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France Passes Landmark Restitution Law for Looted Art

https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-may-11-2771475

This month’s blockbuster auctions in New York could bring upwards of $2.5bn

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/11/new-york-spring-auctions-preview-bonhams-christies-phillips-sothebys

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit reopens, with the local community front and centre

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/11/museum-contemporary-art-detroit-reopens-renovations

Canadian Masterworks Lead Heffel’s Spring Sales

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/heffel-spring-auction-2771184

Lost Copy of Earliest-Known English Poem Found in Roman Library

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/caedmon-hymn-copy-rome-library-trinity-college-2771600

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Bruno Bischofberger, Art Dealer of Stars Like Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dies at 86

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/bruno-bischofberger-art-dealer-dead-warhol-basquiat-1234784854/

Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Withdraw From Awards En Masse

https://hyperallergic.com/dozens-of-venice-biennale-artists-withdraw-from-awards-en-masse/

Venice Diary Day 3: Offsite Highlights Include Fleshy Films and Vegetarian Videos

https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/venice-diary-offsite-highlights-luyang-li-yi-fan-ivan-tovar-canicula-1234784846/

Venice Biennale Artists Decline Consideration for Golden Lions Chosen by Public Vote

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-biennale-artists-decline-consideration-visitor-lions-1234784841/

Mom, I'm Gonna Be an Artist!

https://hyperallergic.com/mom-im-gonna-be-an-artist/

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Rio’s Museum of Image and Sound finally opens after 16 years in development

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/museum-image-sound-rio-de-janeiro-opens-after-delays

Beware the technology rat trap: Cooper Jacoby’s standout contribution to New York’s Whitney Biennial

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/beware-the-technology-rat-trap-cooper-jacobys-standout-contribution-to-new-yorks-whitney-biennial

No money, more problems: 85% of US museums in urgent need of building repairs

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/no-money-more-problems-85-of-us-museums-in-urgent-need-of-building-repairs

Shirin Neshat's Venice exhibition explores identity, exile and a social media tragedy

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/shirin-neshats-venice-exhibition-explores-identity-exile-and-a-social-media-tragedy

An Unprecedented 24-Hour Strike Could Upend the Venice Biennale

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-strike-2771008

‘Exclusion can only satisfy the ego’: Venice Biennale president hits out at critics amid Russia and Israel controversy

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/07/exclusion-can-only-satisfy-the-ego-venice-biennale-president-hits-out-at-critics-amid-russia-and-israel-controversy

Taiwan Presents “Screen Melancholy: Li Yi-Fan” at the Venice Biennale

https://hyperallergic.com/taiwan-presents-screen-melancholy-li-yi-fan-at-the-venice-biennale/

Radiohead Spectacle in Brooklyn Teems with World-Building Paintings, Sculpture, and Film

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/radiohead-motion-picture-house-brooklyn-1234784488/

Israel’s Artist Reportedly Pressured Venice Biennale Before Jury’s Resignation

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-artist-pressure-venice-biennale-jury-resignation-1234784468/

Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian Pavilions Stage Pro-Ukraine Procession During Venice Biennale

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lithuania-latvia-estonia-pavilions-support-ukrainian-cultural-workers-venice-biennale-1234784483/

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New Louvre Chief Christophe Leribault Reveals His Vision for the Museum Post-Heist

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/christophe-leribault-louvre-museum-post-heist-future-2770928

Today’s war, tomorrow’s loot: attempts at stemming the illicit trade in art

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/todays-war-tomorrows-loot-attempts-at-stemming-the-illicit-trade-in-art

First Impressions of a Venice Biennale Torn Apart by the Present

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-review-in-minor-keys-2770598

Manhattan D.A.’s Office Returns More Than 650 Looted Artifacts to India

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/manhattan-district-attorney-returns-looted-artifacts-india-1234784333/

Father and daughter plead guilty in $2m counterfeit art scheme

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/father-daughter-forgery-scheme-new-jersey

Arthur Jafa: ‘America has always been a demonic state. And we love it’

