Art World Maurizio Cattelan’s Much Adored (and Maligned) Banana Artwork Is Now in the Guggenheim’s Collection Thanks to an Anonymous Donor The $120,000 artwork dominated the headlines during last year's Art Basel Miami Beach. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 18, 2020
Art World Galleries Square Off Over FIAC Cancellation, With Some Publicly Fuming and Others Decrying Their ‘Lack of Ethics’ Nearly 40 gallerists support the cancellation, despite some seeing it as a "missed opportunity" for the French scene. By Naomi Rea, Sep 18, 2020
Art World ‘The Local Audience Is the Central Audience’: As Tourism Tanks Across the US, Museums Pivot to the Visitors in Their Own Backyards As US museums slowly reopen in some major cities, their strategies are evolving to accommodate audiences newly dominated by local visitors. By Eileen Kinsella & Tim Schneider, Sep 18, 2020
Art Fairs Hauser & Wirth, Thaddaeus Ropac, and Other Galleries Just Signed on to an Upstart Digital-Only Art Fair Opening in October Daata Fair runs opposite digital Frieze week. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 18, 2020
Art World Wet Paint: Bidders Go Bananas for John Richardson’s Knickknacks, Frank Ocean’s After Harold Ancart Paintings, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip Which billionaire collectors got a quarter-million in PPP loans? Which designer snagged a store in cherished SoHo space? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Sep 18, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: London's Royal Academy of Arts Is Cutting 40 Percent of Its Staff + Other Stories Plus, a New Museum employee starts a Twitter row with Jerry Saltz and artists call on the Whitney to make reforms. By Artnet News, Sep 18, 2020
Galleries In a Year Marked By Upheaval, Brazilian Dealer Jaqueline Martins Is Forging Ahead With Plans to Open a Brussels Outpost Next Month The long-planned expansion to Europe has come to fruition, thanks to a bit of patience and some respite from a busy fair calendar. By Kate Brown, Sep 18, 2020
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: How the World Health Organization Is Using Art to Heal Humankind On this week's episode, Christopher Bailey, the WHO's arts and health lead, discusses culture's importance to global well-being. By Artnet News, Sep 18, 2020
Art Fairs Miami’s Art Fairs Can Account for 50 Percent of a Gallery’s Annual Sales. Here’s How Dealers Are Coping With Their Cancellation While some in the trade focus on their bottom lines, others see benefits to slowing down. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 18, 2020
People The Art World at Home: Curator Ksenia Nouril Is Making Yorkshire Pudding and Researching How Photographers Depict Monuments Nouril also tells us about her latest curatorial projects, and how she spends time with her French bulldog, Lambchop. By Artnet News, Sep 18, 2020
Art Guides 25 Shows to See Across the US as Museums Reopen, From Jacob Lawrence’s Genius at the Met to an Epic Mexican Masterpiece in Dallas As museums emerge from lockdown, here's what's on our must-see list. By Sarah Cascone & Caroline Goldstein, Sep 18, 2020
Art and Law Reversing an Earlier Decision, Marlborough Is Not Closing Its New York Gallery—But It Is Trading Lawsuits With Ousted Former President Max Levai The two sides traded lawsuits this week in Manhattan. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 17, 2020
On View ‘Things Are Not Always What They Seem’: Watch Artist Yinka Shonibare Transform Dutch Textiles Into Magnificent Sculptures As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 17, 2020
Art and Law An EU Court Rules That Banksy Can't Hold Trademarks While His Identity Remains a Mystery The ruling against the anonymous artist came in the midst of a bitter legal battle between him and a greeting-card company that used one of his images. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 17, 2020
Art World The Sculpture Michelangelo Made for His Own Tomb Is Getting Its First Major Restoration in Italy—See the Powerful Images Here Restorers are making surprising new discoveries along the way. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 17, 2020
