A $50 Million Mark Rothko Painting Will Lead the Macklowe Collection’s Second Auction April 16, 2022 The May 16 sale will offer 30 works including Rothko’s 1960 piece ‘Untitled.’ Source
Works by a ‘Largely Forgotten’ Artist Were Found in a Dumpster. Now They’re Getting an NYC Show. April 12, 2022 A group of paintings by Francis Hines will go on view at Hollis Taggart’s locations in Manhattan and Connecticut. Source
Why the Wine World Is Suddenly Obsessed With NFTs April 2, 2022 NFTs might be all the rage, but should they have a place in your cellar? Source
A South Korean Museum Is Refusing to Return Loaned Art to Russia Amid the Ukrainian War March 25, 2022 The institution declined a request to return 63 works to the Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts in Russia. Source
A 700-Year-Old Sarcophagus Was Just Discovered Beneath the Notre-Dame Cathedral March 22, 2022 Several ancient tombs and the 14th-century lead sarcophagus were discovered during an excavation of the church. Source
Thanks to Cheech Marin, Two California Museums Are Getting an Influx of Chicano Art March 20, 2022 The Riverside Art Museum and San Diego’s Museum of Contemporary Art are both expanding to feature more Chicano and Latin American works. Source
From the Batmobile to Marty McFly’s DeLorean: The Petersen Museum’s New Show Spotlights Hollywood’s Most Iconic Rides March 11, 2022 The show opens on March 12. Source
How an Adviser Can Help Collectors Navigate Today’s Evolving Art Market February 20, 2022 As the art world booms, a new sector of art advisers booms with it. Source
New York’s the Hole Gallery Is Opening Its First Outpost in Los Angeles February 14, 2022 On Tuesday, owner Kathy Grayson will open the new location just in time for the 2022 edition of Frieze Los Angeles. Source
A Rare Coin Believed to Be the First One Made By the US Mint Just Sold for a Record-Breaking $12 Million January 31, 2022 Of 1,758 such coins made in Philadelphia on a hand-turned press, only some 140 survive. Source
