Alex Greenberger

Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum removed an ancient Egyptian mummified head from view because there was no 'informed consent from the deceased individual,' the museum said. The move has upset some conservative politicians in Scotland, with one... See more

An ancient fragment of a statue of a Roman emperor sold last night at Sotheby's for $34.3 million, a sum that the house has deemed an auction record for a Roman antiquity. The three-and-a-half-foot-tall marble fragment depicts only the emperor's torso, ad... See more

To describe the plight of artists who make films and videos, Martine Syms compared the situation to a viral meme starring a giant, vacant head waiting to be filled in with words below a familiar prompt: 'Why you so quiet? What's on your mind?' For her par... See more

Editor's Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. Happy Wednesday! Here's a round-up of who's moving and shaking in the art trade this week. Vie... See more

A Swedish auction house will sell an abstract painting by Hilma af Klint, an artist whose work almost never comes to market. The painting, titled Ser III No. 5 (1920), will be sold by the Stockholm-based Bukowskis house during a November 19 sale of modern... See more