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New York Mayor Eric Adams Has Tapped a Team of Four Artists to Help Him Solve Gun Violence,…
The New York City department of cultural affairs has announced a sweeping new art initiative for the year ahead: a wide-ranging public artist residency known as PAIR. Focusing on important civic issues such as urban…
Scientists Using Lasers Have Discovered Vast Manors From the Fabled Mayan Snake Dynasty Hidden in…
Thanks to the power of remote sensing lasers, scientists in Mexico have achieved vivid new insights into how people lived during the ancient Mayan empire’s powerful Kanu’l or Snake dynasty, from about 635 to 850 BCE.
The new…
Already Pin-Worthy, the Louvre Ups Its Social Media Appeal in a New Video Series With Pinterest
The Louvre doesn’t want you to photograph the Mona Lisa or pose for selfies in front of its glass pyramid. That’s one takeaway from the museum’s “A Look at the Louvre,” a video series it’s created alongside Pinterest, as part of a…
Compound, a Closely Watched Art and Wellness Center in California, Has Closed Its Doors Just a Year…
Compound, a nonprofit for art and wellness that opened in Long Beach, California, has abruptly shuttered after just over a year.
“It is with heavy hearts that we are letting our beautiful community know that Compound will be…
The Back Room: Fighting the Flippers
Every Friday, Artnet News Pro members get exclusive access to the Back Room, our lively recap funneling only the week’s must-know intel into a nimble read you’ll actually enjoy.
This week in the Back Room: new resistance against…
High-Tech Scans Revealed That an Oil Sketch Long Dismissed as a ‘Crude Imitation’ of Rembrandt Is…
An oil sketch that has long been dismissed as a “crude imitation” of Rembrandt’s work has now been revealed to be the real deal.
The collector and curator Abraham Bredius acquired the Raising of the Cross, painted sometime in the…
The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens Kicks Off a Controversial Deal to Show 15 Ancient Artifacts…
A selection of 15 pieces from billionaire Leonard Stern’s personal collection of 161 marble figurines and vessels, all hailing from Greece’s Early Bronze Age (3200 BC to 2000 BC), has gone on view at the Museum of Cycladic Art in…
Art Industry News: Italy’s New Right-Wing Culture Minister Publicly Scolds the Uffizi for Closing on…
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Friday, November 4.
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The Art Angle Podcast: How—and Why—Paul Allen Built His Billion-Dollar Art Collection
Welcome to the Art Angle, a podcast from Artnet News that delves into the places where the art world meets the real world, bringing each week’s biggest story down to earth. Join us every week for an in-depth look at what matters…
As Travel Restrictions Ease, Art Week Tokyo Flipped the Script by Bussing in VIPs Direct to…
Foreign visitors to this year’s Art Week Tokyo—the first time many culture-seekers were able to travel to the capital city of Japan since the pandemic started—were taken on a 48-hour whirlwind bus tour to nearly two dozen…