BEST👍

Sotheby’s Sets Out fo Sin City – The auction house is partnering with MGM Resorts in Vegas for a $100 million sale of Picasso works.

Banksy’s Summer ‘Spraycation’ – The anonymous artist confirmed authorship of a string of murals that cropped up in English coastal towns earlier this week.

It’s Britney Bitch – Just as the pop princess won a major victory in court, the Art Angle delves into artists’ fascination with Britney Spears.

Introducing Art House – A new art destination will set up shop in the former Barneys flagship location on Madison Avenue, offering a dedicated art fair in November.

Frieze Sculpture Returns to Regents Park – The beloved en plein air art exhibition is free and open to the public, offering a bevy of fantastical works at the storied London site.

Christie’s Evangelizes CryptoPunks in Hong Kong – The auction house announced it will now offer NFTs in Asia, becoming the first major auction house to do so.

Superblue Brings Super Art – The immersive art organization is bringing telegenic, interactive installations about climate change to both London and New York this fall, courtesy DRIFT and Studio Swine, respectively.

WORST👎

Students Sue Over Lost Studios – Students at the Glasgow School of Art are suing the institution for cutting their degree show and limiting access to studios during the global pandemic.

ICA London Director Exits – Stefan Kalmár, the first-ever non-British director to lead the museum is stepping down after five years, citing Brexit and a rise in racism around the country.

Art Council Members Resign En Masse – Four members of Hong Kong’s Arts Council, including an artist who defended Ai Weiwei’s artwork, resigned from their posts as the country’s freedoms are increasingly limited.

Book Fair Cancelled – New York’s beloved Antiquarian Book Fair has been called off due to mounting concerns over the super-transmissible Delta variant.

Ancient Relic Reveals Grisly Ritual – Archaeologists discovered a relic suggesting that ancient Romans fed prisoners to lions as part of executions.

Typhoon Wrecks Kusama Pumpkin – Strong gusts of wind from a typhoon in Japan sent Yayoi Kusama’s famed pumpkin sculpture flying into the sea.

Florida Politician Scuttles Public Art Show – The mayor of Coral Gables, Florida forced artists Sandra Ramos and Cai Guo-Qiang to be cut from a public art show because he disagreed with their sympathetic comments toward communism.