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The Only Home Ai Weiwei Ever Designed in the US Just Sold for a Whopping $4.9 Million in Upstate New York—See Images Here

The house was previously owned by investor Christopher Tsai.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 6, 2021

Art World

A Couple Accidentally Defaced a $500,000 Painting in a Seoul Mall After Mistaking It for a Participatory Artwork

The pair thought the array of paint cans and brushes beneath the painting was an invitation for the public to join in.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 6, 2021

Art World

Art Industry News: Princess Diana’s Statue Will Be Unveiled at Kensington Palace in a Project Guided by Her Feuding Sons + Other Stories

Plus, activists say the new plan to save Venice's lagoon doesn't go far enough, and a previously unknown Thomas Gainsborough is identified.

By Artnet News, Apr 6, 2021

People

A Maverick Who Captivated the ’70s New York Scene, Alex Hay Seemed Bound to Become a Famous Artist. Then He Just Walked Away. Why?

In 1971, Hay had a well-received career survey in New York. Then he disappeared into the desert and didn't show again for 32 years.

By Pac Pobric, Apr 6, 2021

Events and Parties

Editors Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Talk With Jordan Casteel to Rashid Johnson at Storm King

Plus, check out a sexual justice symposium at the New School and an NFT art fair with an enormously long and complicated name.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 5, 2021

People

Zoe Leonard, Christopher Wool, and Other Artists Decry the Chinati Foundation’s Decision to Part Ways With a Prominent Advisor

Rob Weiner originally joined the foundation as Donald Judd's assistant 32 years ago.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 5, 2021

Art World

Egypt Just Held an Astonishing, Real-Life Mummy Parade Though the Streets of Cairo to Celebrate the Opening of a New Museum—See Photos Here

The mummies were transported in oxygen-free nitrogen capsules.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 5, 2021

Art and Law

The Met Wins a Case Against a Photographer Who Claims It Posted His Image of Eddie Van Halen Online Without Permission

At the center of the case is a 1982 image of Van Halen performing in concert.

By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 5, 2021

Art World

Art Industry News: David Hockney Speaks Out on NFTs, Calling Them ‘Silly Little Things’ for ‘Crooks and Swindlers’ + Other Stories

Plus, the Pompidou will send its collection across France during its closure and Nike gets a restraining order against an art collective.

By Artnet News, Apr 5, 2021

People

What I Buy and Why: Actor Liev Schreiber on Why He Collects Art From His Friends, and the Beloved Painting His Mother Made Him

The actor tells us about the art that fills his New York City home.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 5, 2021

Art World

From a Salvator Mundi NFT to Nike’s Lawsuit Over Satanic Sneakers: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

Catch up on this week's news, fast.

By Artnet News, Apr 2, 2021

Art World

Canadians Found Steven Shearer’s Billboards of People Sleeping So Creepy That a Vancouver Photo Festival Had to Cover Them Up

"It reminded me of dead people," one visitor said.

By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 2, 2021

Art World

Art Industry News: There Are Signs That the Taint of ‘Tech Bro Culture’ Is Already Sinking the Sky-High NFT Market + Other News

Plus, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art pushes its opening to 2023 and the V&A reverses course on its controversial restructuring plan.

By Artnet News, Apr 2, 2021

Art World

Wet Paint: MoMA Director on Defensive Amid Toxic Leon Black Fallout, Ridgewood Gallerist Takes Manhattan, & More Art-World Gossip

What gallerist-actress couple was dining at a hip NoHo spot? What a-lister jetted to Brussels for a museum show? Read on for answers.

By Nate Freeman, Apr 2, 2021

Art World

Just in Time for Easter, a Family of Burrowing Bunnies Accidentally Made a Major Archeological Discovery on a Welsh Island

These industrious rabbits have provided valuable assistance when it comes to the archeological record of Skokholm Island.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 1, 2021

The Only Home Ai Weiwei Ever Designed in the US Just Sold for a Whopping $4.9 Million in Upstate New York—See Images Here

A Couple Accidentally Defaced a $500,000 Painting in a Seoul Mall After Mistaking It for a Participatory Artwork

Art Industry News: Princess Diana’s Statue Will Be Unveiled at Kensington Palace in a Project Guided by Her Feuding Sons + Other Stories

A Maverick Who Captivated the ’70s New York Scene, Alex Hay Seemed Bound to Become a Famous Artist. Then He Just Walked Away. Why?

Editors Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Talk With Jordan Casteel to Rashid Johnson at Storm King

Zoe Leonard, Christopher Wool, and Other Artists Decry the Chinati Foundation’s Decision to Part Ways With a Prominent Advisor

Egypt Just Held an Astonishing, Real-Life Mummy Parade Though the Streets of Cairo to Celebrate the Opening of a New Museum—See Photos Here

The Met Wins a Case Against a Photographer Who Claims It Posted His Image of Eddie Van Halen Online Without Permission

Art Industry News: David Hockney Speaks Out on NFTs, Calling Them ‘Silly Little Things’ for ‘Crooks and Swindlers’ + Other Stories

What I Buy and Why: Actor Liev Schreiber on Why He Collects Art From His Friends, and the Beloved Painting His Mother Made Him

From a Salvator Mundi NFT to Nike’s Lawsuit Over Satanic Sneakers: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

Canadians Found Steven Shearer’s Billboards of People Sleeping So Creepy That a Vancouver Photo Festival Had to Cover Them Up

Art Industry News: There Are Signs That the Taint of ‘Tech Bro Culture’ Is Already Sinking the Sky-High NFT Market + Other News

Wet Paint: MoMA Director on Defensive Amid Toxic Leon Black Fallout, Ridgewood Gallerist Takes Manhattan, & More Art-World Gossip

Just in Time for Easter, a Family of Burrowing Bunnies Accidentally Made a Major Archeological Discovery on a Welsh Island

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