Politics Coachella Officials Have Rejected a Proposal for an Ambitious Desert X Artwork, Claiming It Would ‘Exploit’ Local Plight for Tourism This isn't the first time locals have voiced objections to a Desert X proposal. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 6, 2021
Art and Law Members of the Art-Dealing Wildenstein Family Will Go on Trial for Tax Fraud—Again—After France’s High Court Throws Out Prior Rulings This will mark the third time the case has gone to trial. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 6, 2021
Politics India’s Supreme Court Has Green-Lit the Prime Minister’s Controversial $3 Billion Plan to Revamp Delhi’s Historic Parliament Anish Kapoor is among the critics of Modi's plan. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 6, 2021
Art and Law In a Win for UK Antiquities Dealers, Britain Will Abandon the EU’s Strict Regulations on Importing Cultural Heritage Now That It’s Finalized Brexit The regulations were conceived as a way to curb the illegal trafficking of cultural goods. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 6, 2021
Politics A Nigerian Artist Has Put Up More Than 200 ‘Missing’ Posters Depicting the Benin Bronzes Throughout the City of Dresden Emeka Ogboh's latest project seeks to bring public attention to the city's role in maintaining legacies of colonialism. By Kate Brown, Jan 6, 2021
Exhibitions 9 Must-See US Museum Shows Opening in Early 2021, From KAWS’s Brooklyn Blowout to a Homecoming for Laura Owens Mark your calendars. By Artnet News, Jan 6, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: This Art-World Scion and Onetime Sotheby’s Consultant Will Probably Become Biden’s Secretary of State + Other Stories Plus, Louis Vuitton hires Urs Fischer to reimagine its famous logo and Germany is developing an app to help identify looted objects. By Artnet News, Jan 6, 2021
Art and Law Lawmakers Are Cracking Down on the ‘Unregulated’ US Art Market. Here’s How a New Anti-Money Laundering Law Will Affect Dealers The new regulations target antiquities dealers, but could soon apply across the art market. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 6, 2021
Analysis The UK Has Officially Exited the EU With a Trade Deal. So What Exactly Does It Mean for the Art Business? As one expert says, when it comes to the new trade deal, "the devil will be in the details." By Kate Brown, Jan 5, 2021
Art World The Cash-Strapped San Francisco Art Institute May Sell a Beloved Diego Rivera Mural to George Lucas to Shore Up Its Finances The possible sale of the work, which was done in 1931, is getting public blowback. By Brian Boucher, Jan 5, 2021
Art World See the Installations by Kehinde Wiley, Stan Douglas, and Other Art Stars That Might Actually Make You Want to Go to New York’s Penn Station New York City has at last unveiled its new Moynihan Train Hall. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 5, 2021
Art World Artist Yinka Shonibare Will Sculpt a New Memorial in Leeds to a Black Immigrant Whose Death Sparked a Reckoning With UK Police The sculpture pays tribute to David Oluwale, a Nigerian immigrant who drowned in 1969. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 5, 2021
Art World The Extraordinary Discovery of a 1,000-Year-Old Chinese Coin in the UK May Give Proof of a Global Medieval Trade Route Two medieval Chinese coins have now been discovered in the UK. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 5, 2021
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 10 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From an Online Art Therapy Class to a Show of Mira Schor’s Polemical Works Plus, take a virtual tour of the Morgan Library and Museum's gems and see works by the Studio Museum in Harlem's latest artists in residence. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 5, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Millennial Buyers Were Absolutely Critical to the Art Market’s Survival in 2020 + Other Stories Plus, Philadelphia museums jointly announce their reopening and a Korean singer is in hot water for allegedly plagiarizing Jeff Koons. By Artnet News, Jan 5, 2021
