After nearly half a century, authorities have returned a Roman marble head stolen from Villa Albani Torlonia in Rome, Italy. Thieves tore off the head of the Hydrophora, which is …
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Last-Minute Visitors to Rijksmuseum’s Vermeer Blockbuster Miss ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ + Other Stories
Art Industry News is a daily summary of the most important developments in the art world and the art market. Here’s what you need to know this Thursday, June 1st. …
Art Advisor Maria Vogel Hosts Art-Inspired Dinner Parties, Cherishes Handwritten Notes, and Keeps an Eye Out for Overlooked Female Artists
Much of the art world revolves around questions of value, not just in terms of appraisals and price tags, but also: what is worth your time in These Times, and …
Three years after being damaged in the Beirut port explosion, the Sursock Museum reopens as a small beacon of cultural hope for Lebanon
A little less than three years ago, on August 4, 2020, the iconic stained glass windows on the facade of the Sursock Museum in Beirut were shattered after the explosion …
Pokemon like Muse? Check out artist Katherine Bernhardt’s exuberant new paintings that channel beloved pocket monsters
Over the past two decades, Katherine Bernhardt’s schtick has thrown everyday stuff onto the canvas in exuberant, messy, and colorful paintings. Ketchup, hamburger, toilet paper, toothbrush, cigarette… analysis a gallery …
A prophetic San Francisco pop-up art exhibit on the possibilities and dangers of AI is seeking a permanent home
A pop-up art installation focusing on artificial intelligence and its “power to destroy and do good” wrapped up its first run in San Francisco this month, but the nonprofit that …
7 questions to photographer Markus Klinko about his landmark images of Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and David Bowie
Swiss photographer Markus Klinko (b. 1961) is known worldwide for his work in high fashion and with celebrities, and his early images of musicians – from David Bowie and Beyoncé …
Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston and More ‘Asteroid City’ Stars React to Wes Anderson’s TikTok Viral Trend With Their Own Parody
If you’ve been online lately, you’ve probably seen the Wes Anderson trend: short, saturated video odes to the director’s cinematic style, in which creators romanticize everyday moments like a walk …
TEFAF Global Chief Executive Bart Drenth has resigned following an Artnet News report on his provocative anti-revival tweets
By surprise, Bart Drenth has stepped down as Global Managing Director of the European Fine Arts Fair (TEFAF). He had just been appointed to this position in December last year. …
Italian artist Giovanni Tresso synthesizes painting and photography to create a revealing new form of portraiture
Every month hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet gallery network – and every week we shine the spotlight on an artist or …