People Munich’s Troubled Haus der Kunst Names Andrea Lissoni, Formerly of Tate Modern, as Its New Artistic Director Lissoni fills the longstanding gap left by the museum's former director, the late Okwui Enwezor. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2019
On View Ileanna Sonnabend’s Son Has Curated a Blockbuster Show in Canada From the Legendary Dealer’s $1 Billion Collection The show is up now at the Remai Modern in Saskatoon. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2019
Politics New York City Politician Melissa Mark-Viverito Is Arrested During a Protest of MoMA Trustee Steven Tananbaum Multiple groups targeted the museum for its ties to hedge fund investor Steven Tananbaum. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 21, 2019
Auctions A Whimsical Menagerie of Splendorous Beasts by the Lalannes Is Up for Sale at Sotheby’s—See Works From the Auction Here The auction house is selling off works that belonged to the famed couple. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 18, 2019
Art and Law An Italian Court Rules Once and for All to Allow Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ to Travel to the Louvre, Ending Years of Legal Wrangling The upcoming Louvre retrospective marks the 500th anniversary of the artist's death. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 17, 2019
Art and Law A UK Watchdog Has Shut Down Two Fraudulent Art Investment Companies That Scammed Unsuspecting Backers Out of $1.3 Million Participants thought they were investing in works by Picasso and Dalí. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 16, 2019
People Stefan Edlis, Who Went From Refugee to Eminent Art Collector and Museum Patron, Has Died at Age 94 Edlis was a major donor to Chicago art institutions. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 16, 2019
Art and Law The Owners of Hobby Lobby Are Returning Biblical Antiquities That Were Allegedly Stolen by an Oxford Professor This is the second time that the family and its Museum of the Bible have bought illicit antiquities. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 15, 2019
Analysis How New York’s MoMA Raised More Than $400 Million for Its Expansion in Just Four Years Four people—Leon Black, David Geffen, Ken Griffin, and Steve Cohen—gave more than 50 percent of the target sum. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 10, 2019
Art World Robert De Niro Joined Robert Storr to Talk About the New Monograph They Worked on Dedicated to His Artist Father’s Legacy The Oscar-winning actor paid tribute to his father and his art at the 92nd Street Y. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 9, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Making Major Changes to Its Executive Leadership in the Wake of Patrick Drahi’s Acquisition Drahi has replaced CFO Mike Goss and executive vice president John Cahill with the CEO of his family office. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 7, 2019
Art Fairs Money Troubles Force MCH Group, Art Basel’s Parent Company, to Choose Its Fairs Over Its Event-Marketing Business A difficult restructuring process continues as the Swiss company seeks to reinvest in Art Basel and a streamlined portfolio of trade fairs. By Tim Schneider & Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2019
Galleries The London-Based White Cube Gallery Is Expanding to Paris (and It Supposedly Has Nothing to Do With Brexit) The gallery says its has been looking for a Paris location for several years. By Eileen Kinsella & Nate Freeman, Oct 2, 2019
People Palais de Tokyo Patron Is Swiftly Dismissed After Posting a Bizarre Rant Against Teen Activist Greta Thunberg on Facebook The museum swiftly distanced itself from the patron. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 30, 2019
Analysis How Scholars and Curators Helped Create an International Art Market for Pioneering American Modernist Marsden Hartley The market for the artist's work, once confined to the US, has become much more widespread. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 30, 2019
