Art World Art Industry News: The Frieze Art Fair Will Launch a Virtual Platform in May, Refunding Exhibitors at Its Cancelled NYC Edition + Other Stories Plus, the National Gallery of Art returns a Picasso to avoid a lawsuit and David Hockney shares some spring cheer. By Artnet News, 45 mins ago
Art World ‘I Fell in Love With Art There’: As the San Francisco Art Institute Closes, 5 Celebrated Artists Reflect on How the School Shaped Them Dara Birnbaum, Stephanie Syjuco, and others look back on their experiences at the school. By Taylor Dafoe, 9 hours ago
Art World In a Surprise Move, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Looking to Its $3.6 Billion Endowment to Cover Costs The museum has extended pay for employees through May 2. By Sarah Cascone, 16 hours ago
Politics ‘There Will Be Enough for Everyone’: Berlin Distributes €500 Million to Artists and Freelancers Within Four Days of Launching Its Grant Program The Berlin government built an effective grant program for freelancers and small businesses in just a few days, but it wasn't without its issues. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, 19 hours ago
Politics A Chinese Millionaire and Prominent Gadfly of the Communist Party Has Vanished After Staging an Art Performance Criticizing Xi Jinping Ren Zhiqiang has not been heard from since mid-March. By Artnet News, 21 hours ago
Art World SFMOMA Cuts or Furloughs Hundreds of Staff Members, Calling the Current Moment a ‘Very Painful Time for Our Museum’ The museum said it was expecting a sudden $8 million loss. By Eileen Kinsella, 21 hours ago
Art World Galleries, Auction Houses, and Museums Are Joining Growing Efforts to Donate Their Protective Medical Gear to Hospitals The Brooklyn Museum, Christie's, the Frick, and Pace are among the institutions making donations. By Sarah Cascone, 24 hours ago
Art World You Can Now Have a Multisensory Experience of a Yayoi Kusama Infinity Room Online, Thanks to the Broad’s ‘Infinity Drone’ The Broad museum in Los Angeles is bringing Kusama's work to a device near you. By Sarah Cascone, 24 hours ago
Art World Art Industry News: The Louvre Accidentally Sold a Copy of Its Top-Secret ‘Salvator Mundi’ Study in Its Book Store + Other Stories Plus, Sotheby's is selling a rare trove of DC comics online and an all-star team of artists have assembled an activity pack for kids. By Artnet News, 1 day ago
Art World Struggling to Entertain Kids at Home? These Art-Filled Online Classes, Tours, Coloring Books, and Quizzes Will Keep Them Busy The whole family can get creative at home with downloadable coloring books, kid-led museum tours, and art-inspired craft projects. By Katie White, 1 day ago
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 11 Things Not to Miss in the Virtual Art World This Week The Brooklyn Museum is hosting a virtual First Saturday party, and other events not to miss (online) this week. By Sarah Cascone, 2 days ago
Art and Law Who Owns the Copyright to Tattoos? A Court Issues a Landmark Ruling Over LeBron James and Other NBA Stars’ Right to License Their Body Art LeBron James says he has the right to license his own likeness, and that includes his tattoos. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
Art and Law Amid Scrutiny, the Museum of the Bible’s Founder Will Return a Staggering 11,500 Artifacts of Dubious Origin to the Middle East Hobby Lobby tycoon Steve Green founded the museum. By Sarah Cascone, 2 days ago
Art and Law Opportunistic Thieves Just Stole a Prized Van Gogh Landscape From a Locked-Down Dutch Museum Under Cover of Night The painting was on loan from another Netherlands museum. By Naomi Rea, 2 days ago
Art World Art Industry News: Superstar Curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist Calls for a Massive Public Art Initiative to Put British Artists to Work + Other Stories Plus, the British Museum defies Downing Street and appoints Mary Beard as a trustee, and Christie's upgrades its digital private sales platform. By Artnet News, 2 days ago
