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 17, 2020
Art Guides 25 Shows to See Across the US as Museums Reopen, From Jacob Lawrence’s Genius at the Met to an Epic Mexican Masterpiece in Dallas As museums emerge from lockdown, here's what's on our must-see list. By Sarah Cascone & Caroline Goldstein, Sep 17, 2020
Law & Politics 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
On View ‘Things Are Not Always What They Seem’: Watch Artist Yinka Shonibare Transform Dutch Textiles Into Magnificent Sculptures As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 17, 2020
Law & Politics 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
Art World The Sculpture Michelangelo Made for His Own Tomb Is Getting Its First Major Restoration in Italy—See the Powerful Images Here Restorers are making surprising new discoveries along the way. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 17, 2020
On View Calling It His Last Major Work, Gerhard Richter Unveils Kaleidoscopic Stained-Glass Windows at Germany’s Oldest Monastery The stained glass windows were paid for by a private donation. By Kate Brown, Sep 17, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: A Houston Museum Says It Removed Former Director Bill Arning for ‘Improper’ Relations With Artists + Other Stories Plus, a "lost" Jackson Pollock painting is hitting the auction block and the Guggenheim makes staff cuts ahead of its reopening. By Artnet News, Sep 17, 2020
Art World Damien Hirst Has Just Released Photos of His New Impressionist-Inspired Paintings to Raise Money for Italy’s Struggling Children The images take inspiration from Monet and Bonnard, among others. By Artnet News, Sep 16, 2020
