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Lucien Smith, Art-Market Star of the 2010s, Dies at 37
American artist Lucien Smith, who rose rapidly to prominence in the 2010s and became a fixture of New York’s downtown art scene, has died aged 37.
How Is the Bayeux Tapestry’s £5m Backer Linked to the IDF?
Igor Tulchinsky’s name is attached to one of the British Museum’s biggest ever exhibitions. An investment operation he funded has also reportedly backed Israeli "deep-tech" defence technologies linked to the Israel Defense Forces
Japan Art Association Announces the 2026 Praemium Imperiale Prize Recipients
Jenny Holzer and Andy Goldsworthy are two of the five recipients of the 2026 Praemium Imperiale, the Japan Art Association’s prestigious international arts award.
Fundación Banco Santander Opens its Cultural Centre
The Faro Santander Museum opened its doors this week on the northern coast of Spain.
Geles Cabrera, Pioneering Mexican Sculptor, Dies Age 100
The sculptor Geles Cabrera, best known for being Mexico’s first professional female sculptor, has passed away age 100
Ex-FBI Art Crime Agent Wants Artists to Own Their Records
Ronnie Walker spent 20 years investigating art theft and fraud. Now he wants artists to maintain the paper trail investigators often find missing
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Gwangju Biennale Opens Without China’s Pavilion
Amidst a diplomatic storm over Taiwan, the Gwangju Biennale returns with a sprawling 16th edition of contemporary art
Toledo Museum to Return Five Objects to Ethiopia
A new 20-year partnership with Ethiopia’s heritage authority will investigate objects with incomplete provenance and establish a route for their return
Andy Burnham Fractures Hopes of Parthenon Marbles Restitution
The British Prime Minister has publicly cooled on his stance regarding the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
The Serious Business of Being Cute
Art history has often treated tenderness and pleasure as trivial. A new Louvre-Lens exhibition argues that cuteness deserves closer attention, not least for the possessiveness and power it can conceal
Does the Western Art Market Understand Seoul?
The rush into Seoul is over. As the market cools, the question is whether the Western art world ever really understood what it was buying into
Would Zack Polanski’s Wealth Tax Put Artists at Risk?
The Green leader says Britain’s artists are in crisis. But if his proposed 1% tax on wealth above £10m drives collectors elsewhere, what would it mean for the galleries and artists he wants to support?
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