Art World Pussy Riot Claims That Masha Alyokhina Has ‘Found a Way to Escape’ Russia to Perform in Scotland, Defying a Travel Ban "The show must go on," the group posts, referring to "Pussy Riot: Riot Days" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. By Henri Neuendorf, Aug 9, 2018
Art World Former documenta CEO Annette Kulenkampff Is Cleared of Criminal Wrongdoing for Last Year’s $6.3 Million Budget Shortfall The former managing director of the quinquennial exhibition will not be held responsible for overspending. By Naomi Rea, Aug 9, 2018
Art and Law One of America’s Top Art Collectors Was Duped Into Buying Fake Leon Golub Paintings. Now, He’s Getting His Day in Court The fake paintings fooled everybody. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 9, 2018
Auctions The Chinese Art Market Is Reviving But Nonpayments Increasingly Plague the Sector, Our Exclusive Auction Report Reveals The sixth annual artnet and China Auctioneers report shows that other weaknesses combine to paint a bleak picture of the market. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 9, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: David Hockney Might Become the Most Expensive Artist Alive This Fall + Other Stories Plus, Frida Kahlo's Red politics upsets hard-right Hungarians and the Kardashians fall out over a bout of "art shaming" involving Jeff Koons. By artnet News, Aug 9, 2018
Art World An Australian TV Show Turned Regular People Into Art Critics. What They Had to Say was Funny, Moving, and Sometimes Profound “Everyone’s a Critic” takes a diverse cast of people and puts them in front of a variety of artworks at Australia's biggest museums. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 8, 2018
Art Fairs NADA New York Is No More: The Fair Shuts Down to Focus on Supporting Brick-and-Mortar Galleries Where They Live But NADA Miami will go on. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 8, 2018
Art World Someone Just Gave Budding Art Historians $1 Million So They Can Afford to Actually Go See the Art They’re Studying The anonymous donation will support travel, lodging, and admission fees for museum shows. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 8, 2018
On View The Detroit Institute of Arts Has Bought Murky Photographs That an Artist Developed in Water From Flint, Michigan Photographer Matthew Brandt took a toxic turn for his series "Bridges Over Flint." By Sarah Cascone, Aug 8, 2018
Art World The British Museum Has Kept an Easter Island Statue for 150 Years. Now, the Rapa Nui People Want It Back The seven-foot-tall statue is considered a sacred object by the local people. By Naomi Rea, Aug 8, 2018
Opinion Is the QAnon Conspiracy the Work of Artist-Activist Pranksters? The Evidence for (And Against) a Dangerous Hypothesis The history of "Luther Blissett," the Italian media jamming movement, is suddenly relevant to the US political discussion. By Ben Davis, Aug 8, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Protest Grows in Support of Jailed Bangladeshi Photographer Who Spoke Out for Students + Other Stories Plus, Banksy's lost Mona Lisa mural is being uncovered and the actor Will Smith ponders the meaning of art. By artnet News, Aug 8, 2018
Art Fairs Some Top Dealers Skipped the Seattle Art Fair, But Solid Sales for Repeat Galleries Illustrate the Rewards of Choosing Fairs Wisely Dealers stress quality over quantity when it comes to Seattle buyers. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 8, 2018
Politics What’s in Beyoncé’s Mom’s Art Collection? A Tour of Tina Knowles Lawson’s Hollywood Home Reveals All Beyoncé and Solange clearly got their love of art from their mom. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 7, 2018
Art World Was This Mild-Mannered Schoolteacher Couple Behind the Unsolved Heist of a $160 Million de Kooning Painting? Does a book of short stories hold a clue as to how Jerry and Rita Alter acquired a stolen de Kooning? By Sarah Cascone, Aug 7, 2018
