From the Provocative Theme of the Next Venice Biennale to an Art Advisor Getting Pranked Big-Time: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

Catch up on this week's news—fast.

The Hong Kong Museum of Art Has Received a Major $480 Million Donation of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

The gift includes rare objects from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

‘It Reminded Me of How We Started’: Why Kurimanzutto Is Bringing a Show About a Short-Lived 1960s Art Gallery to New York

David Medalla’s New York-inspired "Cloud Canyon" will star in an exhibition about the short-lived, globally networked gallery.

The Eclectic Art Collection of Beloved Actor Robin Williams Is Headed to Sotheby’s This Fall

Proceeds will benefit the late actor's favorite charities.

Want Free Museum Entry With Your Library Card? Too Bad. Most of the New ‘Culture Pass’ Tickets Are Already Sold Out

You'll have to wait until November to use your library card for free tickets to popular institutions like MoMA.

Art Industry News: Pranked Art Advisor Now Says Sacha Baron Cohen Is Our New ‘Voltaire’ + Other Stories

Plus, the fight over Robert Indiana's estate heats up and the Walker creates a Native art committee following the Sam Durant controversy.

Watch Chinese Art Star Cao Fei Use Video Games and Hip Hop to Construct Surreal Alternate Realities

As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words.

Japanese Art Collective TeamLab Is Bringing Its High-Tech Immersive Art Experiences to New York

The insanely popular Japanese digital art collective is coming to the US.

What Does Gallery Foot Traffic Really Look Like? We Buttonholed 14 Visitors at Chelsea’s Inaugural Gallery Crawl

We were on the scene of the Gallery Walk's maiden voyage.

Glenstone Museum’s 50,000-Square-Foot Expansion Will Feature Basquiat, Warhol, and Other Heavyweights of Modern Art

Glenstone will unveil the Pavilions on October 4.

Art Industry News: To Top Her Louvre Video, Beyoncé Now Wants to Shoot at the Colosseum + Other Stories

Plus, Google removes Mark Leckey's most famous work from YouTube and students cover up a Rudyard Kipling mural with a Maya Angelou poem.

The British Museum Wants to Borrow That ‘Baby Trump’ Balloon—But It’s Got Competition

The director of the Museum of London thinks it should be preserved for the nation but activists say their priority is to fly the blimp wherever the US President travels.

After Years of Painting Van Gogh Replicas, a Chinese Artist Fulfills His Dream: A Trip to Europe to See the Real Thing

When the artist returned home to China, he finally painted his first original work, a new documentary shows.

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