Art World Art Industry News: Nigeria Reveals the All-Star Artist Line-Up for Its Sophmore Venice Biennale Pavilion + Other Stories Plus, Rudolf Zwirner looks back at 90 and a permanent Kusama gallery opens in Brazil. By Artnet News, 29 mins ago
Shows & Exhibitions Who’s Headed to the Venice Biennale in 2024? Here’s an Up-to-the-Minute List of All the National Pavilions Announced so Far Keep checking back for updates as more participating artists are announced. By Artnet News, 6 hours ago
Pop Culture Who Was Edward Brezinski? Nobody Really Knows. But a New Documentary About the ’80s Artist’s Failure to Find Fame Could Change That Edward Brezinski was there when Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring skyrocketed to fame and fortune. His story is very different. By Sarah Cascone, 3 days ago
Art World ‘We’ve Been Fighting the Death Hold Wealthy People Have on Art’: Watch the Guerrilla Girls Reflect on Their Radical Origin Story As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, 3 days ago
Law Federal Funding Has Incentivized Institutions to Hold on to—and Even Destroy—Native Remains, a New Report Suggests The report, published by ProPublica, said tribal artifacts are being held in labs instead of being repatriated. By Artnet News, 3 days ago
Art Guides Art Shines in Naples, Italy, This Summer. Here’s an Insider’s Guide to the Fabled City’s Attractions and Diversions On view: Thomas Dane Gallery, Galleria d’Italia, MANN, Morra Greco, Museo Madre, and more. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, 3 days ago
Crime German Police Have Arrested Four Men Suspected of Stealing 483 Ancient Celtic Coins in an Elaborate Museum Heist The men were found in possession of gold bars, likely made by melting down the stolen coins. By Adam Schrader, Jul 21, 2023
Pop Culture Barbie on the Brain? Here Are 7 Artworks Featuring the World’s Most Famous Doll as Model and Muse Barbie has been a potent source of inspiration for artists since her debut. By Annikka Olsen, Jul 21, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Johnny Depp Is Selling $2,500 Prints of His ‘Healing’ Self-Portrait + Other Stories Plus, the Williams sisters auction their Ernie Barnes works and there's a new architecture prize for reinvigoration projects. By Artnet News, Jul 21, 2023
Books Looking for a Smart Beach Read? Here Are 15 of the Most Gripping New Art-World Books to Crack Open This Summer From the stranger-than-fiction tale of the world's biggest art theft to an ambitious meta-fiction of an enigmatic art star with a secret history, here is what we are reading this season. By Artnet News, Jul 21, 2023
Law Two Climate Activists Who Glued Themselves to a Raphael Painting in Germany Have Been Hit With Fines The artwork went unharmed, but the museum that owns it reported about $2,560 in property damage. By Artnet News, Jul 20, 2023
Valuations Photographer Ethan James Green Prizes 20th-Century American Art, Handmade Gifts, and a Family Ring He Never Takes Off We asked the photographer and founder New York Life Gallery about the things he values most—in art and in life. By Katie White, Jul 20, 2023
Museums Rochester’s Strong Museum Is Now Home to the World’s Largest ‘Donkey Kong’ Arcade Game—and Yes, It’s Playable The 20-feet-tall arcade cabinet was created with input from Nintendo America as part of a museum expansion. By Adam Schrader, Jul 20, 2023
Law A Judge Green-lit a Virginia Museum’s Plans to Melt Down a Confederate Monument, Dismissing a Lawsuit Attempting to Save It Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue was the site of the deadly “Unite the Right” rallies in 2017. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 20, 2023
Up Next Finnish Artist Iiu Susiraja Tempers Humor With Honesty in Her Raw Self-Portraits, Now on View in a Star-Making Debut Show at MoMA PS1 "Iiu Susiraja: A style called a dead fish" is the artist's first U.S. museum show, on through September 4. By Annikka Olsen, Jul 20, 2023
