Posts By admin
-
76BooksAfro-futurist portal opens at New York’s Penn Station
The future of Penn Station, Manhattan’s infamously dispiriting train hub beneath the Madison Square Garden arena, remains uncertain as politicians, real estate...
-
130PodcastsFormer OpenSea employee sentenced to three months in prison in first-ever NFT insider-trading case
Nathaniel Chastain former head of product at OpenSea, has been sentenced to three months in prison for making tens of thousands of...
-
101Columnswhat the thefts mean for the British Museum’s future plans for the collection
The British Museum is now facing its most serious crisis for decades. On 28 July came the surprise announcement that the museum’s...
-
103ArtShanay Jhaveri—the Barbican Centre’s first non-British head of visual arts—reveals his plans for the London institution
Shanay Jhaveri, the Barbican Centre’s new head of visual arts, is mapping out his future by considering the London institution’s past: “The...
-
95Museums & heritageOrnate pre-Hispanic incense burner returned to Mexican officials in Texas ceremony
An ornate, cylindrical incense burner, or censer, dating from as early as 500CE, has been returned to the government of Mexico by...
-
90ExhibitionsUnited Talent Agency hires former Sotheby’s specialist to lead New York expansion
Los Angeles-based entertainment firm United Talent Agency (UTA) has tapped Harrison Tenzer to lead the company’s Fine Art and Artist Space divisions...
-
48BooksChristie’s eyes Austin, Texas as a potential hotspot for millennial clients
Christie’s will stage an exhibition of highlights from upcoming New York sales for the first time in Austin, Texas, one of the...
-
148PodcastsEye-opening filings in Lisa Schiff lawsuit reveal dozens of new claims and hundreds of missing works
Documents recently submitted as evidence in two lawsuits filed against the embattled adviser Lisa Schiff and her business SFA Advisory reveal the...
-
36ColumnsBritish Museum thefts ‘reinforce’ Parthenon restitution claims, according to Greek minister
The Greek culture minister, Lina Mendoni, says that the controversy over stolen items from the British Museum means there are questions over...
-
109ArtCurator chosen for next Istanbul Biennial was told it is ‘not the right time’ for her to organise the show
Defne Ayas, the Turkish curator selected to organise the next edition of the Istanbul Biennial and then summarily rejected in favour of...
