Art World Two Monumental Picasso Murals Have Been Removed From an Oslo Government Building, Ending a Years-Long Debate Over Their Fate Demolition has begun on the building, which was damaged in Norway's 2011 terrorist attack. By Kate Brown, Jul 28, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: A New Study Says the Size of the Illegal Antiquities Trade Has Been Wildly Overstated + Other Stories Plus, the UK's Artes Mundi Prize is postponed to 2021 and Virgil Abloh and Mercedes-Benz team up for a mobile art project. By Artnet News, Jul 28, 2020
Art World Most People Plan to Visit Museums Just as Much as Ever and 5 Other Takeaways From Our Survey on Art Engagement Post-Lockdown We polled nearly 2,000 Artnet News readers to find out how their art-going habits would change after venues reopen. By Julia Halperin & Taylor Whitten Brown, Jul 28, 2020
People The Art World at Home: Valerie Cassel Oliver Is Curating a Show on Southern Hip Hop’s Influence on Art and Hanging Out With Her 9-Year-Old The curator tells us about her latest project and explains why organizing her home office has been a life-saver. By Artnet News, Jul 28, 2020
Politics The US House of Representatives Has Passed a Bill Approving a New National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC The proposed museum would be part of the Smithsonian Institution and be built on the National Mall. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 27, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: Pace Becomes the Latest Gallery to Lay Off Staff as It Enters an ‘Extended Period of Financial Uncertainty’ + Other Stories Plus, Ken Griffin loans his $100 million Basquiat to the Art Institute of Chicago and a conservative women's group sues over a Black Lives Matter mural. By Artnet News, Jul 27, 2020
Art World Activist Museum Staffers Steal the Spotlight at Tate Modern’s Grand Reopening With a Protest of 200 Planned Job Cuts The gallery is facing friction over its decision to cut jobs from its commercial arm as well as its ties to a controversial donor. By Naomi Rea, Jul 27, 2020
Art World A Volunteer Caretaker Has Confessed to Starting Three Devastating Fires at a 15th-Century Cathedral in France The arsonist is facing up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $175,000. By Kate Brown, Jul 27, 2020
People ‘Life Just Continues to Go On’: Photographer Stephen Shore on Why It’s Okay to Take Normal Pictures During Abnormal Times See the photos that Shore has been dedicating himself to during the pandemic. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 27, 2020
Art World From Gavin Brown’s New Enterprise to the Death of Neon-Sculptor Keith Sonnier: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news—fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 24, 2020
Politics German Curator Hella Mewis, Who Was Kidnapped in Baghdad Earlier This Week, Has Been Freed by Iraqi Security Forces The motive for the abduction remains unclear. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 24, 2020
Art World Breaking News: Two Boisterous Kids Smashed a $64,000 Glass Sculpture of a Disney Castle at the Shanghai Museum of Glass Billed as the world's largest glass castle sculpture, the work features 30,000 pieces. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 24, 2020
Art and Law Whistleblowers at the Detroit Institute of Arts Expand Their Ethics Complaint Beyond the Museum’s Director to Include the Board Chair, Too The expanded complaint was filed with the institute's board and the Association of Art Museum Directors. By Rachel Corbett, Jul 24, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: Silverfish, Beetles, and Other Grungy Critters Threaten to Overrun the Art in Locked-Down Museums + Other Stories Plus, Jerry Saltz worried about Gavin Brown joining Barbara Gladstone and 100 Dutch museums could fold. By Artnet News, Jul 24, 2020
Art World The Winners of the 2020 iPhone Photography Awards Prove You Don’t Need a Fancy Professional Camera to Take Great Pictures. See Their Work Here The 13th edition of the prize competition brought in thousands of submissions from around the world. By Artnet News, Jul 23, 2020
