Art World From a Vigilante Calling Out the Art World’s Copycats to Van Gogh’s Browning Sunflowers: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this weeks news—fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 8, 2018
People Anthony Bourdain Bought This Ominous John Lurie Painting Days Before He Died The artist mourned the chef's passing on social media. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 8, 2018
Art Fairs As Fairs Face Unprecedented Scrutiny, EXPO Chicago Launches a New Curator Exchange Platform The fair will help foot the bill to bring dozens of curators to the city. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 8, 2018
On View She’s Not President (Yet), But Oprah Winfrey Has Already Taken Over DC—as an Art Exhibition The Smithsonian's newest exhibition honors the popular talk show host, actress, and activist. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 8, 2018
Art World Impressionist Masterpieces From London Will Head to Paris’s Fondation Louis Vuitton Next Year Much of the work hasn't been shown in the French capital for more than 60 years. By Naomi Rea, Jun 8, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Did Frida Kahlo Make Up Her Jewish Heritage? + More Must-Read Stories Plus, Paul Kasmin plans to open its fourth New York gallery (with a rooftop garden!) and Tanya Bonakdar expands to Los Angeles. By artnet News, Jun 8, 2018
Art World From the Met and Christie’s to Cheim & Read: How the Art World Guest Stars in ‘Ocean’s 8’ The industry makes more than just a cameo in the summer blockbuster. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 8, 2018
Art Fairs Frieze Offers a Refund to Dealers Affected by the Excessive Heat at This Year’s New York Fair Refunds are ten percent of booth fees and start at $1,000. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 7, 2018
Art World Woolworths Cancels Spencer Tunick’s Mass Nude Photo Shoot in Melbourne—Because It Would Turn Off Grocery Shoppers The shoot featuring over 10,000 naked volunteers was scheduled to take place on the store's rooftop parking lot. By Henri Neuendorf, Jun 7, 2018
Art World David Hammons Gets the Green Light to Create a Grand, Haunting Public Artwork in the Hudson River The go-ahead from New York State significantly advances the project, but further regulations still need to be overcome. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 7, 2018
Galleries ‘It’s Good to Be Outside the Bubble’: Why One Gallerist Traded Hollywood for Athens, Georgia Gallerist Tif Sigfrids says being a stranger in a strange land is a good thing. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 7, 2018
Art World Art Industry News: Another Art-World Scammer Is Discovered Preying on the Italian Riviera + More Must-Read Stories Plus, White Cube now represents Danh Vo and star curator Omar Kholeif abruptly leaves his post at the MCA Chicago. By artnet News, Jun 7, 2018
Exhibitions ‘We’re Not Fixing the Mess’: The Curator of the 10th Berlin Biennale, Gabi Ngcobo, Refuses to Exorcize Europe’s Colonial Ghosts Called "We Don't Need Another Hero," the South African curator tells us how her team are following up Germany's year of mega exhibitions. By Kate Brown, Jun 7, 2018
Opinion Why the Legal Strategy Behind Masterpiece Cakeshop Gets Art Backwards—and Why It Should Make People Nervous What happens when the definition of “art” becomes a burning political issue of our day. By Ben Davis, Jun 7, 2018
Art World ‘If Picasso Was Around Today He’d Have to Mow Lawns’: Why One Artist Installed a 10-Foot Picasso Lawn Gnome in Brooklyn Artist Elliott Arkin, known for his cartoonish sculptures, wants to make sure the art world doesn’t take itself too seriously. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 7, 2018
