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The visual arts world, covering news and events.

Michael Steinhardt speaks onstage at the Champions of Jewish Values
9 hours ago

Antiquities Seized From Billionaire Michael Steinhardt Repatriated to Italy

Pieces seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and collector Michael Steinhardt were among 60 artifacts returned to Italy.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
2 days ago

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

A star-studded cast of female voices, including Jamie Barton and Alice Coote, grace this classic production.
By Gabrielle Ferrari
A red metal sculpture outside the Orlando Museum of Art.
2 days ago

Orlando Museum of Art Sanctioned After Basquiat Scandal

After its controversial Basquiat collection was seized by the FBI, the Orlando Museum of Art has been placed on probation by a museum accrediting body.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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
Picasso and Mondrian paintings propped up next to eachother
3 days ago

Picasso-Obsessed Art Thief Sentenced in 2012 Athens Museum Heist

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
3 days ago

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

By David Cote
Exterior shot of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
6 days ago

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
6 days ago

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
Copies of Prince Harry's memoir 'Spare' displayed at a bookstore.
Jan 11

Prince Harry’s Memoir Breaks Sales and Library Waitlist Records

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Jan 11

The Top 6 Art Shows To See in New York City in January

By Anni Irish
Jan 4

Review: The Met’s Lively ‘Fedora’ Leads It Out of a Dismal Month

By Christopher Corwin
Dec 30

Stephen McKinley Henderson Is Center Stage As Pulitzer Prize Winner ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ Comes to Broadway

By Harry Haun
Dec 29

Paul Bettany On Transforming Into Andy Warhol In ‘The Collaboration’

By Harry Haun
Birds-eye view of gallery cubicles selling art at Art basel.
Dec 28

High-Profile Auctions, Digital Sales and Millennial Collectors: What to Expect from the Art Market in 2023

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Exterior of the Metropolitan Opera House, a fountain in front of the lit up building at night.
Dec 27

The Met Opera to Cut Performances and Withdraw $30 Million From its Endowment Amid Financial Troubles

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Dec 19

Review: The Met’s Aïda Is Visually Stunning but Marred by Uneven Singing

By Christopher Corwin
Pope Francis dressed in white, wearing glasses
Dec 19

Pope Francis Orders the Return of the Vatican’s Collection of Parthenon Marbles to Greece

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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