High Court Drama: Scholars, Christie’s, and the Russian Oligarch
A judge decided it was a fake, but some scholars say that a Russian painting sold at Christie's is genuine
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Resurrecting Stalin?
Russians debate the future of old monuments to the leader and their meaning for the present.
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Where the Pictures Don’t Always Match the Labels
Experts say that many of the works attributed to Russian masters in a Venice exhibition are not what they're claimed to be.
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Art in Russia: Under Attack
With trials, harassment, and other forms of intimidation, Russian authorities are striking out against curators and artists—who are, in turn, organizing projects that are increasingly provocative and…
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The Mauerbach Scandal
An exhibition in Vienna brings to light new evidence of Austria's reluctance to return art looted by the Nazis.
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The Mysterious Journey of an Erotic Masterpiece
Femme nue couchée, one of several Courbets owned by the Hungarian Jewish collector Baron Ferenc Hatvany, disappeared after World War II from a Budapest bank vault. The painting resurfaced 50 years…
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The Scandal Sweeping Russia’s Art Market
Forgers have been retouching hundreds of works by minor European artists, putting the signatures of major Russian artists on them and selling them for many times their worth.
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Provocateurs, Ghosts, Accomplices, and Starz
Whether the first Moscow Biennale accomplished its aims—to legitimize contemporary art in Russia and to thrust contemporary Russian art onto the international stage—is debatable, but it was certainly…
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‘Orthodox Bulldozer’
Artists whose works deal with religious themes are reviled by the Russian Orthodox Church, while the vandals who destroy their works are hailed as martyrs.
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