Art World Art Industry News: A Feminist Monument With Racial Tensions Gets Narrowly OKed for Central Park + Other Stories Plus, Hong Kong arts professionals are running for public office and Klaus Biesenbach recalls getting scolded by Susan Sontag. By Artnet News, Oct 23, 2019
Politics The US Army Is Launching a 21st-Century Version of the Monuments Men to Protect Cultural Heritage in War-Torn Regions The new Monuments Men are here. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 22, 2019
Art World Researchers Tested a 500-Year-Old Bridge Concept by Leonardo to See If His Revolutionary Design Would Work. It Did Had it been built, the Renaissance master’s design would have been the longest bridge in the world ten times over. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 22, 2019
People Munich’s Troubled Haus der Kunst Names Andrea Lissoni, Formerly of Tate Modern, as Its New Artistic Director Lissoni fills the longstanding gap left by the museum's former director, the late Okwui Enwezor. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2019
Politics Arts Organizations in Beirut Are Closing in Solidarity with the Millions of Lebanese Protesting the Government Museums, galleries, and arts foundations have halted business indefinitely. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 22, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: A ‘Well-Known’ Berlin Dealer Is Being Investigated for Embezzling More Than $5.6 Million + Other Stories Plus, Instagram calls a meeting with New York artists and a 1960 Yves Klein painting headed to Christie's could set a new record. By Artnet News, Oct 22, 2019
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 24 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World, Print Week Edition Our editors picks for New York Print Week include the E/AB Fair, the Vera List Center's art and politics forum, and Jason Rhoades at David Zwirner. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 21, 2019
People ‘A Master of the Gestural Brushstroke’: Admirers Reflect on the Legacy of Ed Clark, the Late Innovator of Abstract Painting An exhibition of the late artist’s work is on view now at Hauser and Wirth in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 21, 2019
Politics New York City Politician Melissa Mark-Viverito Is Arrested During a Protest of MoMA Trustee Steven Tananbaum Multiple groups targeted the museum for its ties to hedge fund investor Steven Tananbaum. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 21, 2019
Politics An Istanbul Art Fair’s Chairman Has Apologized for a Mass Email Defending Turkey’s Invasion of Syria—But a Staff Exodus Has Begun Ali Güreli says his remarks were driven by "emotions." By Naomi Rea, Oct 21, 2019
People ‘He Was an Immense Artist’: The Chinese Artist Huang Yong Ping, Who Fused the Spirit of Duchamp with Zen Buddhism, Has Died The France-based Chinese artist fell foul of the censors in China and animal rights activists in North America. By Kate Brown, Oct 21, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: NBCUniversal Exec Ron Meyer Sues Two Dealers for $10 Million Over Fake Rothko + Other Stories Plus, two art-world power couples got hitched and protesters greeted guests at MoMA's reopening gala to decry its board members' investments. By Artnet News, Oct 21, 2019
People Art Dealer Hildegard Bachert, Who Championed Käthe Kollwitz and Grandma Moses, Has Died at Age 98 Bachert, who fled Nazi Germany at 19, was known for her passionate advocacy for the artists she loved at Galerie St. Etienne. By Rachel Corbett, Oct 18, 2019
Art World From New Perspectives at MoMA to the Death of John Giorno: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news—fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 18, 2019
Art World Kiki Smith Wrote Pat Steir a Fan Letter 30 Years Ago. Today, the Artists Reflect on Their Enduring—and Inspiring—Friendship On the occasion of "Color Wheel" at the Hirshhorn, artnet sat down with the two artists to discuss what made Steir's work so inspiring. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 18, 2019
