Prison sentence for climate activist who targeted US National Gallery of Art’s Degas statue
In addition to spending 60 days in prison, Joanna Smith will have to serve 150 hours of community service, ten of which she must spend cleaning graffiti
US authorities return 30 antiquities recovered during trafficking investigations to Cambodia and Indonesia
The antiquities, collectively valued at $3m, include a bronze “Shiva Triad” from Cambodia that the dealer Nancy Wiener donated to the Denver Art Museum after failing to find a buyer for it
MFA Boston returns Ancient Egyptian child’s coffin to Swedish museum it disappeared from decades ago
The clay coffin, which the MFA Boston acquired in 1985 with apparently false documentation, has been missing from the Gustavianum, Uppsala University Museum since at least 1970
Getty acquires major Bartolomeo Manfredi genre painting that was previously attributed to Caravaggio
The painting, which was estimated at between $4m and $6m when it was offered at Christie’s in 2022, is now on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum
Art fraudster Inigo Philbrick’s glamorous rise and dramatic fall to become television series
A production company working with HBO has optioned a memoir by Philbrick’s former friend and business partner Orlando Whitfield
US authorities return 38 antiquities to China
Even amid political tensions between the superpowers, officials from both countries emphasised the importance of continued collaboration on antiquities trafficking
Man who sold 145 fraudulent Peter Max paintings sentenced to 14 months in prison
More than 40 people bought what they thought were original paintings by Max, but were in fact prints to which the seller had added paint and signatures
Four Joan Mitchell paintings could collectively bring more than $50m during New York's spring auctions
The four works, spanning nearly 40 years of the Abstract Expressionist’s career, will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s in May
Metropolitan Museum returns ancient Sumerian statue to Iraq
The museum’s latest repatriation comes as it ramps up efforts to audit the provenance of objects in its collection
Major Leonora Carrington painting poised to smash Surrealist’s auction record
The artist’s dazzling, Boschian composition “Les Distractions de Dagobert” is expected to fetch as much as $18m at Sotheby’s in New York next month
Thomas Heatherwick’s controversial Vessel public art piece in New York to reopen
The 150ft-tall, $200m outdoor installation at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards development has been closed since 2021 following a series of suicides
Artists including Nicholas Galanin, Lorraine O’Grady and Park McArthur win Guggenheim Fellowships
The 28 visual artists who are now Guggenheim Fellows will receive between $30,000 and $60,000 to realise specific projects
Basquiat stretcher-bar painting could reach $30m during New York spring auctions
“The Italian Version of Popeye has no Pork in his Diet”, last publicly displayed in 2007, will be offered by Christie’s during its May sales
Leaders of Expo Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art on the Chicago art scene's unique vitality
Tony Karman and Madeleine Grynsztejn discuss the local ecosystem for artists, the importance of collector education and how they support dealers
Alumni’s $10m gift to Carnegie Mellon University will support public art and revamped ICA Pittsburgh
The donors, Tod and Cindy Johnson, met and got married during their time at CMU; they will have a gallery named in their honour
Five museum shows to see in Chicago this spring
From a retrospective of Chicago Imagist Christina Ramberg to a group show of Native American photography and video
Nora Turato projects the art of self-improvement in Chicago
The artist will project a new commission onto the exterior of what was once the world’s biggest building as part of Art on the Mart
US federal judge halts demolition of Land art environment
A temporary restraining order against the Des Moines Art Center after artist Mary Miss sued to block the dismantling of her outdoor work
Cost of Québec City museum’s Jean Paul Riopelle pavilion nearly doubles
The original budget for the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec’s Espace Riopelle addition was $42.5m, but now as construction begins it has ballooned to $84m
Auction of 1,400 African art pieces halted by last-minute bankruptcy filing
The court-ordered sale of objects that had been stored for years at the expense of taxpayers in Houston was called off the night before
Artist Mary Miss sues US art centre to block demolition of her Land art environment
Municipal officials recently approved the Des Moines Art Center’s plans to demolish “Greenwood Pond: Double Site”
Art forger who duped collectors with fake Renaissance woodblock prints sentenced to more than four years in prison
Earl Marshawn Washington had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud this past summer
Portland Art Museum’s $111m expansion will open in late 2025
The institution is more than 86% of the way towards its capital campaign’s fundraising goal
$500,000 Getty Prize grant goes to juvenile justice non-profit the Arts for Healing and Justice Network
Artist Mark Bradford said he picked AHJN for the grant because of its work to "transform young people’s lives through the power of arts education”
Florida museum receives gift of nearly 700 prints, from Rembrandt to Henry Moore
The Norton Museum of Art’s holdings of prints have increased by almost 40% thanks to a massive gift from the real-estate developer Jonathan “Jack” Frost
Donald Judd’s foundation sues Kim Kardashian for trademark and copyright infringement
The lawsuit centres on minimalist tables and chairs in Kardashian's company's offices
The Broad museum in Los Angeles reveals $100m expansion plans
The institution has re-enlisted the architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro to create a new wing that will expand its gallery space by 70%
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama wins inaugural Sam Gilliam Award
The prize, established by Dia Art Foundation and the Sam Gilliam Foundation, comes with a $75,000 gift and public programme at Dia
Inigo Philbrick, art dealer who went to prison for fraud, is free
In 2022, Philbrick was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to an $86m fraud
New York museum's former chief financial officer claims in lawsuit she was fired for raising concerns about director’s expenses
Denise Lewis claims she was fired “without cause or warning” after she complained about the Museum of Arts and Design's director's alleged use of the institution’s funds for personal expenses during a vacation in Mexico