11-Year Restitution Dispute Over Prized Modigliani Ends With Loss for Nahmad Family Art Market April 4, 2026 An 11-year-long legal dispute over a prized Amedeo Modigliani painting looted during World War II has concluded in a loss…
Gisela Colón on Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny, and the Power Beneath the Island Art Market April 4, 2026 Gisela Colón didn’t plan to become an artist. “I studied law because I thought it would protect me,” she told…
Why Filmmaker Ming Wong Is the Ultimate Shape-Shifter Art Market April 4, 2026 In the hushed, reverent galleries of the National Gallery in London, saints usually suffer in silence. Not so in the…
Raja Ravi Varma Painting Sells for $17.9 M., New Auction Record for Indian Art Art Market April 4, 2026 A painting by Raja Ravi Varma has set a new auction record for the work of an Indian artist, signaling…
Local Resort Reportedly Pays $45 M. for Rauschenberg’s Famed Captiva Island Property Art Market April 4, 2026 South Seas, a resort located on Captiva Island, off the coast of Florida, is the buyer of Robert Rauschenberg’s famed…
Canada returns 11 artefacts to Turkey in the first repatriation between the countries – The Art Newspaper Art Market April 4, 2026 The first repatriation of Turkish artefacts from Canada took place earlier this week, marking a historic milestone and setting an…
Maurizio Cattelan launches a hotline to hear people confess their sins. Art Market April 3, 2026 Maurizio Cattelan, the Italian provocateur known for his art world stunts and pranks, is taking confessions from sinners in the…
Record-Breaking $110.5 M. Basquiat Painting, Now Owned by Ken Griffin, to Go on View in Miami This Summer Art Market April 3, 2026 The Pérez Art Museum Miami announced this week that it will host an exhibition bringing together about 10 works by…
Smithsonian’s governing body quietly losing members – The Art Newspaper Art Market April 3, 2026 The Smithsonian’s Board of Regents, the governing body of the Smithsonian Institution, is down to 15 members after two of…
Patron Gallery Adds Miao Wang to Its Roster, and More: Industry Moves for April 1, 2026 Art Market April 3, 2026 Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday.…
