Art & Collectibles Looters Stole This Ancient Sarcophagus From Egypt 15 Years Ago. The US Just Gave It Back. The coffin was “trafficked by a well-organized network,” Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg said. By Daniel Cassidy for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles Sold! Christie’s Pulled in $8.4 Billion in 2022, a New All-Time High for an Auction House Its Paul Allen sale alone brought in $1.6 billion, with five works breaking the $100 million dollar mark. By Daniel Cassidy for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles 300-Year-Old Idols Looted From an Indian Temple a Decade Ago Were Just Discovered in a Collector’s Home The artifacts bought from Aparna Gallery came to the attention of the Idol Wing police after being registered. By Daniel Cassidy for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles UK Police Barged Into an Art Gallery to Save a Person in Distress. It Turned Out to Be a Sculpture. The work, Kristina (2022), features a life-sized woman who appears to be unconscious. By Daniel Cassidy for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles This New Experience at Art Basel Miami Beach Pairs Virtual Reality Art With a Michelin-Star Tasting Menu Diners will slip on a Meta Quest 2 VR headset before enjoying a special array of amuse-bouches by chef Chintan Pandya. By Daniel Cassidy for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles Led by Basquiat and Modigliani, Christie’s Contemporary Art Sales Rake in $422 Million The evening sales brought a whopping total of 104 works to the auction block on Thursday. By Daniel Cassidy for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles This Mondrian Painting Just Sold for a Record $51 Million It was the most expensive lot from Sotheby’s fall art auctions, which totaled $391 million in sales. By Angelica Villa for ARTNews, Daniel Cassidy for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles Oops: A Mondrian Artwork Was Hung Upside Down for Over 75 Years Curator Susanne Meyer-Büser says that New York City 1 (1941) has been upside down since it was first publicly seen. By Daniel Cassidy for ARTnews
Variety Slamdance Awards 2023: ‘Waiting for the Light to Change,’ ‘Where the Road Leads’ Win Narrative Feature Prizes