Politics German Curator Hella Mewis, Who Was Kidnapped in Baghdad Earlier This Week, Has Been Freed by Iraqi Security Forces The motive for the abduction remains unclear. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 24, 2020
Art World The San Francisco Art Institute Has Reversed Its Plans to Wind Down Following a $4 Million Surge of Donations While teachers' jobs have been saved, there is still much fundraising—and reimagining—to do. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 23, 2020
Art World Artist Darren Bader Just Executed an Ingenious Conceptual Artwork Under Everyone’s Noses. How? By Saying He’s Represented by David Zwirner The artist is known for weird and witty art. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 22, 2020
Art World All the Artworks on the Whitney Museum’s Website Have Been Boarded Up in a New Gesture by the Anonymous Figure Known as ‘American Artist’ The project was commissioned by the museum as part of an ongoing digital initiative. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 22, 2020
People A New Foundation Dedicated to the Late Artist John Giorno Will Transform His Bowery Home Into an Archive and Grant-Giving Hub Continuing in the Buddhist traditions espoused by the artist, the foundation will give out artists grants and mount public programs. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 20, 2020
On View Stuck at Home Without Canvases, Artist Julia Wachtel Decided to Experiment With Video. The Strange Results Are Distinctly Characteristic The appropriation artist’s new body of work will premiere on Perrotin gallery’s Instagram over the next several weeks. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 20, 2020
Art World Arts Nonprofits in New York Have Lost a Staggering Total of Half a Billion Dollars Since March, a New Study Says Small organizations have been hit the hardest, while museums, on the whole, are in a much better position to withstand the blow. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 16, 2020
Art World A UK Museum Challenged Bored Curators Around the World to Find Art History’s ‘Best Bums.’ See Their Cheeky Responses Here Museums all over the world submitted their finest fannies. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 15, 2020
Art World A Photographer Spent Years Secretly Snapping Shots of New Yorkers’ Text Messages. See the Mortifying, Humorous, and Heartbreaking Images Here Jeff Mermelstein’s text message pictures make up his new book “#nyc,” out now. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 15, 2020
Auctions Hit Hard by Travel Disruptions, British Airways Will Sell a $1 Million Bridget Riley Painting and 16 Other Works at Sotheby’s This Month Works by Damien Hirst, Julian Opie, and Marc Quinn are among those being auctioned off in July. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 14, 2020
Politics A Top California Film School Plans to Remove an Exhibit Honoring Actor John Wayne After His White Supremacist Comments Resurfaced Officials in nearby Orange County have also voted to remove the late actor's name and likeness from the local airport. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 13, 2020
Market Media Tycoon James Murdoch May Soon Own More Than 40 Percent of the MCH Group, Art Basel’s Parent Company Murdoch, a former CEO of 21st Century Fox, is looking to own up to 44 percent of the company. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 10, 2020
Law & Politics In a Big Win for Yves Bouvier, a Monaco Judge Throws Out Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Charges Against the Swiss Art Dealer The decision effectively ends the case against Bouvier in Monaco. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 9, 2020
People Artist Anicka Yi Explains Why COVID-19 Is Terrible for Humanity, But Fundamentally ‘Good for the Planet’ The artist says it is counterproductive to ask artists what their role in any given situation is supposed to be. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 8, 2020
Law & Politics Jeff Koons, Gagosian Gallery, and Many Other Blue-Chip Art Operations Received Millions of Dollars in Government Stimulus Money The US government has released the names of businesses that received more than $150,000 in federal stimulus loans. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 7, 2020