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Art Industry News: Uplifting Street Artist JR Will Get a Major Survey at the Brooklyn Museum This Fall + Other Stories

Plus, Beijing's Picasso blockbuster show from Paris was almost stuck in Chinese customs and JR gets a major museum survey in Brooklyn.

By artnet News, Aug 2, 2019

Politics

‘I’m Anxious for It to Go to the Supreme Court’: Why Nan Goldin Thinks the Latest Lawsuit Against the Sacklers Could Be the Biggest Yet

The lawsuit alleges that Purdue Pharma's owners hid billions of dollars to avoid paying opioid victims' claims.

By Kate Brown, Aug 1, 2019

Politics

New York Sets Aside $212 Million for Next Year’s Cultural Budget—Another Record for the City

The city also announced a new, streamlined version of its ambitious CreateNYC cultural initiative.

By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 1, 2019

Art World

Cologne Says It Wants a Gerhard Richter Museum. Too Bad Gerhard Richter Says He Doesn’t Need One

Cologne is desperate to build a museum dedicated to the artist and it is thinking big it is worried that the artist will be swayed by another German city.

By Kate Brown, Aug 1, 2019

Art World

The British Museum Defends BP Sponsorship in a Public Debate With Climate Activists Following the Resignation of a Trustee

The museum defends its partnership on economic grounds, but activists say the debate exposes how the institution is "ethically conflicted."

By Naomi Rea, Aug 1, 2019

Art World

Art Industry News: George W. Bush Is Getting a Solo Show of His Portraits of Veterans Injured in His ‘War on Terror’ + Other Stories

Plus, why artist Alfredo Jaar thinks he is a failure and the founder of the Museum of Ice Cream wants you to put away your phone.

By artnet News, Aug 1, 2019

Art World

7 Great Children’s Books About Art That Just May Inspire the Next Generation of Wee Warhols

Here's your chance to help cultivate the creativity of the next generation.

By Tatiana Berg, Aug 1, 2019

Art and Law

A Christie’s-Owned Tech Company Must Pay Heritage Auctions $1.8 Million for Data Theft, a Court Rules

But with a judge dismissing the majority of Heritage's claims, both sides are claiming victory.

By Sarah Cascone, Aug 1, 2019

Politics

The Bronze Ceiling? What the Gender Gap in Public Sculpture Tells Us About the Barriers for Women in Art

Candid remarks by Frieze Sculpture curator Clare Lilley give a glimpse of broader biases in the field.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Aug 1, 2019

Art and Law

Who’s in the Mysterious Consortium That Owns a Supposed Younger Version of the ‘Mona Lisa’? A New Lawsuit Aims to Find Out

The 'Isleworth Mona Lisa' is highly scutinized both for its authorship, which some contest, and for its ownership, revealed in the Panama Papers.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 31, 2019

Art and Law

London Art Dealer Joseph Nahmad, Scion of a Powerful Collecting Family, Pleads Guilty to Assaulting His Girlfriend

The dealer comes from one of the world's most prominent art dynasties and runs Nahmad Projects in London.

By Rachel Corbett, Jul 31, 2019

Art and Law

A Street Artist Is Suing Walmart and Ellen DeGeneres for Allegedly Stealing His Signature Heart Logo

A clothing line released by the company this year prominently features a design that looks suspiciously similar to the artist’s own.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 31, 2019

Art and Law

Portuguese Authorities Seize Blue-Chip Artworks From Slippery Mega-Collector José Berardo to Pay Down His $1 Billion in Debt

The billionaire put the valuable trove up as collateral for loans.

By Naomi Rea, Jul 31, 2019

Art World

Art Industry News: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Joins Nude Performers and a Human Fly at a ‘Bizarre’ Art Party + Other Stories

Plus, meet the curator behind the Guggenheim's Basquiat show and Mitchell Algus may close his gallery after more than 20 years.

By artnet News, Jul 31, 2019

Art World

‘I Have Never Seen Such Chaos’: Mass Confusion Ensues After the Louvre Moves the ‘Mona Lisa’ to a Different Gallery

The Paris museum had to turn ticket holders away as it struggled to manage long lines of visitors forming inside the galleries.

By Naomi Rea, Jul 31, 2019

Art Industry News: Uplifting Street Artist JR Will Get a Major Survey at the Brooklyn Museum This Fall + Other Stories

‘I’m Anxious for It to Go to the Supreme Court’: Why Nan Goldin Thinks the Latest Lawsuit Against the Sacklers Could Be the Biggest Yet

New York Sets Aside $212 Million for Next Year’s Cultural Budget—Another Record for the City

Cologne Says It Wants a Gerhard Richter Museum. Too Bad Gerhard Richter Says He Doesn’t Need One

The British Museum Defends BP Sponsorship in a Public Debate With Climate Activists Following the Resignation of a Trustee

Art Industry News: George W. Bush Is Getting a Solo Show of His Portraits of Veterans Injured in His ‘War on Terror’ + Other Stories

7 Great Children’s Books About Art That Just May Inspire the Next Generation of Wee Warhols

A Christie’s-Owned Tech Company Must Pay Heritage Auctions $1.8 Million for Data Theft, a Court Rules

The Bronze Ceiling? What the Gender Gap in Public Sculpture Tells Us About the Barriers for Women in Art

Who’s in the Mysterious Consortium That Owns a Supposed Younger Version of the ‘Mona Lisa’? A New Lawsuit Aims to Find Out

London Art Dealer Joseph Nahmad, Scion of a Powerful Collecting Family, Pleads Guilty to Assaulting His Girlfriend

A Street Artist Is Suing Walmart and Ellen DeGeneres for Allegedly Stealing His Signature Heart Logo

Portuguese Authorities Seize Blue-Chip Artworks From Slippery Mega-Collector José Berardo to Pay Down His $1 Billion in Debt

Art Industry News: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Joins Nude Performers and a Human Fly at a ‘Bizarre’ Art Party + Other Stories

‘I Have Never Seen Such Chaos’: Mass Confusion Ensues After the Louvre Moves the ‘Mona Lisa’ to a Different Gallery

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