On the opening night of a new Ai Weiwei exhibition in Bologna, a visitor pushed over a sculpture, completely destroying it. The incident occurred at the Palazzo Fava last Friday, September 20th, during the opening of Ai’s exhibition, his first-ever … More…

Babe Ruth’s legendary called shot from Game 3 of the 1932 World Series has captivated baseball fans for nearly a century. But recently, the jersey Ruth wore during that iconic moment made its own headlines, expected to fetch a staggering … More…

After a quiet August, the auction house scene in London is starting to pick back up again, with Phillips hosting several modern and contemporary sales this week. While their Evening Edition was good to watch, their David Hockney sale on … More…

Last Friday, September 13th, Rehs Contemporary Galleries opened their exhibition, The Art of Subversion. While the show has a coherent aesthetic, it may not be easy to nail down the goal of curating such an exhibition. Simply viewing the work … More…

A New York judge has dismissed the lawsuit against the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation brought by its former president.  I have previously covered the Frankenthaler Foundation lawsuit, explaining its origins and detailing its progress. To recap, Frederick Iseman, the artist’s nephew … More…

A Canadian court has sentenced one of the ringleaders of the forgery ring that produced countless fakes and forgeries in the style of the Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau. When I first started writing about the discovery of the Norval Morrisseau … More…

The public is criticizing a statue of the late Queen Elizabeth II for looking too much like Mrs. Doubtfire. Antrim Castle Gardens in Northern Ireland unveiled a new statue of the Queen, joining a preexisting bronze of her husband and … More…