Louvre’s New Ticket Wall Hits Foreign Visitors Hard

Paris pushes culture into a corner as the Louvre adds a steep surcharge for non-European visitors, sparking backlash and exposing deeper cracks inside the museum.

US Museums Turn to Billboards and Blockchain as Survival Mode Becomes Policy

Across the US, museums are diving into side hustles — digital billboards, NFTs, tech patents, consultancy deals — to keep their doors open. The urgency is real, and the art risks being swallowed by the glow.

AI’s Cold Eye Is Replacing the Human Eye in the Art World

As AI moves into art authentication, the human way of seeing is fading — risking a shallow, machine-led art world.

💥Artists Are Recreating Trash—And Forcing the World to Look at What It Throws Away

From the Flash Grenades series — an opinion on why lifelike trash replicas sweeping global galleries are exposing global blind spots and unsettling the way we consume, discard, and deny.

Three Brothers Crack Open an Attic Box — And Up Comes the Most Expensive Comic Ever Sold

A dusty attic, a forgotten box, and a 1939 Superman No. 1 that just shattered the comic-book price record.

Museums Are Racing to Survive a Global Shake-Up

Public funding collapses, donors pull back, and political heat smolders. Museums worldwide scramble for new models as the old system cracks beneath them.

US Reclassifies Architecture Degrees, Slashing Student Loans and Shaking the Field

A federal redefinition strips architecture of “professional degree” status, cutting loan access and threatening who can afford to enter the field.

Gene Hackman’s Secret Art Trove Surges Past $2 Million in Emotional Estate Sale

A hidden cache of paintings and personal relics from Gene Hackman’s Santa Fe home surged past $2 million at Bonhams, revealing a private collector’s life he kept locked away for decades.

Bob Ross Sunset Sparks Frenzy as John Oliver’s Auction Surges Past $1.5M

A Bob Ross sunset painting detonated into a million-dollar bidding war, powering John Oliver’s wild auction past $1.5M and throwing a lifeline to public broadcasting.

The Auction Sugar High Masks a Shaking Art World

Record-breaking auction sales paint a rosy picture, but artists and galleries say the ground beneath them is unstable.

UK Creatives Push Back as AI Scrapes Culture: A Sector on Edge and a Government Scrambling

Britain’s artists are sounding the alarm as AI companies mine copyrighted work without consent. Protests, lawsuits and rising distrust force the UK government to rethink its entire approach to AI training data and creators’ rights.

American Pope Shakes Up Culture: Why Leo XIV Is Becoming an Unlikely Champion of Real Art

Pope Leo XIV is emerging as a surprising defender of beauty and creative work, pushing back against algorithmic culture and urging artists toward depth and meaning.