Carlie Porterfield

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One-tonne statue of Olmec ‘Earth monster’ that was illegally taken to US will be returned to Mexico

Authorities in New York recently informed Mexican officials that the artefact was recovered, though when exactly it was stolen and brought to the United States is unclear

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Expo Chicago fair turns ten: dealers say low cost of living and greater freedom to experiment nurtures US city’s art scene

Chicago is benefiting from a new generation of innovative collectors and a rich cultural ecosystem

Dallas Art Fair hopes to cash in on city’s expansion

For the first time, it will share the stage with the smaller boutique fair Dallas Invitational

Paintings by Ed Ruscha, Philip Guston and others from major Chicago collection headed to auction at Christie’s

A group of paintings and works on paper from the collection of Alan and Dorothy Press is estimated to fetch more than $50m across multiple sales in New York this spring

Asia Week New York bounces back from Covid-19 restrictions with $131m in sales

A print of the "Great Wave" by Hokusai sold for a record-breaking $2.8m at Christie’s during the series of exhibitions and auctions

Mexican authorities condemn French auction of pre-Columbian artefacts

In all, 83 artefacts scheduled to be sold in Paris next week are protected under Mexican law, authorities say

Turmoil at First Republic could jeopardise the bank’s art world sponsorships

The San Francisco-based bank is a corporate partner at museums across the US

Hong Kong heiress sues gallery over alleged £500,000 Banksy fraud

Karen Lo says the dealer Pearl Lam never followed through with her purchase of a well-known painting by the secretive British artist

Mysterious Jackson Pollock painting—with hidden message to Lauren Bacall—found in Bulgaria

The painting, which reportedly features a birthday message to the American actress on its back, was seized during a smuggling raid, officials say

US President Biden designates two new national monuments in the American Southwest

Both sites contain examples of Indigenous art including petroglyphs and pictographs

More than 1,000 objects in the Met’s collection linked to alleged traffickers and looters, investigation finds

A new report claims New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has many items in its collection with major provenance issues

Bracelet worn by Marlene Dietrich in Alfred Hitchcock film could bring $4.5m at Christie’s

The diamond and ruby bracelet is part of an auction of the jewellery collection of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s granddaughter

Judge throws out copyright lawsuit over artwork featuring Ruth Bader Ginsburg photograph

Atlanta artist Julie Torres was accused of using a photographer’s image in her own artwork without permission

Late Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston trustee’s collection could fetch more than $270m at Christie’s

Two sales featuring work from Gerald Fineberg’s collection will take place in May in New York

Miami art dealer sentenced to more than four years in prison for smuggling ivory sculptures

Eduardo Ulises Martinez was convicted of illegally transporting ivory and obstruction of justice

Frieze New York lines up mega-galleries and some new faces for fair's 2023 edition

The fair will welcome more than 60 galleries as the event remains on a smaller scale than before the Covid-19 pandemic

Venus Williams and Adam Pendleton team up for charity auction to fund restoration of Nina Simone’s childhood home

The legendary civil rights activist and musician was born in the North Carolina house and spent the first years of here life there

Chinati Foundation names new executive director

Caitlin Murray will take over at the Marfa museum founded by Donald Judd

Seven more paintings from Paul Allen’s collection could fetch $30m at Christie’s

Last year, the late Microsoft co-founder’s art collection brought in a record $1.6bn over two auctions

David Chipperfield, architect of renowned museums from Margate to Mexico City, wins 2023 Pritzker Prize

Chipperfield’s building projects include Turner Contemporary and Museo Jumex, as well as expansions of Kunsthaus Zürich and London’s Royal Academy

Female cult leaders, clay creatures and pink rooms: highlights from this year’s Outsider Art Fair in New York

This marks the 31st iteration of the fair, which champions self-taught, folk, naïve and outsider artists

Collection of San Francisco photography museum could fetch $15m at Sotheby’s

The family behind Pier 24 Photography, which will close in 2025, is sending much of its enormous collection to auction, though the Maryland-based Glenstone Museum has already snapped up 112 choice pieces

Dismissal of billionaire collector and MoMA trustee Leon Black’s racketeering lawsuit upheld

Black claimed he was the victim of a conspiracy to push him out of his private equity firm

A new hotel fair for up-and-coming galleries will launch in Dallas

The inaugural Dallas Invitational Art Fair will be held in April across the street from the established Dallas Art Fair

Lawsuit over controversial Marilyn Monroe statue reinstated by appeals court panel

The 26ft-tall statue of Marilyn Monroe has been called sexist by community members in Palm Springs, where it has been on public display since 2021

New York gallery migration continues as Marian Goodman and Alexander Gray plot moves to same Tribeca block

The galleries, longtime fixtures of the Midtown and Chelsea gallery districts, will open directly across Broadway from each other