Galleries The London-Based White Cube Gallery Is Expanding to Paris (and It Supposedly Has Nothing to Do With Brexit) The gallery says its has been looking for a Paris location for several years. By Eileen Kinsella & Nate Freeman, Oct 2, 2019
Auctions A Signature Ed Ruscha Text Painting Could Fetch $40 Million at Christie’s Next Month and Shatter the Artist’s Auction Record The canvas is from the early 1960s. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 2, 2019
Art Fairs The Most Expensive Work Ever to Come to Frieze Masters Is This Magnificent $30 Million Botticelli Portrait But the buyer of the work will have to jump through some hoops with the Spanish authorities to get it home. By Naomi Rea, Oct 2, 2019
The Big Interview The Story of artnet: How Founder Hans Neuendorf Rose From the Rubble of World War II Germany to Transform the Art Market In the first part of a series marking artnet's 30th anniversary, Neuendorf opens up about his early life. By Andrew Goldstein, Oct 2, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Germany Rescinds a Prize for Walid Raad Over the Artist’s Political Views + Other Stories Plus, Ronald Lauder’s museum lawsuit is tossed and Kurt Cobain’s art is now wearable. By artnet News, Oct 2, 2019
Art World What Makes Someone Attack a Work of Art? Here Are 9 of the Most Audacious Acts of Art Vandalism—and What Inspired Them Conservators, here is your trigger warning. By Caroline Goldstein & Katie White, Oct 2, 2019
Art Guides Contemporary Art From Africa Is Seizing Global Attention. Here’s Your Guide to Six Emergent Art Markets Making It Happen Here is your guide to six dynamic emerging art capitals: Accra, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Dakar, Lagos, and Marrakech. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Oct 2, 2019
Auctions Christie’s Kicks Off Frieze Week With a Bang With the $28 Million Sale of British Businessman Jeremy Lancaster’s Collection Philip Guston made a rare auction appearance—and the top lot of the sale. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 1, 2019
Politics Kehinde Wiley, Simone Leigh, Wangechi Mutu, and Vinnie Bagwell Are the Finalists to Replace NYC’s Controversial Monument to J. Marion Sims The public has until the end of the week to weigh in on which proposal is their favorite. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 1, 2019
On View ‘Important and Timely’ or ‘the Ugliest Painting Ever Made’? How the Art World Is Parsing Nate Lowman’s New Show at David Zwirner London The show marks the artist's debut at the mega-gallery. By Nate Freeman, Oct 1, 2019
On View See the Adorable New Grocery Store in Rockefeller Center, Where Everything Is Art—and It’s All on Sale for as Little as $5 British artist Lucy Sparrow's last New York show had to close early in 2017 when she sold out of her soft sculpture foodstuffs. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 1, 2019
Art and Law A Judge Has Ordered Facebook to Reveal the Anonymous Instagrammer Who Made #MeToo Allegations Against Artist Subodh Gupta The artist is also pursuing a defamation lawsuit against the account holder. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 1, 2019
Market Banksy’s Latest Elaborate Stunt in London Is Actually an Advertisement for His New Online Home Goods Shop He's always up to something. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 1, 2019
Art World The Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation Has Opened a New Contemporary Art Museum in Athens The museum realizes a major ambition of the late collectors. By Luise Wank, Oct 1, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Jeff Koons Was ‘Saddened’ by the Backlash Over His Balloon Tulips for Paris + Other Stories Plus, a treasure hunter gets permission to dig for a pirate's trove and the Pope unveils a monument to migrants. By artnet News, Oct 1, 2019
