Shows & Exhibitions How Medieval Art, Music, and Memory Interplay in Diana Al-Hadid’s Sculptural New Works Centered on Her Heritage This November, the artist will have her first solo exhibition after moving to Kasmin Gallery. By Katy Diamond Hamer, Sep 18, 2023
Law John Baldessari’s Heirs Are Caught Up in a Tangle of Litigation Over the Care and Ownership of the Late Conceptual Artist’s Works The estate is suing former dealer Marian Goodman Gallery—and being sued by a former collaborator. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 18, 2023
Museums A German Museum Is Under Police Guard After Receiving Right-Wing Threats Over Its ‘Safe Space’ for BIPOC Visitors The museum brought in police in response to online threats. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 18, 2023
Art History Albrecht Dürer Painted Himself Into a 16th-Century Altarpiece to Spite a Patron Who Paid Him Poorly, New Research Suggests "I am losing time and money and earning your ingratitude,” the German painter wrote his patron. By Adam Schrader, Sep 18, 2023
Law French Authorities Investigate Sale of Notre Dame Stained Glass by Sotheby’s After a Heritage Group Alleges It Was Stolen The auction house denies any wrongdoing. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 18, 2023
Science & Tech Two A.I. Models Set Out to Authenticate a Raphael Painting and Got Different Results, Casting Doubt on the Technology’s Future The technology has limitations when faced with artists with low output or when it comes to detecting frauds. By Adam Schrader, Sep 18, 2023
On View Scottish Artist France-Lise McGurn Has Created a Vivid Tribute to Her Mother With a Joint Exhibition of Crochet and Paintings "Matching Mother/Daughter Tattoos" is now on view at Margot Samel, New York, through October 14. By Katie White, Sep 15, 2023
People Fernando Botero, Whose Robust, Sensual Style Belied a Sly Political Wit, Has Died News of his passing was shared by Colombian president Gustavo Petro. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 15, 2023
Art World Want to Hang a Masterwork on Your Wall? The Met Has Partnered With Samsung to Make That Possible Art lovers can now binge-watch their favorite works from the famed New York institution. By Artnet News, Sep 15, 2023
Art World ‘There Are No Optics Involved’: Mariah Robertson Explains What It Means to Make Vivid Abstract Photos—Without a Camera As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 15, 2023
Valuations Salon 21 Founder Alex Bass Cultivates the Art of Conversation, Splurges on Flowers, and Advocates for Public Education We asked the founder of Salon 21, New York's contemporary salon, what she values most—in art and life. By Katie White, Sep 15, 2023
Law Prosecutors Seek Prison Time for Ex-Dealer Robert Newland for Orchestrating an $86 Million ‘Ponzi-Like Scheme’ With Inigo Philbrick The government says Newland must serve a "meaningful" sentence to send a message to the "unregulated art market" By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 14, 2023
Up Next In Painter Jesse Mockrin’s Neo-Baroque Hands, Mirrors Become Metaphors for Society’s Expectations for Women The artist's first solo exhibition with James Cohan Gallery, "Venus Effect," is on view in New York through October 21. By Katie White, Sep 14, 2023
Law Investigators Seized Three Egon Schiele Works From U.S. Museums, Claiming They Were Stolen From a Jewish Collector During World War II The D.A.’s involvement moves the cases from civil court to criminal court. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 14, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions ‘Art and Confection’: Mexican Designer Bárbara Sánchez-Kane Upends New York Fashion Week With Her Sartorial Surrealism The artist has a new exhibition at Kurimanzutto in Chelsea, opening September 14. By Lee Carter, Sep 14, 2023