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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.
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.
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.
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.
A Georgia O’Keeffe Hidden in an East Village Closet for 40 Years Could Sell for $3 Million
Bought for $3,800 in 1963 and packed away in the 1980s, O’Keeffe’s Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I (1930) goes to auction at Christie’s New York on November 17.
A Box in a Dutch Attic Held Stolen National Treasures, Including the Logbook of Admiral de Ruyter
Documents stolen from the Dutch National Archives in 2015, including the VOC’s 1602 founding report and Michiel de Ruyter’s logbook, turned up in an attic and were returned by art detective Arthur Brand.
The Lady of Shalott: The Story Behind Waterhouse’s Most Famous Painting
What John William Waterhouse’s 1888 painting at Tate Britain shows, the Tennyson poem behind it, the details to look for, and his two other versions of the subject.
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.
Lingqun Teng Explores Trauma and Renewal Through Code at the London Design Festival
Hosted by Aurora Art&Fashion during this year’s London Design Festival, the group exhibition Threshold brings together experimental works exploring transition, uncertainty, and the boundaries between different states of experience. Held…