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Exterior view of the Getty Center, 1997, Los Angeles, California. Photo Getty Images/Bob Riha, Jr. The Getty Research Institute announced an update to its index of provenance-related research today. The remodeled version now offers more than 12 million records available to the public. The Getty Provenance Index (GPI) initially launched in the 1980s to keep track …

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An image of the contested sculpture, Nevelson Estate Inventory #30006, from the 1993 O’Toole-Ewald Appraisal. Court documents/Beloff Complaint Days before a Louise Nevelson sculpture was scheduled to hit the auction block at Sotheby’s in May 2022, one of the most powerful figures in the late artist’s market, Arne Glimcher, declared it inauthentic. Now the consigner …

Pace Embroiled in $1 M. Lawsuit Over Contested Louise Nevelson Sculpture Read More »

Cranes and workers board up the windows of the Transfiguration Cathedral damaged as a result of a missile strike in Odesa. AFP via Getty Images A group of arts professionals has called on the International Council of Museums (ICOM), a non-governmental organization that sets industry standards for participating museums, to eject Russia for violating the …

Art Experts Demand Russia Be Ejected from ICOM for Violating Code of Ethics Read More »

The 2024 edition of Frieze New York. The fair’s upcoming edition opens next week. Photo Casey Kelbaugh/Courtesy Frieze and CKA A long-suspected game of musical chairs for the ownership of Frieze, the group that includes an influential London-based magazine and several art fairs around the world, has come to an end. Endeavor Group Holdings, the …

Frieze Sold to New Company Founded by Ari Emanuel Read More »

The NEH building in Washington, D.C. Photo Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Three humanities-focused organizations have filed a lawsuit against both the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over the “dismantling” of the former organization. Filed on May 1 in United States District Court for the Southern District of New …

Three Humanities Organizations Sue NEH Over Its ‘Dismantling’ Read More »

The 2024 Venice Biennale. Simone Padovani/Getty Images As President Donald Trump systematically guts the United States’ art programs and funding to roll out an aesthetic program of his own making, questions around the country’s participation in the forthcoming 2026 Venice Biennale loom large. In a new piece for Vanity Fair, culture correspondent Nate Freeman tried …

US Participation in 2026 Venice Biennale Appears in Jeopardy Amidst Trump Arts Overhaul Read More »

Artists and galleries are bracing themselves for Trump’s presidency. Photo Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Major art collectors Warren Stephens, Ken Griffin, and Paul Singer, as well as Charles and Helen Schwab were among the top individual donors to President Donald Trump’s inauguration fundraising committee. The top individual donor to President Trump’s 2025 inauguration was Stephens, who …

Major Art Patrons Donated to Trump Inauguration: Report Read More »

Dara Birnbaum. Photo Francesca D’Amico Dara Birnbaum, a video artist who forever changed her medium with works that rebelled against the mainstream media, has died on Friday at 78. A spokesperson for Marian Goodman Gallery, her longtime representative, confirmed her death but did not specify a cause. Hosts of video artists working today owe a …

Dara Birnbaum, Video Artist Whose Pivotal Works Talked Back to the Media, Dies at 78 Read More »

Accademia di belle arti. Florence. (Photo by: Giovanni Mereghetti/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Education Images/Universal Image Life models in Florence are threatening court action against the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in a bid to improve working conditions. They have also said they might protest naked in public. Nude models at the …

‘Physically Suffering’ Life Models in Florence Are Threatening Legal Action Over Working Conditions Read More »

A mural depicting Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna by artist Mr Brainwash, 2025, Los Angeles, California. Photo Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Luka Dončić may be new to Los Angeles, but he’s already acting like a local. The Lakers’ newest star stepped in to cover the full cost of restoring a mural of Kobe and Gigi …

Los Angeles Lakers Player Luka Dončić Quietly Funds Restoration of Vandalized Kobe and Gigi Bryant Mural Read More »