Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know this Wednesday, October 25.

NEED-TO-READ

Erdogan Speaks About Cultural Activist’s Detention – The Turkish president has commented on the detention of Anadolu Kültür center chairman Osman Kavala at the Istanbul airport, saying, “We will stand up against those who try to shoot this nation from inside.” (The Art Newspaper)

Take a Page From Carrie Mae Weems – In Unpacking My Library, a collection of artist interviews to be published next month, the celebrated photographer says, “books are my playmates… and my occasional lover.” She carried the catalogue from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s Guggenheim show around with her for years and has a soft spot for Tobias Wolf and Cormac McCarthy. (Paris Review)

David Adjaye to Design London Holocaust Memorial – The new national Holocaust memorial and exhibition center due to open in Victoria Tower Gardens next to parliament in 2021 will be designed by the leading architect. His proposal beat out competition from Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Norman Foster. (Guardian)

Berkshire Museum Director Takes Medical Leave – Weeks before the controversial sale of works from the museum’s collection, its director Van Shields is taking medical leave to undergo surgery. The museum’s temporary leadership—acting co-executive directors—and the board remain committed to the planned sell-off. (WAMC)

ART MARKET

Howard Hodgkin’s Collection Nets $6.8 Million – The auction of the late British painter’s collection at Sotheby’s in London exceeded its pre-sale estimate, netting £5.2 million ($6.8 million). The top lot was Bhupen Khakhar’s De-Luxe Tailors (1972), which sold for £1.1 million ($1.5 million) and set a new auction record for the artist. (Press release)

ADAA Art Fair Exhibitor List Released – The Art Dealers Association of America has named the 72 exhibitors for the 30th iteration of the Art Show, running February 28 through March 4 at the Armory in New York. Newcomers include Maccarone and Altman Siegel. (Press release)

Record for Warhol’s Soup Cans at Sotheby’s – The auction house’s October sale of prints and multiples brought in $12.1 million in New York. The sale was led by Andy Warhol’s Complete Set of Campbell’s Soup I, which sold for $852,500, a new record for the series. (Press release)

COMINGS & GOINGS

​Rozalia Jovanovic and Debbie Harris to Lead Collective – Jovanovic, artnet News’s former editor-in-chief​​, will be the new director of the Collective Design fair in New York. Harris, previously the deputy director of the Armory Show, takes up the position of director of art initiatives. (Press release)

Jam Company Gives $1.1 Million to Ohio Museum – J.M. Smucker Co. is giving $1.1 million to the Akron Art Museum to support its endowment and underwrite free admission on Thursdays. The donation comes one month after the museum received $8 million, the largest gift in its history, from the Knight Foundation. (Akron Journal)

FOR ART’S SAKE