Art World Art Industry News: Rapper and Voracious Collector Westside Gunn Has an Entire Penthouse ‘Just for His Art’ + Other Stories Plus, the South Korean president's son got a federal artist relief grant and the head of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts steps down. By Artnet News, Dec 22, 2020
Galleries Curatorial Dynamo Destinee Ross-Sutton Just Opened a New Project Space Dedicated to Black Art in SoHo—No Flippers Allowed A contract she first developed for Christie's is in place for all sales. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 22, 2020
Market Philip Guston’s Market Has Never Reached the Heights of His Ab-Ex Contemporaries. But This Year’s Controversy May Change That Guston's refusal to conform once hurt his market—now, it could be the reason for its revival. By Naomi Rea, Dec 22, 2020
Art World Need an Absorbing Read for the Holidays? Check Out These 13 Books Recommended by the Artnet News Staff Let these artsy books transport you to another place this holiday season. By Artnet News, Dec 22, 2020
Politics A Statue of Civil Rights Activist Barbara Rose Johns May Soon Replace One of Robert E. Lee in the US Capitol Building The new statue would commemorate a key figure in the Brown vs. Board of Ed Supreme Court decision. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 21, 2020
Art World Decrying the ‘Architectural Elite,’ Trump Signs an Executive Order Declaring That All Federal Buildings Should Be ‘Beautiful’ and ‘Classical’ The order singles out Thom Mayne of Morphosis architects, among others, for crimes against architecture. By Brian Boucher, Dec 21, 2020
Career Stories Metropolitan Museum Curator Andrea Achi on Excavating Art in Pompeii and the Secrets That Medieval Art Can Uncover The curator tells us about her path into the art world. By Katie Rothstein, Dec 21, 2020
People ‘Rewarding Experiments, Strong Relationships, and Luck’: Art Dealer Nicola Vassell on the Ingredients of Success Vassell is set to open her own gallery in early 2021. By Noor Brara, Dec 21, 2020
Art and Law Australia Promised Arts Organizations $60 Million in Relief Six Months Ago. Many Say They Haven’t Received a Cent Arts organizations now worry they'll have to wait until 2021. By Artnet News, Dec 21, 2020
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 17 Events for Your Holiday Art Calendar, From a Christmas LED Flower Display to an Origami Extravaganza Plus, see the holiday displays at Bergdorf Goodman's and the New York Botanical Garden's annual holiday train show. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 21, 2020
Art World Want to Shop for a Cause? These 8 Benefit Sales Enable You to Give the Gift of Art This Holiday Season While Doing Good Buy art and benefit organizations like The Kitchen and Art for Black Lives. By Artnet News, Dec 21, 2020
People Sven Sachsalber, an Inventive and Wily Italian Artist Who Was on the Rise in New York’s Art Scene, Has Died at 33 The cause of death is unknown. By Nate Freeman, Dec 21, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: The Fate of This Real Estate Tycoon’s Collection Could Be the Biggest Question for the Art Market in 2021 + Other Stories Plus, Cai Guo-Qiang responds to criticism of his Palace Museum show and the Academy Museum delays its grand opening (again). By Artnet News, Dec 21, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: Why a Colossal Hack of US Interests Should Encourage the Art Industry to Invest in Cybersecurity (and Other Insights) Our columnist sees the breach of SolarWinds as a red alert about the heightened danger of cybercrime in the work-from-home era. By Tim Schneider, Dec 21, 2020
People What I Buy and Why: Former IBM Executive Marilyn Johnson on the Advantage of Hanging Art in the Laundry Room Top collectors share their strategies (and obsessions). By Tim Schneider, Dec 21, 2020
