NEA and NEH at risk (again) in Trump’s 2020 budget
For the third year in a row, President Donald Trump has proposed to cut funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities […]
Banksy finally goes to court to stop unauthorised merchandising, despite saying copyright is for losers
A visitor enjoys the art of Banksy exhibition at the Mudec Museum in Milan. EPA-EFE Enrico Bonadio, City, University of London Copyright is for losers – or so Banksy […]
Sotheby’s will offer two Rothkos in May sale
Sotheby’s recently announced that they will be selling a set of paintings by Mark Rothko from the collection of Blema and H. Arnold Steinberg in May. The set of Rothkos […]
Deal between Italy and France to loan works by da Vinci is back on
Remember a couple of months ago when it seemed that Italy was going to block the loan of a large number of their artworks by Leonardo da Vinci to France? […]
Just before its anniversary, Sotheby’s releases its numbers for 2018
Marking Sotheby’s 275th anniversary, the auction house recently reported its final numbers for 2018. On February 28th, Sotheby’s, a publicly traded company, posted a press release with their fourth quarter […]
As the Brexit deadline nears, UK pavilions think ahead to the Venice Biennale
Nearly two months ahead of the start of the 58th Venice Biennale, artists and galleries from the UK are already shipping artworks to mainland Europe for safe holding. The extra […]
Repatriation, meet authentication: how a Hawaiian sculpture is raising curiosity
What happens when the authenticity of a repatriated artwork is called into question? That’s exactly what the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (BPBM) in Honolulu may have to figure out after […]
