WORLD ART
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British Museum Fired Staffer Over Missing and Damaged Items
London’s British Museum has fired a staff member after items from its collection were found to be missing, stolen, or damaged earlier this...
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Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam Say Denver Art Museum Still Has Stolen Items
Officials from Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam are seeking the return of antiquities from the Denver Art Museum (DAM), saying that they were...
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Christie’s and Sotheby’s Are Vying for Estate of Emily Fisher Landau That Could Generate Up To $500 M. and Set New Picasso Record
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance , the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and...
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Orlando Museum of Art Sues Ousted Director, SFMOMA Hikes Ticket Price, and More: Morning Links for August 16, 2023
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Kith Campaign Goes Viral Amid Claims That It ‘Ripped Off’ Felix Gonzalez-Torres Candy Piece
A Kith shoe campaign meant to mark the 60th anniversary of the X-Men franchise has drawn comparisons to Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s iconic...
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Photographer Frederick Eberstadt Dies at 97, the Met Acquires Rare Group Portrait, and More: Morning Links for August 15, 2023
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Sotheby’s Added as Defendant in Investors’ Lawsuit Over Marketing of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs
Sotheby’s has been added as a defendant in a group of investors’ ongoing lawsuit over the house’s promotion of NFTs sold by the Web3...
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Angela Flowers, Acclaimed British Gallerist with Grand Ambitions, Dies at 90
British dealer Angela Flowers, who ran an eponymous gallery based in London for decades, died on August 11 at 90. Flowers Gallery announced her...
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Blum & Poe’s Founders Part Ways After Nearly 30 Years Together
The founders of Blum & Poe, a market heavyweight based in Los Angeles, are splitting up after nearly 30 years running the gallery together....
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Eiffel Tower Temporarily Evacuated, 266 Looted Antiquities Return to Italy, and More: Morning Links for August 14, 2023
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