Daniel Grant
Cleveland Museum of Art will return looted Greco-Roman bronze to Turkey
Scientific analysis confirmed that the ancient, headless sculpture had been looted from a shrine in Bubon
Los Angeles wildfires tested the city’s art handling and storage infrastructure
Facilities responded quickly to increased demand during evacuations
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates revived, in exhibition and augmented reality, 20 years later
An AR experience in Central Park and a show at The Shed bring the sprawling Land art installation in Central Park back to life
Worcester Art Museum returns ancient vessels tied to dealer Robert Hecht to Italy
The two black-figure ceramics will remain on view at the Massachusetts museum for up to eight years as part of a new agreement between the institution and the Italian culture ministry
‘Can you match the colour of your work to my couch?’: Inside the world of private art commissions
Artists are regularly asked to create pieces to suit the particular tastes of buyers—but taking direction suits some more than others
In Minnesota, a no-strings-attached cash programme for artists is gaining momentum
Springboard for the Arts is expanding its funding to support a greater number of artists
Inside Manhattan’s most exclusive street art gallery
Since 2017, Wall Street trader Peter Tuchman has organised exhibitions of finance-themed works by street artists in a somewhat unlikely location
For these US auction houses, Antiques Roadshow-style appraisal days have been a wise investment
“Every now and then you strike gold,” says the general manager of Bonhams Skinner
Has a US law created to safeguard artists’ work backfired?
Critics say that a stalemate over the fate of a piece of Land art in Iowa demonstrates that the terms of the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 are far too narrow
Derek Boshier, British Pop artist widely known for his collaborations with David Bowie, has died, aged 87
Boshier’s work was often critical of US politics and consumerism
Where the US presidential candidates stand on the arts
Neither major party has a clear policy on art and culture, but the candidates' past actions offer hints at their priorities
An art-world wish list for the next US president
Leaders in the arts including Megan Beyer and Maxwell L. Anderson, as well as artists like Petah Coyne and Eric Fischl, articulate their hopes for the next administration's cultural policies
Former university museum director drops lawsuit seeking to block sale of works to fund dormitory repairs
The deaccessioning dispute at Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art centres on works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Frederic Church and Childe Hassam collectively valued at up to $15m
Amid deaccessioning scandal and falling enrollment, Valparaiso University shuts down campus museum
The university’s plans to sell off works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Childe Hassam and Frederic Church prompted a lawsuit and appeals to Indiana state officials
Feud between Frankenthaler Foundation’s current and former leaders drags on
A former board member wrote to the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James about the legal dispute, though no investigation is currently planned
After the Christie’s cyberattack, who could be next?
A hack that caused huge disruption to the auction house is a wake-up call to galleries and art advisories of all sizes
East Coast art college strikes deal for West Coast campus facilities
In response to financial pressures, the Vermont College of Fine Arts, a graduate-only art school, is partnering with the big-name California Institute of the Arts 3,000 miles away
How ‘more mature’ collectors are powering the NFT market’s comeback
While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies reach new highs, the market for digital art has not experienced the same frenzy of speculation as in 2021. Recent auction results, however, suggest that an appetite is once more growing
Art Institute of Chicago argues Nazi loot claim to its Egon Schiele portrait lacks ‘a single shred’ of evidence
In a filing this week, the museum disputes the Manhattan District Attorney’s claim that the painting was taken from the Austrian cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum by the Nazis
Art Institute of Chicago fights for possession of Egon Schiele portrait
Civil action for return of looted Schiele painting dismissed but criminal case looms
Sustainability takes root in US art schools as green push intensifies
The promotion of materials with less environmental impact than traditional art media—such as milk-based paints and leather created from yeast and bacteria—is gaining momentum
Francesca Woodman’s posthumous path to A-lister
Exhibitions at Gagosian in New York and National Portrait Gallery in London confirm late photographer’s arrival
Richard Prince ordered to pay damages to photographers in copyright infringement lawsuits over Instagram portraits
The nearly decade-long dispute over Prince's "New Portraits" series has ended with the artist and his galleries ordered to pay the photographers $900,000
After the boom and bust, an era of ‘greater maturity’ for art and the blockchain?
Despite the collapse of the NFT market and scandals involving cryptocurrency exchanges, experts still see potential in the technologies’ potential art world applications
Internal Revenue Service warns of tax scam targeting collectors
Scheme involves inflating value of donated works to claim bigger tax deductions
University’s plan to fund dormitory renovations by selling art worth $10m, including O’Keeffe landscape painting, clears legal hurdle
Following a county judge’s ruling in favour of Valparaiso University, both sides are making their case to Indiana’s attorney general
Artists, writers, performers and their advocates call on US Congress to ban companies from copyrighting AI-generated art
The AI Day of Action, scheduled for 2 October, comes as US officials consider whether and how to regulate material generated by artificial intelligence
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s foundation begins to define its scope and goals, including executing the artists’ final, gargantuan project
On the agenda at the first board meeting of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation was what to do with its more than $150m in assets and how to carry forward the duo’s ultimate piece
MoMA raises ticket price to $30 as US museums face tough choices on entry fees
Many of the biggest art museums in New York and elsewhere have raised the price of general admission to $30, while others continue to pursue free-entry policies
Artist says California city censored his exhibition after local police took offense
Two days after his exhibition at San Mateo City Hall opened, Diego Marcial Rios’s entire show was taken down