Auctions Following Public Pressure, eBay Has Cancelled a Sale of Wartime Drawings Reportedly Made by an Artist in a U.S. Japanese Internment Camp A number of organizations wrote to the auction house saying they objected to "profiteering off the oppression of Japanese Americans." By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 7, 2021
Art World The Saudi Crown Prince Refused to Lend the ‘Salvator Mundi’ to the Louvre Because the Museum Disputed Its Authenticity, a New Film Says MBS reportedly didn't want the museum to reveal the belief that only a small part of the painting was done by Leonardo's hand. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 7, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: A Startup Is Trying to Combat ‘Gentrification’ and Flipping in the Sneaker Market to Save the Soul of Kicks + Other Stories Plus, the Cranbrook Academy of Art gets a game-changing gift and cities across the US consider universal basic income for artists. By Artnet News, Apr 7, 2021
Art World Dozens of 150-Year-Old Oak Trees Have Been Felled to Rebuild the Destroyed Spire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame Around 1,000 oaks will be needed to restore the spire, which will be rebuilt to look as it did before the fire. By Naomi Rea, Apr 7, 2021
People How Bisa Butler Went From Being a High School Art Teacher to an In-Demand Quilter With a Show at the Art Institute of Chicago The artist recently designed the cover artwork for Tarana Burke's forthcoming memoir, "Unbound." By Katie White, Apr 7, 2021
Op-Ed Artists Have Been Attempting to Secure Royalties on Their Work for More Than a Century. Blockchain Finally Offers Them a Breakthrough There's a throughline from attempts to reform the art market in the '60s to artists like Simon de la Rouviere's work today. By Charlotte Kent, Apr 7, 2021
Art World The Getty Has Partnered With the City of Los Angeles to Identify and Preserve Landmarks Related to Black History Currently, just over three percent of the city’s roughly 1,200 historic landmarks are tied to African American heritage. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 6, 2021
Art and Law Dutch Police Have Arrested a Man Suspected of Brazenly Stealing Paintings by Van Gogh and Hals From Locked-Down Museums The paintings have not yet been recovered. By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 6, 2021
People Studio Visit: Artist Eric Standley Is Using Lasers to Carve Eye-Popping Paper Sculptures, and Reading Philosopher Peter Sloterdijk The artist welcomed us into his studio to show us some of his intricate layered-paper "artifacts" in progress. By Katie White, Apr 6, 2021
Art World An Amateur Anthropologist Found a 17th-Century Coin That May Solve the Mystery of an Infamous Pirate Heist Experts are in the midst of examining the coin trove—but so far, evidence suggests that the novice's theory is correct. By Artnet News, Apr 6, 2021
Art World The Only Home Ai Weiwei Ever Designed in the US Just Sold for a Whopping $4.9 Million in Upstate New York—See Images Here The house was previously owned by investor Christopher Tsai. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 6, 2021
Art World A Couple Accidentally Defaced a $500,000 Painting in a Seoul Mall After Mistaking It for a Participatory Artwork The pair thought the array of paint cans and brushes beneath the painting was an invitation for the public to join in. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 6, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Princess Diana’s Statue Will Be Unveiled at Kensington Palace in a Project Guided by Her Feuding Sons + Other Stories Plus, activists say the new plan to save Venice's lagoon doesn't go far enough, and a previously unknown Thomas Gainsborough is identified. By Artnet News, Apr 6, 2021
Auctions A Picasso Portrait Could Rake in $55 Million at Christie’s Next Month, Suggesting a Surge in the Art Market’s Confidence The work, depicting Marie-Thérèse Walter, was painted in 1932, Picasso's so-called "year of wonders." By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 6, 2021
People A Maverick Who Captivated the ’70s New York Scene, Alex Hay Seemed Bound to Become a Famous Artist. Then He Just Walked Away. Why? In 1971, Hay had a well-received career survey in New York. Then he disappeared into the desert and didn't show again for 32 years. By Pac Pobric, Apr 6, 2021
