Galleries Jack Shainman Will Open Up a New Gallery in Tribeca’s Historic Clock Tower Building Next Year, Turning a Landmark Bank Lobby Into an Exhibition Space The dealer will maintain his current spaces in Chelsea and upstate New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 18, 2022
Museums Museum Staffs Are Starting to Diversify, Particularly Among Leadership Roles, According to a New Survey A demographic survey from the Mellon Foundation found that POC representation has increased by nine percent in recent years. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 16, 2022
Art World What Do a Filmmaker, Hedge Fund Manager, and Tech Company Founder Have in Common? They Are All on Gagosian’s Newly Formed Board of Directors Snap Inc. founder Evan Spiegel and ‘Lost in Translation' director Sofia Coppola are among the board’s inaugural members. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 16, 2022
Art World The Future of ArtPrize, America’s Most Popular Art Extravaganza, Looks Bleak as Its Board Quietly Disbands The event, founded by the son of former education secretary Betsy DeVos, previously handed out as much as $450,000 in prize money every year. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 15, 2022
Crime Before Retreating From Kherson, Russian Troops Emptied One of Ukraine’s Top Museums of Nearly 15,000 Objects They also targeted other cultural venues in the region in recent weeks. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 14, 2022
Art World As the Art World Pays Belated Attention to Puerto Rico, Homegrown Art Space Embajada Gallery Puts Down Roots The husband-and-wife-owned gallery just purchased a permanent space in San Juan. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 14, 2022
Art World A London Theater Canceled the Premiere of Andres Serrano’s New Film About January 6 Because It Was Too ‘Pro-Trump’ The artist previously predicted that the former president would like 'Insurrection.' By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 7, 2022
Law Putin Opened the Door for Mass Looting of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage With His Recent Declaration of Martial Law Ukraine's culture ministry declared that the “evacuation” of Crimean museums will be considered a “war crime” akin to those of World War II. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 4, 2022
Art World Compound, a Closely Watched Art and Wellness Center in California, Has Closed Its Doors Just a Year After Opening Founded by Megan Tagliaferri, the space was branded as a “cultural sanctuary” and offered exhibitions and meditation sessions. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 4, 2022
Politics Germany Will Set Aside Nearly $1 Billion for Cultural Institutions as Part of Its New Economic Package to Combat the Energy Crisis The country’s culture minister is working to “establish administrative procedures” for how the money will be meted out. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 3, 2022
Market A New Blockchain Company From Art Basel and the Luma Foundation Gives Artists and Galleries the Chance to Benefit From Skyrocketing Resale Prices Arcual, as the company is called, calls itself a “blockchain ecosystem built for the art community, by the art community.” By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 3, 2022
Museums A Painting the National Gallery Determined Was Not by Vermeer Will Be Displayed In the Rijksmuseum’s Vermeer Mega-Show Anyway The work will be included in the Dutch museum's once-in-a-lifetime exhibition on the Old Master next year. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 2, 2022
Politics Billboard Companies Have Censored Artists’ ‘Inflammatory’ Designs for a Pro-Voting Campaign in Georgia The images by Deborah Kass and Cleon Peterson criticize the U.S. Supreme Court and “MAGA Republicans.” By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 1, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions The Anarchic Art Collective MSCHF Has Cut Up a Damien Hirst and Been Sued by Nike. Now, Can It Win Over the Respectable Art World? Included in the group’s Perrotin exhibition will be a marble sculpture of J-Lo and a performance piece involving rapper 24KGoldn. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 31, 2022
Museums Tate Modern Director Frances Morris, Who Helped Steer the Museum’s Major Expansion, Will Step Down Next Year After working at Tate for 35 years, she plans to focus on curatorial projects and a book about Modernism. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 28, 2022
