Art and Culture

Hyperallergic - We all know that size doesn’t matter, but archaeologists are nonetheless aflutter over a massive stone penis unearthed last month amidst excavation of Roman ruins in an Iberian archaeological si...

Artsy - Auctions prophesize the rise of art stars and identify trends in the contemporary scene through financial returns. While many spectators cast their attention toward biennials as harbingers of what is to...

NY Times - Two blockbuster weeks of marquee evening sales ended in Manhattan on Thursday night with doubleheader Sotheby’s auctions of rising stars and established contemporary names that raised a combined $283...

artsy -When the pandemic first hit, the art market was turned upside down. “People were saying, ‘Oh my god, the wheels are coming off the bus. This is probably not a great time to sell art.’ So there were far l...

Hyperallergic -  A researcher is calling on the LA museum to return the fresco fragment, claiming it was linked to Robert E. Hecht Jr., who was accused of trafficking in looted art. - read more...

Artsy - The prices of U.S. consumer goods hit a staggering 7% annual increase this week, marking the fastest rate of inflation in four decades. The precipitous rise in costs of food, fuel, and energy alongside ...

domus - We are living in a time of great upheavals: youth unemployment, migration, climate change, the digital revolution, the new world balance, to name just a few. If we are to tackle these new challenges, we...

NY Times - Holdings from Ancient Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa come together in a masterpiece show. Now the Met should make clear how the wondrous works got here. - read more ...

Domus - GES-2, commissioned by VAC Foundation and developed inside a disused power plant, aims to reinvent the traditional Russian houses of culture, enriching the urban fabric of Red October, the youngest dist...