10 Art NEWS Stories

5 Antiquities Dealers Arrested in Hobby Lobby Scandal

and the 9 Other Biggest News Stories This Week

01  Israeli police have arrested five antiquities dealers in connection to the unfolding Hobby Lobby scandal. More ?

02  Sotheby’s missed its second-quarter earnings target as higher investment expenses weighed on profits. More ?

03  An ancient vase formerly on view at the Met was seized by the Manhattan District Attorney after the D.A.’s office received evidence it was looted from Italy in the 1970s. More ?

04  A Canadian government panel has again refused to certify the significance of the bulk of a 2013 donation of 2,070 Annie Leibovitz photographs, as questions remain over if they will ever be shown. More ?

05  Archaeologists discovered a “Little Pompeii” in Vienne, France, that dates back to the first century. More ?

06  Police recovered a stolen Basquiat painting in Spain, but some have questioned whether the work is authentic. More ?

07  A 17th-century Italian altarpiece will require a year of conservation after a 2014 theft severely damaged the work. More ?

08  The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation raised over $30 million at an art auction for the actor’s environmental charity. More ?

09  Javier Pes is stepping down from his role as the editor of The Art Newspaper. More ?

10  The World Monuments Fund has partnered to aid in the restoration of several buildings in Japan’s Kumamoto Castle Town that sustained significant damage during a 2016 earthquake. More ?