Market Former Top Christie’s Executive Rebecca Wei Is Crossing Over Into the Gallery World, Joining Lévy Gorvy Asia as a Partner The hire comes as the Asian art market struggles to rebound from the paralyzing effects of the lockdown. By Taylor Dafoe, 1 day ago
Art and Law The End of the Long, Exceedingly Nasty Legal Battle Over Robert Indiana’s Assets Is in Sight as Two Art Foundations Reach an Agreement The artist’s longtime representative reached an out-of-court deal with the foundation established to oversee his estate. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 22, 2020
People Governor Cuomo Reveals Plans to Erect a Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Her Birthplace of Brooklyn A special committee will seek artists and design ideas for the monument. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 21, 2020
On View Hannah Beerman’s Joyful Assemblages Capture the Communal Spirit of the Lockdown Era (With a Side of Pita Bread). See Them Here The New York-based artist's new solo show, "Delicate Rubbernecking," is on view now at Kapp Kapp. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 21, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s Hopes Banksy’s Painting About the ‘Excesses of Consumerism’ Will Generate $6 Million in Excess Consumerism at Auction Banksy's 'Show Me the Monet' will appear at a virtual Modern and contemporary art auction in Paris and London next month. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 18, 2020
Art and Law In a Threat to Banksy’s Empire, an EU Court Rules That He Can’t Hold Trademarks While His Identity Remains a Mystery The ruling against the anonymous artist came in the midst of a bitter legal battle between him and a greeting-card company that used one of his images. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 17, 2020
Auctions The Plastic Crown Worn by the Notorious BIG for a Photo Taken Days Before Death Sold for $600,000 at Sotheby’s First Hip-Hop Sale Other highlights from the sale included Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It” jackets, Slick Rick’s diamond eye patch, and high school love letters written by Tupac Shakur. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 16, 2020
Art World A Volunteer Archaeologist Just Discovered the Oldest Example of Religious Graffiti Ever Found in Britain The graffiti, found in an ancient Roman fort, is 1,400 years old. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 15, 2020
Art Fairs FIAC Has Canceled Its 2020 Fair in Paris, Saying It Could Not Meet the ‘Legitimate Expectations’ of Visitors Exhibitors will receive full refunds, the fair’s organizers announced. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 14, 2020
Art and Law In Bangladesh, Pro-Government Forces Disrupted a Protest Performance Featuring Photos by Artist Shahidul Alam Some 60 human rights activists have issued a statement condemning the action. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 14, 2020
People ‘I Love Trying to Make the Viewer Self-Conscious’: How Rising Star Jenna Gribbon Paints the Feelings of Seeing and Being Seen Gribbon is among a generation of figurative painters who traffic in personal imagery shaped by years of sharing their lives online. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 31, 2020
People Frank Dunphy, the Bullish Business Manager Who Helped Damien Hirst Amass Millions, Has Died Dunphy negotiated high percentages of gallery sales for Hirst and encouraged him to sell work through auction houses. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 28, 2020
Art Fairs Dozens of Galleries Are Demanding Refunds From the Dallas Art Fair After It Canceled This Year’s Event Without Returning Booth Fees In a letter, dealers accuse the fair of shifting the financial burden "solely to the galleries." By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 27, 2020
People ‘Along the Way, Life Took Over’: Painter Shannon Cartier Lucy on Her Wayward Path to Art-Making and Personal Redemption The artist opens up about her complicated past, her winding career trajectory, and the strange imagery in her work. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 27, 2020
Art and Law The 20-Year-Old Who Punched a Picasso Painting at Tate Modern as a ‘Performance’ Is Going to Jail for 18 Months “There is nothing to suggest you were anything other than a 20-year-old seeking fame,” the sentencing judge concluded. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 26, 2020
