s Campania region. A statement from the Italian Ministry of Culture reads: …

Ben Luke talks to Alfredo Jaar about his influences – from writers to filmmakers, musicians and, of course, other artists – and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life …

Art long held in the collection assembled by the family that founded the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is expected to sell for more than $8 million when it …

Next year, visitors will be able to stand three meters below the current level of Shoreditch in east London and admire a scene that William Shakespeare knew intimately. The Curtain …

Last month, on the occasion of Komar and Melamid: A History Lesson—a retrospective curated by Julia Tulovsky on Soviet-born artists Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid at the Zimmerli Art Museum …