Art World Art Industry News: Is Anna Wintour’s Met Gala Falling Out of Fashion? + Other Stories Plus, the EU clamps down on the antiquities trade and Art Basel plans a global 50th birthday bash. By artnet News, Apr 11, 2019
Reviews At the Broad Museum, the Groundbreaking ‘Soul of a Nation’ Puts a Refreshed Focus on the Struggles of Black Artists in LA The importance of art collectives—and collective struggle—stands out here. By Colony Little, Apr 11, 2019
People Bob Dylan’s Art Is Getting a Very Dylanesque New Permanent Home—in a Whiskey Distillery in an Old Nashville Church Dylan's Heaven's Door Spirits is opening up the new center next fall. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 11, 2019
Market Athena Art Finance Was Founded With $280 Million in Funding. It Was Just Sold for Only $170 Million The art-finance market draws on a small pool of investors, which may be a sign of trouble ahead. By Taylor Dafoe & Tim Schneider, Apr 10, 2019
On View 9 Exciting Exhibitions You Won’t Want to Miss in Cologne and Düsseldorf This Spring The rival cities both have A-list shows on view. By artnet News, Apr 10, 2019
Exhibitions Artist Mark Bradford Is Shipping His Plywood Noah’s Ark to Shanghai for His Biggest Show in China Yet Bradford's boat sculpture, which first appeared at Prospect.1 New Orleans in 2008, will be the centerpiece of the show. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 10, 2019
Art World ‘It’s an Absolute Monster’: See How Astronomers Snapped the First-Ever Photograph of a Black Hole The Event Horizon Telescope project has done the unthinkable. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 10, 2019
Politics ‘Stupid and Senseless Politicians’: Artist Vik Muniz Blasts Brazilian Leaders After a Deadly Flood Sweeps Through Rio de Janeiro The artist had sharp words for the city's mayor and the country's right-wing president. By Javier Pes, Apr 10, 2019
Art World This Small Minnesota College Thinks It Owns a Munch—and New Evidence Backs It Up. But Oslo’s Munch Museum Is Keeping Mum The painting seems to depict Munch's one-time lover, violinist Eva Mudocci. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 10, 2019
Politics Artist Hito Steyerl Made an App That Removes the Sackler Name From the Serpentine Sackler’s Facade The artist had a lot to say about the family at the press preview for her exhibition—and now the institution has committed to no longer taking Sackler funding. By Naomi Rea, Apr 10, 2019
Art World A Unanimous Vote—and a Little Help From Brad Pitt—Pushes LACMA’s Controversial Building Plans Forward Diane Keaton showed up at the board meeting to voice her support too. By Catherine Wagley, Apr 10, 2019
People ‘Act First and Then Think’: Artist Angel Otero on How to Turn Failure Into Fuel for Creativity We visited the artist at his Brooklyn studio on the occasion of his new show at Lehmann Maupin. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 10, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: French Intellectuals Protest Planned Le Corbusier Museum in Wake of New Revelations + Other Stories Plus, LACMA's expansion gets the green light and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's archives head to the Getty. By artnet News, Apr 10, 2019
Art World There’s a Thriving Underground Barter Network Among Artists. Doug Aitken, Dread Scott, and 12 Others Tell Us About Their Most Memorable Trades Artists reveal the touching stories behind their most prized swaps. By artnet News, Apr 10, 2019
Art and Law A Donor Removed the Portland Museum From Her Will Just Before Her Death. Now, the Museum Is Suing Her Caretaker While issues like this aren’t uncommon, a museum taking legal action to resolve them is. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 9, 2019
