Former Pussy Riot Member Says Russian Government Tried to Enlist Her as an Informant on Artists
August 27, 2026
Rita Flores, a former member of Pussy Riot, alleged that members of the FSB recruited her to spy on dissident artists. Her claim adds
Unnamed Siblings Found Guilty in German Court Over Sale of Looted Egyptian Artifacts
August 27, 2026
A Hamburg court convicted an unnamed brother and sister of money laundering tied to looted Egyptian artifacts. They were ordered to surrender $37 million
Brooklyn Museum to Develop New African Art Exhibition Space
August 27, 2026
The Brooklyn Museum is set to create a 6,400 square foot space for its African art collection. Construction is scheduled to start this summer,
Elizabeth Peyton Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Oasis Painting
August 27, 2026
Photographer Justin Thomas has sued Elizabeth Peyton over alleged copyright infringement tied to a 1995 image of Liam and Noel Gallagher. The dispute centers
AI as the New Face of Book Burning
August 12, 2026
Author and bibliophile Ed Simon reacts to the revelation that Anthropic scanned and shredded out-of-print books to train its large language models, calling it
10 Los Angeles Art Exhibitions Worth Visiting This August
August 12, 2026
Los Angeles exhibitions this August favor the personal and the overlooked, from Spencer Finch’s delicate interventions to a Fowler Museum show on textiles and
Lubov Gallery Founder Francisco Correa Cordero Dies at 37
August 12, 2026
Francisco Correa Cordero, founder of the downtown New York gallery Lubov, died on Sunday, August 2, at the age of 37. The news was
Valerie Hillings Appointed Inaugural Director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
August 12, 2026
Valerie Hillings has been named the inaugural director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi shortly after the museum confirmed it will open this December. She returns