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Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto, 1901. Courtesy Courtauld Institute of Art The most studied period of Pablo Picasso’s career, it seems, still had a secret to keep: a mystery woman hidden beneath a well-known portrait, now revealed by conservators at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.   X-ray and infrared analysis …

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Jordan Casteel, Naima’s Gift (Deon, Kym and Noah), 2023. Courtesy Thaddeus Ropac, London/Photo David Schulze Jordan Casteel has joined Thaddaeus Ropac in a deal that will see her also remain with Casey Kaplan, the latter which has represented the American painter since 2016. She will debut a suite of new paintings in Ropac’s London space …

Painter Jordan Casteel Joins Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery Read More »

Dame Edna’s art collection fetched almost $6 million at auction. WireImage To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines UPROAR FOLLOWING AUSTRALIA’S VENICE ARTIST CANCELATION. After Australia abruptly dropped its 2026 Venice Biennale artist, Khaled Sabsabi, due to controversy related to his older artwork featuring a top Hezbollah leader, as Alex …

Uproar Over Australia’s Move to Drop Venice Biennale Artist, Trump’s Administration Dropping Trans References, Dame Edna’s Collection Sold by Christie’s: Morning Links for February 14, 2025 Read More »

A picture shows the newly renovated baldachin, a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy over the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, 2024. Photo Tiziana FABI/AFP via Getty Images A Romanian man who jumped onto the main altar at Saint Peter’s Basilica was apprehended by security staff at the Vatican on February 7. A video capturing …

Romanian Man Defaces Vatican Altar, Damaging Objects Worth Thousands of Dollars Read More »

Hilaire Le Dru, Indigence and Honor, 1804. Horvitz Collection A wealth of Neoclassicist art has joined the holdings of the Art Institute of Chicago via collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz, who have gifted the museum around 2,250 works of French art made between the 16th and 19th centuries. The gift comes after held two shows …

Art Institute of Chicago Gains a Neoclassicist Trove with Sizable Gift of French Art Read More »

The sale of the home also includes multiple pieces of furniture designed by Paul Rudolph. Photo Michael Berrio/Courtesy of the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture The Walker Guesthouse, a mid-century structure designed by architect Paul Rudolph, is now on the market for a cool $2 million, if the right buyer has the space for …

Architect Paul Rudolph’s Walker Guesthouse for Sale for $2 M. Read More »

The sale generated $17.3 million, with Islamic art selling well. Getty Images for Sotheby’s Sotheby’s laid down a marker in the Middle East on Saturday evening by hosting Saudi Arabia’s first major art auction. The results were like the two-part evening sale’s lineup: a mixed bag. The house took in $17.3 million (estimate: $14 million–$20 million) …

Sotheby’s Establishes a Foothold in Saudi Arabia After Hosting the Kingdom’s First Major Auction Read More »

Brent Sikkema, 2007. Photo Will Ragozzino/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images A little over a year after Brent Sikkema was discovered dead in Brazil, the late New York gallerist’s husband has been charged with hiring someone to kill him. Sikkema was the founder of the gallery formerly known as Sikkema Jenkins & Co., whose roster includes …

Brent Sikkema’s Husband Charged with Hiring His Killer Read More »

An employee works at an excavation site by Israel Antiquities Authority containing the remains of a Byzantine monastery which was uncovered north of the Israeli city of Qiryat Gat, on January 6, 2025. AFP via Getty Images The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), a body of the Israeli government that oversees national artifacts and sites, rejected …

Israeli Bill on West Bank Antiquities Oversight Faces Opposition from Government Body Read More »

Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun seems to be enjoying the publicity that comes with buying a $6.2 million banana. AFP via Getty Images The Super Bowl is this Sunday. It’s the one day of the year that even people who care nothing about the NFL will gather together in living rooms and at pubs to …

Meta asks ‘Who Eats Art?’ in Upcoming Super Bowl Commercial, Featuring Maurizio Cattelan’s World-Famous Banana Read More »