People ‘The Biggest Challenge Was to Make It Work Financially’: LA Dealer Susanne Vielmetter on 20 Years of Showcasing Women and Artists of Color in an Adverse Marketplace The veteran art dealer talks about her experiences in an ever-changing industry, and the challenges it faces ahead. By Kate Brown, Aug 6, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: An Argument for Why Viewing Art During Lockdown Might Be Unethical + Other Stories Plus, Donald Marron's storied collection heads to the Hamptons and the Future Generation Art Prize releases its shortlist. By Artnet News, Aug 6, 2020
People How a 24-Year-Old Artist Ended Up Painting Breonna Taylor’s Portrait for an Unprecedented Cover of ‘O’ Magazine For the first time in its 20-year existence, Oprah Winfrey handed over the cover of her eponymous magazine. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 6, 2020
People ‘We Will Need a New Partnership With Government’: V&A Director Tristram Hunt on Reopening the Museum in a Dramatically Changed Cultural Landscape We speak to the director of the London museum about the financial impact of lockdown and rethinking colonial legacies. By Naomi Rea, Aug 6, 2020
Art Fairs The Dallas Art Fair Cancels Its 2020 Edition—and Won't Reimburse Galleries for Booth Fees "For now, it seems the long-term viability of the fair is contingent on the fees not being refunded to the galleries," one dealer said. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 5, 2020
Art World Despite Bans on Public Gatherings, Marc Glimcher’s New ‘Superblue’ Initiative Is Launching a Series of Venues Dedicated to Big, Immersive Art In addition to commission fees, artists will share part of the profits from ticket sales. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 5, 2020
Art World Dozens More Layoffs Hit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Which Has Shed 20 Percent of Its Staff Since March Nearly 80 workers have lost their jobs, with 93 taking early retirement. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 5, 2020
Art World Studio Visit: Artist Liam Gillick on Drinking Guinness as Creative Fuel and Why All He Needs for a Workspace Is a Desk and a Computer We spoke to the artist about what he is working on now and how he's staying productive in his summer studio in Naples. By Naomi Rea, Aug 5, 2020
Art World The Austrian Tourist Who Sat on a Sculpture at Italy’s Antonio Canova Museum Has Issued an Apology The man broke off the toes of a sculpture of Napoleon's sister. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 5, 2020
Art World As the UK Seeks to Diversify Its Public Sculptures, London Unveils a New Monument to the Black ‘Everywoman’ Sculptor Thomas J Price says there are only two other sculptures depicting Black women in the city. By Naomi Rea, Aug 5, 2020
Art World The New Museum Will Put Its 23 Remaining Furloughed Staffers Back to Work Ahead of a Planned Fall Reopening The museum is also expanding healthcare coverage for employees. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 5, 2020
People What I Buy & Why: German Collector Ingvild Goetz on Her Quest to Find the Ultimate Gutai Works and Why She’ll Never Put Art in the Bathroom The Munich collector walks us through the highlights of her art collection of 5,000 works. By Kate Brown, Aug 5, 2020
Galleries 'I Doubt It Is Worth Reopening': Art Spaces in Beirut Question the Future in the Wake of Two Explosions The blasts left at least 100 people dead, 4,000 wounded, and an estimated 300,000 homeless. By Naomi Rea, Aug 5, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: Cash-Strapped Philadelphia Museum of Art Slashes Staff by Almost 25 Percent + Other Stories Plus, an investigation of the Seattle Children's Museum is underway and a new exhibition in Austria shows what top artists made in isolation. By Artnet News, Aug 5, 2020
Art and Law Swiss Authorities Are Investigating Embattled Art Dealer Yves Bouvier for Evading as Much as $360 Million in Taxes Bouvier argues that he has lived in Singapore for the past decade and therefore is not subject to Swiss tax. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 4, 2020
