US Returns 600 Looted Antiquities Worth $65 M. to Italy
On Tuesday, Italy officially welcomed 600 antiquities from the United States, worth a collective $65 million, that were looted years…
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A 8,200-Year-Old Campsite Was Found on a U.S. Air Force Base in New Mexico
Two researchers have stumbled upon an 8,200-year-old campsite formerly covered by sand dunes at the Holloman Air Force Base just…
From ‘The Sympathizer’ to ‘Past Lives,’ American Audiences Warm to Subtitles
The sequence is emblematic of a significant shift in how Asian languages are featured in American film and TV. Just…
Wayne Brady and Nichelle Lewis of ‘The Wiz’ Are Striving for Excellence
WAYNE BRADY Jumping into a show like this was jumping into a game of double Dutch. My default Wayne will…
Tribeca’s David Lewis Gallery to Close After 11 Years
After 11 years, David Lewis Gallery will cease operations, joining the slew of galleries across Manhattan to shutter its doors…
Who Were the Winners and Losers of the $1.4 Billion New York Auction Week?
As everyone exhales after last week’s bellwether sales in New York, three things are clear about the art market: 1.…
Why Colorado Mahlerfest Matters | Unanswered Question
Ken Woods plies his guitar at “Electric Liederland” [Photo: Mark Bobb] The most profound music ever conceived by Richard Strauss…
In Brutal Ordeals, a Performance Artist Embodies the Oppressed
Confronting you head-on are a hanging flag, and a man in danger of hanging. The flag, unfurled vertically between two…
Livestream Portal Reopens in Dublin, New York Following Lewd Behavior
On Tuesday, May 14 a large portal that livestreams between Dublin’s city center and New York’s Flatiron district was shut…
Whitney Mallett Throws a Boisterous Release Party for the ‘Whitney Review of New Writing’
Welcome to Wet Paint in the Wild, the freewheeling—and free!—spinoff of Artnet News Pro’s beloved Wet Paint gossip column, where…
Striking Parsons Students Withdraw Artwork From Thesis Exhibition
A group of fine arts students at Parsons School of Design has withdrawn artwork from their BFA thesis exhibition amid…
A Times Reporter Visits the Latest Broadway Shows
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.…
Jerry Gogosian Apologizes After Mocking Sotheby’s Auctioneer’s Name
As the May auctions drew to a close this week, Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, the person behind the popular Instagram account…
Gigi Hadid, a Greenhouse of Luxury Mushrooms, and a Lot of Porsches—Design Miami Comes to Los Angeles
Under a sky that turned from gray to dazzling blue, several hundred visitors rolled up to the doors of a…
THE SCOOP | Barbara Hannigan Named As Chief Conductor & Artistic Director Of The Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Hannigan conducts the Iceland Symphony Orchestra (Photo: Leifur Wilberg) The Iceland Symphony Orchestra (ISO) has announced the appointment of…
Jimmy Fallon Celebrates 10 Years of Hosting ‘The Tonight Show’
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets…
New York May Auctions Start Slow with $267.3 M. Sales at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s kicked off this month’s marquee New York auctions with two sales on Monday evening, one devoted to established contemporary…
The City of Atlantis—Mystery or Plain Myth?
The drowned city of Atlantis has captivated mankind across the centuries, as a utopian naval empire of demigods with advanced…