Art
Required Reading
This week, Pantone announces the color of 2018, origins of art merch, creating the modern museum blockbuster, how board games promoted Christianity and capitalism, and more.
Hrag Vartanian
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News
Louvre Abu Dhabi Claims They Own Leonardo's "Salvator Mundi" [UPDATE 2]
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is now claiming it owns the world's most expensive artwork.
News
Artist Alleges Raghubir Singh Assaulted Her, Stages #MeToo Performance at His Retrospective
Jaishri Abichandani staged a performance in front of the Met Breuer to speak out about an incident with the well-known photographer.
Art
Required Reading
This week, save the internet, the language of all-female art exhibitions, lenticular furniture, gender stats at top architecture firms, Leonardo's toe, and more.
Books
16 Art and Design Books for Your Holiday Gift List
A list of art and design books that are some of this year's must-reads.
Art
Required Reading
This week, considering Etel Adnan, MVRDV’s "fake" Binhai library, the aesthetics of Empire, the end of Twitter's utopian ideals, mapmakers and horror vacui, and more.
Interview
6 Questions for an Art Historian About Leonardo's "Salvator Mundi"
David Nolta doesn't mince words in his assessment of "Salvator Mundi." "The sale does not necessarily have any more to do with scholarship than the picture has to do with Leonardo," he explains.
Art
The Growing Necessity for the Vera List Center for Art and Politics
Now in its 25th year, the New School-affiliated institution is supporting increasingly essential and timely art.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Tom of Finland jewelry, TJ Clark on the art of the Russian Revolution, artist Rosemarie Koczy may have been lying about a past in Nazi concentration camps, a war of words over Boyle Heights, a manicure with pimples, and more.
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In Brief
Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" Sells for Over $400 Million, Shattering All Art Auction Records [UPDATED]
Someone just snagged what they believe to be an original Leonardo for the highest amount ever paid for an artwork.
In Brief
Steve Mnuchin’s Photos with Dollar Bills Are Everything That’s Wrong with the World
The Treasury Secretary and his wife walked into the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in DC, which may sound like a joke. Actually, it is.
In Brief
Newly Unearthed Miniature Carving Changes Our Understanding of Bronze Age Art
A newly discovered warrior tomb suggests Bronze Age Aegean culture was more interested in naturalism and the human form than previously believed.