Vera Molnár, Computer Art Legend Who Drew with Plotters and Algorithms, Dies at 99
Her early experiments with computers during the ’60s and ’70s have proven influential.
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$100 M. Botticelli Found in Family Home in Italy, Spurring Investigation into its Rightful Owner
The work is set for an extensive restoration, and may go on public display.
Zabludowicz Collection Shutters London Museum After 16 Years
The collector couple that owns it said they plans to focus more on loans of works to other institutions.
Louvre Acquires Rare Cimabue Painting Saved from Trash, Three Years After Losing It at Auction
It is now one of the oldest paintings held by the French museum.
Records for Julie Mehretu, Barkley Hendricks Enliven Sotheby’s $310 M. Contemporary Sale
The sale set records for Julie Mehretu, Barkley Hendricks, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Ad Reinhardt, Amy Sillman, and others.
NYU Abu Dhabi Vice Chancellor Mariët Westermann Picked to Lead Guggenheim Museum and Foundation
She will be the third woman to lead the institution in its nearly 90-year history.
With $1.8 Billion in Sales, Auctions Return to the Fair and Sober
The past couple weeks sent clear signals about shifting tides between the blue-chip artists that typically dominate the market and heretofore overlooked ones.
Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis to the Public for the First Time
The ancient Roman burial ground lies beneath Vatican City, and is replete with marble sarcophagi, open burial graves, and Roman mosaics and frescoes.
Indigenous Art Curator Wanda Nanibush Leaves Art Gallery of Ontario, Prompting Questions
The curator has publicly expressed her support of Palestine, including a 2016 feature in Canadian Art magazine.
Artists Pull Out of Dutch Film Festival After Palestine Protest Chant Is Labeled a ‘Hurtful Slogan’
Its artistic director had applauded the protest, and subsequently issued an apology for it.