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Offshore Networks "Awash" In Art, Pandora Papers Reveal
The investigation found 1,600 works traded through shell companies, including Banksy pieces bought by a London financier charged with tax evasion.
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Does South Korea's Nose-only Covid Mask Pass the Smell Test?
“Kosk masks look like a little bra for mid-face, securely covering the nose, but conveniently leaving the wearer’s mouth unencumbered,” our reporter writes.
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Cash-strapped San Francisco Art Institute Merges With Local University
After years of teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, the institution will become part of the University of San Francisco.
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Emboldened by Ukraine Crisis, Azerbaijan Escalates its War on Armenian Heritage Sites
A "specialists committee" to purge traces of Armenian history in the occupied region of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) is the latest in an ongoing campaign to rewrite the history of the region.
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The Anarchist-designed DIY Heaters Saving Lives of Unhoused People
The Portland-based group Heater Bloc has created tent-safe heaters that cost only $7 to build.
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After Deadly Bronx Fire, Architectural Workers Call For Housing Justice
"The space heater that caught fire wouldn’t have been necessary if the owners had provided adequate heat as required by law," said the Architecture Lobby.
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New York’s Foundation for Contemporary Arts Awards $900,000 to 20 Artists
The organization was founded in 1963 by Jasper Johns and John Cage on an “artists for artists” principle, by which artists support each other by the sales of donated works.
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As Abortion Rights Come Under Threat, A Public Artwork Makes a Statement
The installation by Alicia Eggert and Planned Parenthood will travel to states that could ban or limit access to abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
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NASA Unveils Awe-inspiring Image of Galaxy Threesome Gone Wrong
A new unusual image reveals what scientists believe are two galaxies that may have been struck by a third galaxy, proving threesomes rarely work, even in outer space.
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Roosevelt’s Critique of "Nude Descending a Staircase" and Other Gems in Duchamp Archive Are Now Online
The new online archive hosts 18,000 digitized documents and almost 50,000 photographs related to the artist's life and work.
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The Troublesome History of America’s Public Monuments
A new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society revises the assumption that the current debate about controversial public monuments is in any way new.
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Pompeii's Long-buried Frescoes Come Back to Life
Pompeii in Color at New York University presents a scintillating close read on the fresco art of the lost city’s villas.