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The visual arts world, covering news and events.

Row of NFTs displayed on screens in a gallery
3 days ago

Trademark Lawsuits from Hermès and Bored Ape Yacht Club Could Shape the Future of NFTs

Two unprecedented trademark cases are set to define whether NFTs should be classified as artwork or assets.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
4 days ago

Has Going to See Ballet Suddenly Become Hip?

Ballet's normally fuddy-duddy audience has lately been invaded by trendy fashionistas looking for a killer Instagram backdrop.
By Charlotte Barnett
6 days ago

The 92nd Street Y Throws John Guare A Star-Studded 85th Birthday Bash

The author of such landmarks as "Six Degrees of Separation" and "The House of Blue Leaves" recalls his long career, which started with two plays written at age 11.
By Harry Haun
Institutions from MoMA to the Art Institute of Chicago will be hosting this spring's blockbuster museum shows.
Mar 31

Top 10 Must-See Museum Shows Opening This Spring

By Alanna Martinez
6 days ago

André Leon Talley’s Fabulous Fashion Collection Is on Sale

By Anni Irish
6 days ago

How Playwright Sharr White Built A Broadway Domestic Dramedy From Family Photos

By Harry Haun
Someone holding a light blue Birkin bag on the street
6 days ago

Hermes Is Going to Court Over ‘MetaBirkin’ NFTs in a Landmark Trademark Case

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Jan 30

Review: David Graeber Argues that the Enlightenment Was Heavily Influenced by Pirates

By Annie Levin
Museum curator looks at mummy encased in glass box at museum
Jan 30

Museums Rebrand ‘Mummy’ as ‘Mummified Persons’ to Humanize Egyptian Remains

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
People walk in Times Square in front of billboard depicting Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT.
Jan 28

Bored Apes Were at the Center of the NFT Boom. Now They’re Mired in Lawsuits and Plunging in Value

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Michael Steinhardt speaks onstage at the Champions of Jewish Values
Jan 26

Antiquities Seized From Billionaire Michael Steinhardt Repatriated to Italy

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Jan 24

Review: ‘Carmélites’ Is a Nuanced Meditation on Fear and Devotion

By Gabrielle Ferrari
A red metal sculpture outside the Orlando Museum of Art.
Jan 24

Orlando Museum of Art Sanctioned After Basquiat Scandal

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Picasso and Mondrian paintings propped up next to eachother
Jan 23

Picasso-Obsessed Art Thief Sentenced in 2012 Athens Museum Heist

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Jan 23

Review: God And Man At Applebee’s In ‘Field of Mars’

By David Cote
Exterior shot of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Jan 20

A Vincent Van Gogh in Detroit’s Museum Was Allegedly Stolen From a Brazilian Collector

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
An exhibitor adjusts a painting on a wall of artwork at the fair
Jan 20

London’s Art Fairs Are Being Cancelled Due to a Lack of Dealer Interest

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A woman looking at an AI-generated artwork
Jan 19

Getty CEO Dubs AI-Generated Art ‘The Next Napster’

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Peter Doig on stage, reading from a cue card
Jan 18

Painter Peter Doig Awarded $2.5 Million in Bizarre Court Battle Over Painting That Wasn’t His

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Jan 18

Off-Broadway’s Bathrooms: A Ranked Love Letter

By Billy McEntee
Exterior shot of the Art Institute of Chicago
Jan 18

Former Art Institute of Chicago Manager Indicted for Embezzling $2 Million From Museum

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Jan 17

Eduardo Machado’s ‘Not About Me’ Is A Memory Journey Through Parallel Plagues

By Harry Haun
Jan 17

Review: Javier Camarena Shines in the Role He Was Born to Play

By Christopher Corwin
Vincent van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' being unveiled in Japan in 1987 after its purchase at auction
Jan 17

Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ Japanese Owners Accused of Ignoring Painting’s Nazi History

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Jan 13

Opera and Apocalypse: Imagining the World After Humans Have Gone

By Annie Levin
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