A $42 million expansion project aimed at adding new buildings, landscaping, and accessibility to the site of the iconic Rothko Chapel recently broke ground in Houston, Texas. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

Italy has banned state museums from loaning works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) due to a dispute over a Pentelic marble copy of a lost bronze by ancient Greek sculptor Polykleitos. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

A 17th-century painting stolen from an art gallery at the University of Oxford more than four years ago was recently recovered in Romania. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

In “Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism,” the Musée d’Orsay presents a show about a show—specifically, the first Impressionist exhibition, which opened 150 years ago today and ushered in what we think of as modern art. artnews.com/art-news/artis…

Visitors will be able to walk up 'The Vessel,' Thomas Heatherwick‘s gleaming sculpture at Hudson Yards later this year, after several suicides closed public access in 2021. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

On view at the Getty now through July 21 is the first North American show in more than 30 years focusing solely on the work of Camille Claudel, which includes roughly 60 pieces. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

Sotheby’s will offer four major paintings by Joan Mitchell as part of its contemporary evening sale on May 13, spanning the artist’s career, with estimates ranging between $1 million and $20 million. artnews.com/art-news/marke…

At 92, Audrey Flack is having a moment. This wasn’t a given, considering she’s always gone against the grain. artnews.com/art-news/artis…

A small drawing by Michelangelo, accompanied by a letter from the artist’s last direct descendant, has sold at Christie’s New York for $201,600, far outstripping its highest estimate of $8,000. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

In “Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism,” the Musée d’Orsay presents a show about a show—specifically, the first Impressionist exhibition, which opened 150 years ago today and ushered in what we think of as modern art. artnews.com/art-news/artis…

With the 2024 Venice Biennale now officially open to the public, the massive Italian art festival announced the winners of its three juried prizes during a press conference this morning. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

Art curator Sylvain Amic has been named the new president of the Musée d’Orsay and Musée de l’Orangerie museums in Paris. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

On Wednesday, a Connecticut man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for selling 145 fraudulent paintings by Pop artist Peter Max. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

As the professional preview days for the 2024 Venice Biennale draw to a close, the ARTnews team has been taking it all in. Here are their initial thoughts about this Biennale. artnews.com/art-news/revie…

Sotheby’s will offer four major paintings by Joan Mitchell as part of its contemporary evening sale on May 13, spanning the artist’s career, with estimates ranging between $1 million and $20 million. artnews.com/art-news/marke…

In “Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism,” the Musée d’Orsay presents a show about a show—specifically, the first Impressionist exhibition, which opened 150 years ago today and ushered in what we think of as modern art. artnews.com/art-news/artis…

Take a look at the 10 best national pavilions at the 2024 Venice Biennale—minus the Holy See’s show, whose inaccessibility has rankled a number of people who wanted to see it. artnews.com/list/art-news/…

While it may be the jury who ultimately decides the winners of the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, our editors weighing in as to which artists they feel should win. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

A small drawing by Michelangelo, accompanied by a letter from the artist’s last direct descendant, has sold at Christie’s New York for $201,600, far outstripping its highest estimate of $8,000. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

At 96, Alex Katz is showing new paintings of three highly different kinds in an exhibition that coincides with the Venice Biennale. artnews.com/art-news/artis…