Crime A German Museum Employee Has Been Caught ‘Shamelessly’ Swapping Original Paintings for Fakes to Fund His Lavish Lifestyle The man is said to have spent the money on a new apartment, wristwatches, and a Rolls-Royce. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 25, 2023
Art World The Vast Scope of Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich’s $1 Billion Art Collection Is Revealed in a New Trove of Leaked Documents The leak of confidential information has likely set off alarm bells in elite art collecting circles. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 25, 2023
Galleries Ukraine’s Voloshyn Gallery Is Headed to Miami in a Vote of Confidence in the Market Hub Outside of New York The gallerists who were initially stranded in the U.S. have decided to make the American city their second home. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 25, 2023
Auctions A Rediscovered Oil Sketch by Renowned 19th-Century Painter John Constable Has Fetched an Astonishing $245,000 at Auction The painting was discovered in a dark corner of a townhouse in Guernsey, U.K. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 25, 2023
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Andrew Schoelkopf, New York Gallerist and American Art Specialist, Can’t Shake the ‘Collecting Gene’ Schoelkopf Gallery, which is moving to Tribeca, promotes scholarship and research of American masters. By Lee Carter, Sep 25, 2023
Art History The U.K.’s Royal Collection Has Discovered a Long-Lost Artemisia Gentileschi Painting That Was Left to Collect Dust in Storage for a Century The painting had once hung over the Queen's private fireplace. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 23, 2023
Law NFT Artist Scores Big Win in Multimillion Dollar Contract Dispute Over a Blank Space The plaintiff's contract with artist Coolman Coffeedan contained a "fatal" error, the court said. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 22, 2023
Reviews What I’m Looking at: Michael Rakowitz Makes a Meta-Monument, the Debate Over ‘Art Without Men,’ and Other Things at the Edge of Art Highlights from New York galleries and the art magazines from the last few weeks. By Ben Davis, Sep 22, 2023
People Pace Tapped Painter Pam Evelyn as Its Youngest Talent. She Tells Us What’s Behind Her New Show of Tumultuously Beautiful Abstractions We spoke with Evelyn on the occasion of 'A Handful of Dust' the artist's debut solo exhibition at Pace London. By Emily Steer, Sep 22, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Legal Lessons A look back at Inigo Philbrick's swindle as his accomplice is sentenced, how Gagosian poaches artists, and much more. By Artnet News, Sep 22, 2023
Gallery Network 7 Questions for British Artist Simon Hitchens on How Geology Shapes His Sculptural Practice The artist's solo show is curated by Close Ltd. By Artnet Gallery Network, Sep 22, 2023
Art History A Group of Researchers Claims to Have Discovered a Long-Lost Raphael Painting. Critics Say It’s Just a Cheap Replica The artwork, a 1504 portrait of Mary Magdalene, was revealed to mixed reviews during a conference in Italy this week. By Artnet News, Sep 22, 2023
Auctions A Rhinoceros With a Secret Bar, the First Large Animal Sculpture by François-Xavier Lalanne, Could Catch $6.5 Million at Auction The horned beast of 1964 set the tone for the artist's zoological whimsy for the next 44 years. By Lee Carter, Sep 22, 2023
People Wet Paint in the Wild: Artist and Filmmaker Miranda July Launches Art21’s Latest Episode in New York and Pals Around With Carrie Brownstein The artist and filmmaker takes us through a week in her life. By Annie Armstrong, Sep 22, 2023
Auctions A Set of Rare Daguerrotypes Linked to a Notorious British Naval Episode Raked in More Than $500,000 at Sotheby’s The early photographs were unseen for 178 years. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 22, 2023