Art World Wet Paint: Richard Prince Has a Surprise for Oscar Week, a New Tell-All Instagram Feed Debuts, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Which Kardashian has a Richard Prince hanging on her wall? What hot London gallery is looking to open in New York? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Jan 9, 2020
Art World The Riddles on a Mysterious Viking Monument Long Proved Baffling. Now Scholars Say They May Be Dire Warnings of Climate Change The scholars credit the discovery to their interdisciplinary approach. By Katie White, Jan 9, 2020
People ‘I’m Always Interested in Things That We Don’t Call Art’: Watch the Late Conceptualist John Baldessari Reflect on His Career as an Artist and Educator As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 9, 2020
People Megxit From the Museum: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Have Been Swiftly Removed From the Royal Displays at Madame Tussauds It did not take long for Madame Tussauds to respond to the surprising royal news. By Nan Stewert, Jan 9, 2020
People ‘The Word ‘Collection’ Kind of Bothers Me’: Brad Pitt Dishes on Buying and Making Art With Leonardo DiCaprio and Marc Maron The actors recently appeared on Maron’s podcast. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 9, 2020
Galleries Pace Adds Brazil’s Beatriz Milhazes, One of the Top-Selling Female Artists Alive, to Its Fast-Growing Roster Beatriz Milhazes has been represented by James Cohan for close to 20 years. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 9, 2020
Politics Germany Opens an Official ‘Help Desk’ for Those Seeking to Reclaim WWII-Era Lost or Stolen Art The office in Berlin, led by an art historian, aims to guide people around the bureaucratic hurdles for claiming back their cultural assets. By Naomi Rea, Jan 9, 2020
Art World A Japanese Mega-Collector Is Giving Away $9 Million to His Twitter Followers to See If Money Makes People Happy Yusaku Maezawa's scheme was sparked by recent calls for universal basic income. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 9, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: Chloë Sevigny, Who Basically Invented the Art Boy, Is Having a Baby With Her Gallerist Boyfriend + Other Stories Plus, inside the dramatic battle over Purvis Young's estate and the Shed staff become the latest museum workers to unionize. By Artnet News, Jan 9, 2020
Art World A German Museum Director Tracked Down 6 Missing Works by Anselm Kiefer in a Chinese Warehouse. But China Is Blocking Their Return The world-famous artist tried to stop the unofficial retrospective that has become a nightmare for the director of the Ludwig Museum in Koblenz. By Kate Brown, Jan 9, 2020
On View Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, and Other A-List Artists Are Raising Money for Reproductive Rights With a Provocatively Titled Exhibition The two-part show is a response to a growing number of laws limiting access to reproductive care across the US. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 9, 2020
On View Most Paintings on Princeton’s Campus Are of Dead White Men. But One Artist Is Adding Equally Grand Portraits of Its Cooks and Cleaners Artist Mario Moore's work will find a permanent home at Princeton's art museum. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 8, 2020
Art and Law It’s Harder Than Ever for Artists to Get Visas to the United States. But an Army of Volunteer Lawyers Wants to Help The sessions will put artists in touch with lawyers who specialize in immigration law. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 8, 2020
Politics LGBTQ Activists Are Condemning the Palais de Tokyo for Hosting a Show by a Qatari State Museum The activists say the partnership legitimizes a nation that offers no legal protections for LGBTQ people. By Katie White, Jan 8, 2020
Art World Puerto Rico’s Museums Face Devastating Losses After a Spate of Earthquakes Struck the Island The island was still rebuilding from Hurricane Maria when this latest disaster struck. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 8, 2020
