The Latest Breaking News on Art

Statue could be removed soon from shuttered Pilsen church

A permit has been issued to remove a beloved statue from St. Adalbert Catholic Church. Preservationists and former parishioners fear the building’s fate is sealed. “Once the statue comes out, the wrecking ball comes in,” said Ward Miller, president of Preservation Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 11, 2022

Just Stop Oil pauses UK highway protest that snarled traffic

British climate activists say they are suspending a days-long protest that has clogged a major highway around London

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

Famed painting "The Scream" targeted by climate activists

Two people have tried in vain to glue themselves to Edvard Munch’s 1893 masterpiece “The Scream” at a museum in Norway's capital

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

Review: Steven Spielberg comes close to a personal best in his luminous 'The Fabelmans'

More than once during his fabled career, Steven Spielberg has been dismissed as a technician masquerading as an artist; as the most popular of American filmmakers, the logic goes, he must also be the most impersonal. It's a judgment that doesn't quite explain the intensely personal connection a lot of…

Los Angeles Times · Nov 11, 2022

Wedgwood medallion created to mark founding of modern Australia set for auction

The clay used was collected from Sydney Cove – now Sydney Harbour – in the 18th century.

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

Banksy 'is in Ukraine' - speculation mounts as more street art appears

"Surely this dispels any doubt. Expect to see more popping up in the coming days"

Bristol Post · Nov 11, 2022

Artist captures day-to-day life on one of Manchester's busiest streets

'The Burton Road Sketchbook' features creative drawings on the single street in South Manchester

Manchester Evening News · Nov 11, 2022

Christine and the Queens review, Redcar Les Adorables Étoiles: Reaching for lost innocence

Fans of slick formats are going to find much of this album too wandering, even aimless

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

World art museums release statement accusing protesters of 'underestimating fragility' of artworks

More than 90 museum directors denounce recent protests by climate activists, which have included throwing food and gluing themselves to some of the world's most famous paintings.

ABC News · Nov 11, 2022

Man repatriates 19 antiquities after reading Guardian article

Exclusive: John Gomperts returned ancient objects worth up to £80,000 he had inherited from his grandmother

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022