Art and Law Ousted Montreal Museum Director Nathalie Bondil Is Suing Her Former Employer for $1.5 Million Over the ‘Destruction of Her Reputation’ Meanwhile, the embattled board chair is stepping down from his role. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 21, 2020
People Governor Cuomo Reveals Plans to Erect a Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Her Birthplace of Brooklyn A special committee will seek artists and design ideas for the monument. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 21, 2020
Art World The Smithsonian and the V&A Abandon a Highly Anticipated Plan to Jointly Curate a Gallery in London The museums will instead refocus their efforts on launching a paid internship program. By Naomi Rea, Sep 21, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: Billionaire Ronald Perelman Has Already Sold Off More Than $100 Million in Art in Pursuit of a ‘Simpler Life’ + Other Stories Plus, Bay Area galleries launch a collaborative online platform and the Courtauld acquires a rediscovered manuscript by Paul Gauguin. By Artnet News, Sep 21, 2020
Art World Cranky Yelp Users Gave These Magisterial National Parks One-Star Reviews. See How an Artist Turned Them Into Hilarious Travel Posters "Even mother nature is subject to the wrath of the internet," illustrator Amber Share said. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 21, 2020
Art World 15 Minutes With a Price Database Power User: Sneaker Collector Ryan Chang on How to Care for Your Shoe Collection (Humidity Control Is Key) Chang is the founder of Applied Arts, a media company that celebrates shoes as fine-art objects. By Artnet Price Database Team, Sep 18, 2020
Art World From Gerhard Richter’s Last Major Work to Banksy’s Legal Blues: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news, fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 18, 2020
Art World Maurizio Cattelan’s Much Adored (and Maligned) Banana Artwork Is Now in the Guggenheim’s Collection Thanks to an Anonymous Donor The $120,000 artwork dominated the headlines during last year's Art Basel Miami Beach. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 18, 2020
Art World Galleries Square Off Over FIAC Cancellation, With Some Publicly Fuming and Others Decrying Their ‘Lack of Ethics’ Nearly 40 gallerists support the cancellation, despite some seeing it as a "missed opportunity" for the French scene. By Naomi Rea, Sep 18, 2020
Art World ‘The Local Audience Is the Central Audience’: As Tourism Tanks Across the US, Museums Pivot to the Visitors in Their Own Backyards As US museums slowly reopen in some major cities, their strategies are evolving to accommodate audiences newly dominated by local visitors. By Eileen Kinsella & Tim Schneider, Sep 18, 2020
Art World Wet Paint: Bidders Go Bananas for John Richardson’s Knickknacks, Frank Ocean’s After Harold Ancart Paintings, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip Which billionaire collectors got a quarter-million in PPP loans? Which designer snagged a store in cherished SoHo space? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Sep 18, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: The Royal Academy of Arts Is Cutting 40 Percent of Its Staff as London Museums Make Widespread Layoffs + Other Stories Plus, a New Museum employee starts a Twitter row with Jerry Saltz and artists call on the Whitney to make reforms. By Artnet News, Sep 18, 2020
People The Art World at Home: Curator Ksenia Nouril Is Making Yorkshire Pudding and Researching How Photographers Depict Monuments Nouril also tells us about her latest curatorial projects, and how she spends time with her French bulldog, Lambchop. By Artnet News, Sep 18, 2020
Art and Law Reversing an Earlier Decision, Marlborough Is Not Closing Its New York Gallery—But It Is Trading Lawsuits With Ousted Former President Max Levai The two sides traded lawsuits this week in Manhattan. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 17, 2020
Art and Law In a Threat to Banksy’s Empire, an EU Court Rules That He Can’t Hold Trademarks While His Identity Remains a Mystery The ruling against the anonymous artist came in the midst of a bitter legal battle between him and a greeting-card company that used one of his images. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 17, 2020
