Galleries Meet Thandi Sibisi, the Pioneering Black South African Gallerist Who Is Determined to Draw in a New Kind of Art Collector Thandi Sibisi is hoping to draw in new collectors by offering works at relatively modest prices. By Naomi Rea, Jul 28, 2020
Art Fairs Facing an Empty Calendar, Six Dutch Old Master Dealers Will Launch Their Own Humble Art Fair at an Amsterdam Hotel The Art Affair, as the event is called, will be held in a hotel in Amsterdam. By Artnet News, Jul 27, 2020
Politics The US House of Representatives Has Passed a Bill Approving a New National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC The proposed museum would be part of the Smithsonian Institution and be built on the National Mall. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 27, 2020
Auctions Banksy Is Selling Three Paintings About the Refugee Crisis to Raise More Than $1 Million for a Bethlehem Hospital The works will be offered as part of Sotheby's "Rembrandt to Richter" auction. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 27, 2020
Galleries Top Hauser & Wirth Director Graham Steele Is Leaving the Gallery to Start a Private Dealership of His Own Steele, a sales director who was made partner earlier this year, has been with the gallery since spring 2015. By Nate Freeman, Jul 27, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: Pace Becomes the Latest Gallery to Lay Off Staff as It Enters an ‘Extended Period of Financial Uncertainty’ + Other Stories Plus, Ken Griffin loans his $100 million Basquiat to the Art Institute of Chicago and a conservative women's group sues over a Black Lives Matter mural. By Artnet News, Jul 27, 2020
Op-Ed How a New Kind of Artist Contract Could Provide a Simple, Effective Way to Redistribute the Art Market’s Wealth KADIST's new resale rights proposal could help artists take back their market. By Joseph del Pesco, Jul 27, 2020
Art World Activist Museum Staffers Steal the Spotlight at Tate Modern’s Grand Reopening With a Protest of 200 Planned Job Cuts The gallery is facing friction over its decision to cut jobs from its commercial arm as well as its ties to a controversial donor. By Naomi Rea, Jul 27, 2020
Art World A Volunteer Caretaker Has Confessed to Starting Three Devastating Fires at a 15th-Century Cathedral in France The arsonist is facing up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $175,000. By Kate Brown, Jul 27, 2020
People ‘Life Just Continues to Go On’: Photographer Stephen Shore on Why It’s Okay to Take Normal Pictures During Abnormal Times See the photos that Shore has been dedicating himself to during the pandemic. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 27, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Gavin Brown’s Move to Gladstone Suggests New York Is Haunted by ‘Ghost Galleries’ (and Other Insights) Our columnist uses the week’s biggest market story to tease out the invisible damage elsewhere in the ecosystem. By Tim Schneider, Jul 27, 2020
Art World From Gavin Brown’s New Enterprise to the Death of Neon-Sculptor Keith Sonnier: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news—fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 24, 2020
Politics German Curator Hella Mewis, Who Was Kidnapped in Baghdad Earlier This Week, Has Been Freed by Iraqi Security Forces The motive for the abduction remains unclear. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 24, 2020
Art Fairs As Art Fairs Struggle to Adapt to the Social-Distancing Era, Frieze Announces It Will Begin Charging Galleries for Its Online-Only Editions Unlike the May edition of Frieze online, this one will not be free for exhibitors. By Kate Brown, Jul 24, 2020
On View Painter Alec Egan’s Luscious Interiors and Brightly Lit Landscapes Are the Subject of a New Show at Anat Ebgi—See It Here The artist's second solo show at the Los Angeles gallery is a delight for the eyes. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 24, 2020
