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As the temperature drops and you spend more time indoors this winter, here are three very different art books to keep you inspired, both visually and intellectually. They are all driven by the competing ideas of memoir, fact, and fancy. 

Dozens of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were made public this past week naming high-profile art collectors, patrons, and investors.

Poland has announced that it has reversed its decision to showcase artist Ignacy Czwartos at the Polish pavilion in the 2024 Venice Biennale because the work featured imagery aligned with the conservative government’s politics.

In 2023, we covered exhibitions around the world from the much anticipated reopening of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, to Barkley Hendricks at the Frick and the Made in L.A. biennial at the Hammer Museum.

Hoping to establish an annual tradition, Art & Object invited its regular contributors to share their favorite 2023 exhibitions with our readers. The list below highlights twelve important art events from the past year, some of which we covered at the time and others we did not. Whatever your taste in art, these shows prove that 2023 had something for everyone.

It’s a thrifter’s dream: buy a small painting for $4, find out it's incredibly rare, and come out on the other side of an auction with over $100,000. That is what happened to Tracy Donahue, a New Hampshire resident who became famous in 2017 for finding a work by American painter and illustrator N. C. Wyeth at a thrift store.

Here are the top archaeological finds of 2023.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that it will be repatriating looted sculptures to the Kingdoms of Cambodia and Thailand.

Here are eight contemporary Latinx artists who have made vital contributions to the art world.

What started as a small avenue in which Pantone could engage with the design community in 1999 has blossomed into a worldwide event each December when the Color of the Year (COTY) is announced.