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Frieze parent company Endeavor acquires wrestling giant WWE in $9.3bn deal
It’s the latest acquisition for the billion-dollar company
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
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
The Photography Show fair returns to New York with images of ominous sculptures, elegant figures and the void
Highlights from the 42nd edition of the longest-running photography fair
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
Master Drawings New York, founded by two London dealers in 2006, acquired by New York gallery
Manhattan-based Christopher Bishop Fine Art has purchased the fair
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
Collector and dealer Lio Malca joins New York gallery migration from Chelsea to Tribeca
Malca’s new 5,000 sq. ft space on White Street will open in May
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