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/06/arthur-jafa-america-has-always-been-a-demonic-state-and-we-love-it

Pussy Riot Storms Russia Pavilion at Venice Biennale

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pussy-riot-venice-2770643

Israeli Pavilion Artist Made Legal Threats Before Venice Biennale Jury Resigned

https://hyperallergic.com/israeli-pavilion-artist-made-legal-threats-before-venice-biennale-jury-resigned/

In Protest of Israeli Pavilion, Activists and Unions Plan Strike on Venice Biennale’s Opening Day

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-pavilion-protest-venice-biennale-unions-strike-1234784225/

US Border Wall Construction Damages 1,000-Year-Old Indigenous Land Art in Arizona

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/border-wall-damages-indigenous-land-art-1234784316/

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In Minor Keys: how Venice's international exhibition was brought to life after the death of artistic director Koyo Kouoh

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/in-minor-keys-how-venices-international-exhibition-was-brought-to-life-after-the-death-of-artistic-director-koyo-kouoh

‘It’s really important that the public is not just a silent witness’: Marina Abramović on her Venice Biennale exhibition

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/its-really-important-that-the-public-is-not-just-a-silent-witness-marina-abramovic-on-her-venice-biennale-exhibition

‘We are complicit’: Austrian artist Florentina Holzinger’s immersive Venice Biennale pavilion brings apocalypse to the city

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/florentina-holzinger-immersive-show-brings-apocalypse-to-venice

Iran will not participate at the 2026 Venice Biennale

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/05/iran-will-not-participate-2026-venice-biennale

The Venice Biennale has long been a sales platform—now no one is pretending otherwise

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/04/the-venice-biennale-has-long-been-a-sales-platformnow-no-one-is-pretending-otherwise

The Carnegie International Looks Back at Itself

https://hyperallergic.com/the-carnegie-international-looks-back-at-itself/

The Met’s Costume Institute Needs an Art History Lesson

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/met-costume-art-review-1234783830/

First US Survey of Mexican Artist Teresa Margolles Coming This Fall

https://hyperallergic.com/first-us-survey-of-mexican-artist-teresa-margolles-coming-this-fall/

Unrealized Artwork by Christo and Jeanne-Claude Will Take Over Gagosian in London

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/christo-jeanne-claude-gagosian-london-1234783785/

Chanel and Guggenheim Launch Transatlantic Curatorial Fellowship

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chanel-guggenheim-curatorial-fellowship-new-york-venice-1234783780/

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A $15M De Kooning Leads Lévy Gorvy Dayan’s New Auction-Style Sales Experiment

https://news.artnet.com/market/paint-drippings-art-industry-news-may-4-2769900

Artist Mel Kendrick Is Mining New Possibilities From Wood and Color

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mel-kendrick-david-nolan-2769320

A $35 M. Warhol, a $45 M. Basquiat, and More: Who’s Selling The Top Works in the May Sales?

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/may-2026-auction-sales-christies-sothebys-basquiat-warhol-1234783663/

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Overlooked Artist Louisa Chase Returns to the Spotlight

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/louisa-chase-berry-campbell-2769283

Lévy Gorvy Dayan Bets on Urgency With New LGD Hammer Sales Platform

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/levy-gorvy-dayan-new-lgd-hammer-sales-platform-1234783638/

May You Live in Less Interesting Times

https://hyperallergic.com/may-you-live-in-less-interesting-times/

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Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá's director departs amid accusations she harassed staff

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/museo-arte-moderno-bogota-dismisses-martha-ortiz

Cosmic, concrete, earthy: Nancy Holt’s Land Art on show in UK

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/nancy-holts-land-art-lands-in-the-uk

The Defining Themes of Today’s Biennial Art

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-defining-themes-of-todays-biennial-art-2767932

Art trade adjusting after US Supreme Court struck down Trump's extreme tariffs

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/trump-tariffs-struck-down-supreme-court-art-trade-adjusts

