Royal Opera House to deaccession David Hockney painting to alleviate pandemic-related financial strains
The pandemic has created a uniquely difficult financial situation for art institutions around the world. Reeling from social distancing and facing a “new normal” that is quite unfriendly to museums […]
STAN, an impressive T. rex. skeleton, heads to auction block and could bring in $8m
More than 65 million years ago, a T. rex. now known as STAN, roamed a part of the world we now call the Badlands, which spans the US states of […]
From the basement to the gallery wall: masterworks plucked from obscurity
The small, postcard-sized painting known as Head of a Bearded Man, has once again regained pride of place in Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum after years in storage. The Rembrandt Research Project […]
Activist Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza faces trial in Paris after taking restitution into his own hands
Before June, people, particularly in the museum world, were probably unfamiliar with Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza. However, the 41-year-old Congolese activist now faces a series of court dates, the first of […]
Gallery lists for Frieze London and Frieze Masters, part of October edition of Frieze Viewing Rooms, released
Usually, at this point in the year, London would be prepping for one of the highlights of the art world: Frieze Week. However, like much of 2020, a typical Frieze […]
KAWS’ COMPANION takes an out of this world trip, literally
Looking rather bashful with Earth as his backdrop, COMPANION took a day trip to space. Created by American artist KAWS, who once again teamed up with AllRightsReserved, the metallic sculpture […]
Sotheby’s reports nearly £2 billion in sales thanks to online auctions
This week, international auction house Sotheby’s reported $2.5 billion (£1.9 billion) in sales so far this year much in part thanks to “innovation [and] adaptation.” According to a Monday report, […]
