Art World From Banksy’s Conquest of Our Attention Spans to Donald Trump’s Dubious New Artwork: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this weeks news—fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 19, 2018
Art World Identity Thieves Scammed Sotheby’s Out of $5 Million, the FBI Says The fraudsters allegedly used the identity of a wealthy Florida retiree to buy works by Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 19, 2018
Art World What If Picasso Lived in Bushwick? One Artist Has Reimagined Art History’s Titans as Hipsters, and It’s Cringe-Worthily Hilarious The Tel Aviv-based illustrator has given a modern-day spin to portraits of Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Salvador Dalí, Frida Kahlo, and Andy Warhol. By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 19, 2018
Art World Here Are 10 of the Most Exciting Artists to Discover at FIAC and Its Satellite Fairs in Paris From Cai Lei's trompe l'oeil canvases to Zoë Paul's intricate beaded curtains, here's what you won't want to miss this week in Paris. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Oct 19, 2018
People Van Gogh, Visionary Artist, Was Once a Truly Terrible Art Dealer. Until This Guy Fired Him If Van Gogh had been able to keep a steady job, he might not have become a great artist. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2018
Art and Law Trump Tower Is Suing the Estate of the Art Collector Who Died in the Building’s Fire Earlier This Year Todd Brassner was a close friend of Andy Warhol's. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2018
Art World The Smithsonian Unveils a Painstakingly Restored Pair of Dorothy’s Famous Ruby Slippers From ‘The Wizard of Oz’ The repairs cost over $300,000 and took 200 hours to complete. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2018
Art World Was a Rare Eye Condition the Secret to Leonardo da Vinci’s Artistic Genius? A New Study Advances the Theory He's not the first artist to be diagnosed with the incredibly unusual disorder. But one researcher is sure it's the secret to his genius. By Kate Brown, Oct 19, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Brilliant Activist Sculptor Simone Leigh Wins the Guggenheim’s $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize + Other Stories Plus, Sex Pistols artist Jamie Reed calls out Banksy and Jerry Saltz was sickened by the new documentary "The Price of Everything." By artnet News, Oct 19, 2018
Art World With Ingenuity and Strange Beauty, Northern California Artists Rebuild From the Ashes a Year After the Devastating Wildfires Artists whose homes and studios were destroyed used ashes and rubble to create new work. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2018
Art World Climate Change Is Threatening Dozens of Cultural Treasures Around the Mediterranean, UNESCO Warns Only two of 49 UNESCO-recognized cultural sites around the Mediterranean Sea are safe from climate change, according to a new report. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 18, 2018
Politics The Met and Brooklyn Museum Opt to Reject Saudi Funds for Project as International Crisis Over Missing Journalist Intensifies Riyadh funding for a new Arab art initiative is under the microscope. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 18, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Did Scientologists Have a Hidden Hand in Okwui Enwizor’s Departure? + Other Stories Plus, a star Met curator returns to the UK and dissident Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky faces a decade in prison. By artnet News, Oct 18, 2018
Art World Paris Art Advisor Laurence Dreyfus Recommends 7 Gallery Shows to See During FIAC This month's guide, organized by Paris-based art advisor Laurence Dreyfus, features Tatiana Trouvé, Tomás Saraceno, Ana Mendieta, and more. By artnet News, Oct 18, 2018
Politics How One Woman’s Punishment for Putting Up a Mural Has Exposed a Deep, Bitter Divide in the Los Angeles Art Community The director of the Watts Towers Arts Center, Rosie Lee Hooks, was suspended—and then reinstated. The saga reveals a lot about tensions in LA. By Catherine Wagley, Oct 18, 2018
