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Portrait Artist of the Year 2026: Every Celebrity Sitter, the New Judges and the Heat Winners So Far
Rylan Clark, Alison Balsom and Jamie Lloyd sat for episode five of Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year. Here are the heat winners, the remaining sitters and the new judging panel.
Former High Museum COO Brady Lum Jailed for Stealing $600,000, Much of It Spent on Guitars
Brady Lum, the High Museum of Art’s former chief operating officer, was sentenced to a year in federal prison for embezzling more than $600,000 from the Atlanta museum.
Daniel Sikkema Sentenced to Life for Murder-for-Hire Killing of Gallerist Brent Sikkema
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Daniel Sikkema to life in prison for paying a hitman to kill his estranged husband, the New York art dealer Brent Sikkema, in Rio de Janeiro.
Picasso Heirs Trigger French Fraud Investigation Over Silver Plates and Gold Medallions
A court in Aix-en-Provence has opened an investigation after Picasso’s heirs alleged that unauthorised silver and gold pieces made from his designs were sold for millions.
Met Gala 2027 Theme Revealed: “extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday”
The Met has announced the 2027 Met Gala theme after its John Galliano exhibition was cancelled. The gala takes place on May 3, 2027.
Trump’s 250-Foot Triumphal Arch Wins Final Approval, Then a Judge Halts It: What the Monument Would…
A federal judge paused construction of the arch at Memorial Circle an hour after the National Capital Planning Commission approved it. Here is what the design includes.
Van Gogh’s “Châtaigniers en fleurs” Could Smash His Auction Record at Sotheby’s This Month
A van Gogh painted weeks before the artist’s death, unseen in public for decades, is expected to fetch around $180 million at Sotheby’s New York on November 18.
Klimt, Kandinsky and a $180 Million van Gogh: What to Watch at New York’s November Auctions
Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips hold their marquee evening sales from November 16 to 18. These are the lots expected to fetch the most.
teamLab Will Open Its First U.S. Museum in Anaheim, California
The Tokyo art collective’s 110,000-square-foot museum will anchor the OCVIBE district in Anaheim and is scheduled to open in 2030.
French Court Orders Return of Nazi-Looted Pissarro Sold at Sotheby’s London for £1.2 Million
A French court has ordered a 1902 Pissarro view of Dieppe returned to the heirs of Jewish banker Salomon Flavian and declared its 2024 Sotheby’s sale void.