US National Gallery of Art receives $116m gift to continue nationwide lending programme

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/01/national-gallery-art-us-116m-gift-mitchell-rales-touring-collection

The Venice Biennale’s Polite Fiction of Being ‘Above the Market’ Is Wearing Thin

https://news.artnet.com/market/venice-biennale-market-2769526

Venice Biennale Jury Resigns

https://hyperallergic.com/the-venice-biennale-jury-resigns/

London Dealer Stephen Friedman Owes $10.6 M. to Dozens of Creditors, Including Artists Deborah Roberts and Kehinde Wiley

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/london-dealer-stephen-friedman-owes-artists-kehinde-wiley-1234783596/

Venice Biennale Scraps “Golden Lion” Awards as Turmoil Continues

https://hyperallergic.com/venice-biennale-scraps-golden-lion-awards-as-turmoil-continues/

Trump Border Wall Crews Damage 1,000-Year-Old Native Etching in Arizona

https://hyperallergic.com/trump-border-wall-crews-damage-1-000-year-old-native-etching-in-arizona/

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The curator awakens: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art reveals inaugural exhibition lineup

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/lucas-museum-narrative-art-inaugural-exhibitions

Georg Baselitz, German artist who turned figurative painting on its head, has died, aged 88

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/georg-baselitz-german-artist-figurative-painter-obituary

Venice Biennale Jury Resigns in the Wake of Controversial Prize Ban

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-jury-resigns-prize-ban-2769269

U.S. Returns Hundreds of Looted Antiquities to Italy

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/us-returns-looted-antiquities-italy-2769117

UK’s Brighton & Hove Museums to return 45 artefacts to Botswana

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/uk-brighton-hove-museums-return-45-artefacts-botswana

Texas Man Who Orchestrated $20 M. Crypto Scam Based on Fictitious Van Gogh and Picasso Masterpieces Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/crypto-scam-van-gogh-picasso-masterpieces-sentenced-1234783074/

New Banksy statue appears in central London

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/has-a-new-banksy-statue-just-appeared-in-central-london

Full extent of Stephen Friedman Gallery's £7.8m debt revealed in filings

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/stephen-friedman-gallery-owes-£800000-to-artists-filings-reveal

Picasso Painting That Cost S. I. Newhouse a MoMA Board Position Heads to Christie’s for $55 M.

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/s-i-newhouse-moma-picasso-auction-christies-1234783250/

Tania Bruguera on Why Today’s Art Must Be Political

https://hyperallergic.com/tania-bruguera-on-why-todays-art-must-be-political/

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EU imposes sanctions on Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of Russia's State Hermitage Museum

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/29/eu-imposes-sanctions-on-mikhail-piotrovsky-director-of-russias-state-hermitage-museum

Ittai Gradel, gems expert who uncovered British Museum thefts, dies aged 61

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/29/ittai-gradel-gems-expert-uncovered-british-museum-thefts-died-aged-61

Why London’s Whitechapel Gallery Hired an Economist

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/whitechapel-gallery-economist-2768633

Comment | The slopification of political art

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/29/slopification-political-art-press-any-key-to-continue

East Africa meets Western Europe as Michael Armitage takes on Venice's Palazzo Grassi

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/29/east-africa-meets-western-europe-as-michael-armitage-takes-on-venices-palazzo-grassi

Venice Bound? Here’s All the News You Need to Know About This Year’s Biennale

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/news-explainer-venice-biennale-2758682

Duo Who Sold Fake Warhol, Banksy Plead Guilty in $2M Fraud

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/father-daughter-forgery-scheme-2768661

Reclaiming the Self-Taught Artist’s Creative Identity

https://hyperallergic.com/self-made-american-folk-art-museum/

How Will the Venice Biennale Impact Alma Allen’s Market?

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/alma-allen-venice-biennale-us-pavilion-market-1234783155/

George Herms, Titan of West Coast Assemblage, Dies at 90

https://hyperallergic.com/george-herms-titan-of-west-coast-assemblage-dies-at-90/