Art World As Activists Call for Greater Accountability in Law Enforcement, Some Are Exposing Museums’ Little-Known Ties to Police Departments Museums occasionally hire police officers for security, a practice some activists want stopped. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 17, 2020
People A Veteran Auction-House Executive Is Launching a Firm to Serve as a Matchmaker Between Corporations and Museums Looking for Sponsorship It's not an easy time for either museums or corporations. But Joe Dunning sees an opportunity. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 15, 2020
People The Art World Works From Home: Monique Meloche Is Hosting Gallery Visits by Appointment and Rewatching the Documentary ’13th’ Here's how the gallerist is making her way as Chicago begins to reopen. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 15, 2020
Art and Law Fugitive Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Has Been Arrested on a Pacific Island and Charged With Orchestrating a $20 Million Fraud Scheme Philbrick was captured in Vanuatu and is being transferred to Guam for his first court appearance. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2020
Art and Law Authenticating Modigliani Is Big Business. That’s Why One Expert Is Suing an Organization That Wants to Put Research Online for Free Modigliani scholar Marc Restellini says the Wildenstein Plattner Institute is holding his life's work hostage. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 10, 2020
Galleries Blue-Chip Galleries Are Fleeing Manhattan to Set Up Shop in the Tony Hamptons. Will It Be More Than a Summer Romance? Pace Gallery and Van de Weghe are among the galleries opening spaces on Long Island. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2020
Art World SFMOMA Lays Off an Additional 55 Staff Members as Museums Prepare for a Reckoning Heading Into a New Fiscal Year The museum is dealing with a range of thorny questions amid protests and the ongoing shutdown. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 8, 2020
Analysis Hong Kong Is the Undisputed Capital of the Asian Art World. Does Beijing’s New Crackdown Mean It’s Destined to Lose the Title? “I think it’s kind of the end of Hong Kong,” one source said. By Kate Brown & Eileen Kinsella, Jun 5, 2020
Art and Law Cady Noland Said a Collector Restored Her Log Cabin Sculpture Beyond Recognition. A Judge Has Thrown Out Her Lawsuit—for the Third Time The judge doubles down on two previous rulings. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2020
Art Fairs The Seattle Art Fair’s Parent Company Vulcan Is Closing Its Art and Entertainment Division, Throwing the Future of the Fair Into Question The closure of the arts division at the late Paul Allen's company also threatens the future of several Seattle museums and a beloved cinema. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 1, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s Will Reimagine the Auction Experience by Livestreaming Its Big-Money June Art Sales—Without an Audience The sale is scheduled for June 29. By Eileen Kinsella, May 29, 2020
Galleries Museums and Art Galleries in Seoul Shut Down Again as the City Sees a Second Wave of Coronavirus Cases South Korea had previously been praised for its exemplary response to the crisis. By Eileen Kinsella, May 28, 2020
Politics Claiming China’s Crackdown Will Do ‘Incalculable’ Damage to Hong Kong’s Culture, 1,500 Arts Workers United in Protest of the Move Artists and cultural leaders are alarmed at the prospect of the restrictive new law. By Eileen Kinsella, May 27, 2020
Art and Law Unionizing Philadelphia Museum of Art Staffers Are Trying to Leverage the Support of One of the US’s Biggest Labor Unions Similar efforts were successful at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and The Shed. By Eileen Kinsella, May 26, 2020
Galleries Hong Kong Galleries Are Banding Together to Launch a Mini Art Fair to Help Revive the City’s Struggling Art Market The June debut of "Unscheduled" will feature 13 galleries primarily from Hong Kong. By Eileen Kinsella, May 24, 2020
