"The complaint, dated April 23 and made public this weekend in Italian newspapers, alleged that staff faced health and security risks due to cost-saving and apparent profit-generating initiatives at the museum, including overcrowding and reduced security guards to keep tourists at bay." - AP
After downloading a variety of pictures, Carina Popovici discovered that a supposed Monet, titled Forest With a Stream and with a price of $599,000, was almost certainly counterfeit. - Artnet
As widely loved as Impressionism remains today, its overexposure has some rolling their eyes at museums now rushing for the opportunity to spotlight what skeptics tend to reduce to “pretty pictures” and “a plaything for rich people and fancy museums." - Artnet
Over the next week, more than 1,700 modern and contemporary artworks are expected to come under the hammer through the three dominant houses – Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips. Between them, art estimated at $1.2bn to $1.8bn is expected to be auctioned soon. That’s a decline of roughly one-third over two years. - The Guardian
Given a 10 percent decline in the art market — from $30.2 billion in 2022 to $27.2 billion in 2023 — and general concern about the long-term financial health of museums, questions have become urgent regarding the next generation of art collectors and donors. - The New York Times
One of the most famous British women artists of the 1800s, "for more than a century, Louise Jopling has been dismissed by the art establishment as an amateur, her huge body of work and professional career overlooked by successive curators of the national collection." - The Observer (UK)
The market already wasn’t super hot: “The bidding wars that characterized the pandemic spending frenzy have largely dissipated in favor of prearranged ‘guarantee’ deals that assure paintings will sell for a minimum price. Young artists have also seen their secondary markets collapse.” - The New York Times
"Courtroom sketching is often described as a kind of artistic sprint that involves racing to capture fleeting moments and toiling under unforgiving deadlines. It requires ‘being in good form, like an athletic thing,’ said Cornell.” - Washington Post
The auction house said that “the marquee sales that account for nearly half of its annual revenue would continue, despite the company having lost control of its official website last Thursday in a hack that is testing the loyalty of its ultrawealthy clients amid its spring auctions.” - The New York Times
“'They had a robust program with a stipend, studio, community engagement opportunities,’SeeWalker said. ‘I was really excited about it. I was really excited, as a person of color, to bring my art to a place that is … ’ she paused. ‘Not really known for its diversity.’” - Colorado Sun
“According to the letter, … the workers want living wages for all workers, healthcare for every employee, including part-time workers, a safer work environment, and increased transparency.” - Hyperallergic
In 2005, the Maspro Denkoh Corporation of Nagoya decided to sell its European art collection, which included Cézanne, Gauguin and Picasso, to fund further acquisitions of Japanese ceramics. But the CEO couldn't decide whether to go with Sotheby's or Christie's. And so … - Artnet
The fire, caused by an electrical short-circuit, destroyed about 85% of its archive of 20m artefacts. Losses included Egyptian and Greco-Roman relics acquired by the Brazilian imperial family, a large dinosaur named Dinoprata, and invaluable records of Indigenous life and culture in pre-colonial times. - The Guardian
