Such a staggering budget may seem to befit the late queen, a towering figure of British history, but why is so much money being thrown at this statue when the country is still gripped by austerity? - ARTnews
The image was created by digitally stitching more than 8,000 photographs of the curving walls, taken in the crawl space behind the panelling which could not be dismantled as it forms part of the choir stalls. - The Art Newspaper
If the market woes of 2024 continue, expect 2025 to winnow the field of art fairs, auction houses, and galleries. Lest we forget, the art world has expanded greatly in the last decade. This year will likely decide how much of that new infrastructure the market can actually support. - ARTnews
"The painted angels ... once were among the defining features of Old North Church when they were painted around 1730. But officials at the church … painted over the angels in 1912 with thick coats of white paint, part of an austere renovation that restorationists are trying to reverse." - AP
The thieves used the basement of a condo building as their excavation site, tunneling 26 feet under the city to find thousands of ancient and medieval objects for the black market and even the remains of an 11th-century church. Here's how Italy's crackerjack art police caught the villains. - The Guardian
Here's a look at 12 exciting architecture projects expected to open in 2025, including a giant domed skyspace and an earth-covered sports complex. - Dezeen
2024 was peppered with lawsuits, auction records, and disappointing performances, more than a few gallery closings, and a lot of hot air forecasting that the art market was near the end. The art market, perhaps even more than, say, the stock market, is a fragile mechanism. - ARTnews
"Although El Escorial is hardly an unknown destination — it received more than 450,000 visitors last year — Pérez de Prada and his colleagues are keen to offer people a fresh perspective, literally and metaphorically." - The Guardian
A pan-European forgery network, a disputed Malevich at the Pompidou Center, supposed Monet and Renoir on eBay, yet more fake Basquiats, and the bogus Picassos in Tasmania that went undetected for over three years. - ARTnews
From sexy frescoes emerging from the ashes to hidden cities surfacing due to Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) scans, archaeologists continue to make discoveries that transform our understanding of the past and how best to preserve it for the future. - Hyperallergic
"As we close out the year, we’ve rounded up the artworks that left us unimpressed — pieces that didn’t live up to the hype, ideas that fell flat, or works misplaced in their context." - Artnet
"Lebanese cultural preservation organisation Biladi said at least nine heritage sites were completely destroyed and 15 badly or partially damaged by Israeli attacks between September … and a ceasefire in November. But archaeological experts also say bomb blasts close to important sites … may have caused 'invisible damage'." - Financial Times
