Art News

What began with eight prints and one drawing currently encompasses about 200,000 pieces from all over the world across multiple genres, including millions of films and film stills. Here we dive into ten things you may not know about MoMA.

Vittorio Sgarbi, an Italian junior culture minister and art critic, faces scrutiny following the confiscation by Italian authorities of a 17th-century painting by Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti that was stolen in 2013.

In this week's news, the remains of a 2,400-year-old palace where Alexander the Great was crowned king was reopened to the public, the Frick's Ian Wardropper retires, and a list of artists used to train Midjourney is leaked online.

This is your last chance to see exhibitions of Ed Ruscha, Tracey Emin, Barkley Hendricks, and Henry Taylor.

Trial has begun in New York federal court in a case brought by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev against auction house Sotheby's.

Here are the top news stories from the past week.

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.