The Back Room The Back Room: Klimt in Context This week: looking at London's June auction week's mixed signals, how are Henry Street galleries holding up, Kennedy Yanko’s so-called paint skins, and much more. By Artnet News, Jun 30, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Brooklyn Museum Director Anne Pasternak Claps Back at Critics of the ‘It’s Pablo-Matic’ Show + Other Stories Plus, Taiwan has chosen its artist for the 2024 Venice Biennale and Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum has named a new director. By Artnet News, Jun 30, 2023
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: Inside the Controversy Over Hannah Gadsby’s ‘Pablo-matic’ Show An exhibition co-curated by comedian Hannah Gadsby was meant to criticize Pablo Picasso. Instead, the show itself has caught flak. By Artnet News, Jun 29, 2023
People ‘I Grew Up in a Very Pungent Home’: Watch Artist Anicka Yi Deep Fry Flowers as Part of Her Multi-Sensory, Biopolitical Practice As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Artnet News, Jun 29, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Prince William Has Knighted the Turner Prize-Winning Artist Grayson Perry + Other Stories Plus, the artist list is out for the São Paulo biennial and Hauser & Wirth now represents Daniel Turner. By Artnet News, Jun 29, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: The Heirs of Late Samsung Chairman and Art Collector Lee Kun-hee Are Facing a $10 Billion Inheritance Tax Bill + Other Stories Plus, Ireland sets up a committee on restitution and Claudette Johnson will get a spotlight at the Courtauld. By Artnet News, Jun 28, 2023
Auctions Beloved French Film Star Alain Delon’s Art Collection Fetched $8.8 Million at a Paris Auction, Doubling Its Low Estimate The top lot was a painting by Raoul Dufy, 'The Bay at Sainte-Adresse' (1906), which sold for $1.1 million. By Artnet News, Jun 27, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Princess Diana’s Cheeky ‘Black Sheep’ Sweater Could Fetch $50,000 at Auction + Other Stories Plus, a jewel scammer gets jail time in Dresden and Yasufumi Nakamori will helm the Asia Society in New York. By Artnet News, Jun 27, 2023
Crime A Tourist Was Caught on Camera Defacing the Colosseum With His Keys. He Could Face Serious Legal Consequences A stranger filmed the identified man scratching the words “Ivan + Hayley ‘23” on the historic landmark. By Artnet News, Jun 26, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: South Korean Student Thought a Museum Wanted Him to Eat the $120,000 Duct-Taped Banana + Other Stories Plus, the New Museum puts the focus on Mire Lee and Damien Hirst raises funds for Uganda. By Artnet News, Jun 26, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Private Parties This week, Perrotin's private equity partnership, Jordan Wolfson's lonely view of success, where private museums proliferate, and much more. By Artnet News, Jun 23, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: The Graffiti Artist Who Keeps Tagging the Door of Anna Delvey’s Residence Has Been Identified + Other Stories Plus, a UNESCO site in Palestine is under threat from a planned Israeli settlement, and Bookforum returns. By Artnet News, Jun 23, 2023
Auctions A Highly Coveted Banksy Painting Offered by Fashion Icon Paul Smith Could Rake in $2.3 Million at Auction The modified thrift store canvas will hit the block at Bonhams London. By Artnet News, Jun 22, 2023
Archaeology & History A 42,000-Year-Old Pendant Discovered in Mongolia Could Be the Earliest Phallic Art Ever Found by Archaeologists It may predate the oldest known representations of human sex organs by 2,000 years. By Artnet News, Jun 22, 2023
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: Why This A.I. Art Pioneer Thinks Text-to-Image Generators Are Killing Creativity This week, the A.I. researcher and founder of Playform joins Artnet editor Min Chen to discuss the future of creativity. By Artnet News, Jun 22, 2023