People The Rubell Effect: How the Miami Couple Brought the Midas Touch to Generations of Young Artists As Don and Mera Rubell prepare to open their newly expanded museum in Miami's Allapattah neighborhood, we examine their formidable legacy. By Janelle Zara, Dec 3, 2019
People ‘I Only Really Have Fun at My Own Parties’: Meet Tolga, the Man Who Throws the Wildest Ragers in the Art World He's been hosting the best parties at art fairs for the better part of the decade. Here's the whole boozy story. By Nate Freeman, Dec 3, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: The Man Who Sifted Through Gerhard Richter’s Garbage for Art Will Defend Himself in Court + Other Stories Plus, Yayoi Kusama's Thanksgiving Day parade balloon gets grounded and the Baltimore Museum's pledge to female artists is met with skepticism. By Artnet News, Dec 3, 2019
Art World Artist Michael Rakowitz Calls for MoMA PS1 to Literally Pause His Video in Protest of a Board Member’s Ties to Arms and Prisons After pulling out of the Whitney Biennial in protest of Warren Kander, Rakowitz is now lashing out at a MoMA board member's dubious investments. By Brian Boucher, Dec 2, 2019
Art World Continuing Its Populist Turn, Sotheby’s Will Stage a Second ‘Star Wars’ Auction. (Sorry, Baby Yoda Won’t Be on the Block) Also on offer are rare promotional posters from when "Star Wars" hit Russia, and a Han Solo laser pistol. By Maxwell Williams, Dec 2, 2019
Art World Miami’s New Graffiti Museum Is Making the Case That the Outlaw Art Form Deserves a Respectable Home The for-profit museum commissioned 11 murals for its facade. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 2, 2019
Politics As Police Tear-Gassed Protesters Outside Its Doors, the Hong Kong Museum of Art Was Forced to Shut Down Its Grand Reopening The museum is the latest among a string of art institutions to close during the unrest. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 2, 2019
Art World Werner Herzog’s New Film Is About an Ace Sotheby’s Specialist Who Became a Legendary Explorer Bruce Chatwin is best known for his adventures in Patagonia, but his art-world exploits were equally exciting. By Maxwell Williams, Dec 2, 2019
Art and Law A Court Just Stopped a Danish Luxury Company From Shredding a $90,000 Tal R Painting and Using It to Decorate Its Watches It's a resounding victory for the painter, and for any artist whose work might be abused for commercial purposes. By Caroline Elbaor, Dec 2, 2019
Politics Budapest’s Green Mayor Halts Construction on the City’s $277 Million National Gallery Due to Environmental Concerns The proposed museum stands at the center of a major cultural development plan in Budapest’s City Park. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 2, 2019
Art World Women of the Art World Top the BBC’s List of Greatest Female Filmmakers Jane Campion, Agnès Varda, Chantal Akerman, and Ava DuVernay all made the cut. By Caroline Elbaor, Dec 2, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Holy Mackerel! Experts Say This ‘Fake’ Van Gogh Is Not So Fishy After All and May Be Real + Other Stories Plus, two almost-stolen Rembrandts return home and rising-star artist Lauren Halsey designs sneakers for Nike. By Artnet News, Dec 2, 2019
Art World Berlin’s Stasi Museum Is Targeted by Thieves Just Days After Europe’s Biggest Jewel Heist in Dresden Burglars took historic artifacts, medals, and gold jewelry from the museum housed in the former headquarters of the feared ministry of state security. By Naomi Rea, Dec 2, 2019
Art World Ever Wonder How Experts Find Long-Lost Masterpieces? We Asked Top Sleuths in the Trade to Share Their Secrets Be prepared to spend a lot of time digging for answers. By Naomi Rea, Dec 2, 2019
Art World From the Incredible Rise of Yayoi Kusama to Europe’s Biggest Jewel Heist: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news—fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 29, 2019
