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The National Gallery in London Will Be the First Major UK Museum to Reopen After Months of Lockdown

The museum will reopen on July 8.

By Kate Brown, Jun 30, 2020

Art World

Artist Arthur Jafa Directed Kanye West's Disquieting New Music Video—Watch It Here

A Kanye West song also played on the soundtrack to Jafa’s 2016 masterwork, 'Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death.'

By Artnet News, Jun 30, 2020

Exhibitions

Is the Age of the Blockbuster Exhibition Over? A Perfect Storm of Challenges Suggests It May Be a Thing of the Past

Widespread uncertainty has put tremendous pressure on an exhibitions model that has been adopted by museums around the world.

By Kate Brown, Jun 30, 2020

Art and Law

Following an Investigation, the New York Academy of Art's Board Has Issued a Vote of Confidence in Its Chair, Eileen Guggenheim

Despite Maria Farmer's allegations, the academy's board of trustees has asked its embattled chair, Eileen Guggenheim, to remain in her position.

By Rachel Corbett, Jun 30, 2020

Art World

Art Industry News: ‘You’re Never More Than 150 Miles Away From a Looted African Object,’ According to Museum Director + Other News

Plus, Rencontres D'Arles gets a new director, and a run-down of what sold at the online edition of the Masterpiece art fair.

By Artnet News, Jun 30, 2020

Auctions

Sotheby’s Middling Impressionist and Modern Sale Nets $62.8 Million Thanks to a Major Boost From Latin American Treasures

Sotheby's started off the lengthy auction evening on a strong note, but bidding for Impressionist and Modern art was more subdued.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 30, 2020

Auctions

Led by a Sizzling Bacon, Sotheby’s First-Ever Hybrid Contemporary Evening Sale Format Nets an Impressive $300.4 Million

The carefully choreographed sale took place on three continents.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 30, 2020

People

The Art World Works From Home: Dealer Sean Kelly Is Reading About Winston Churchill and Scrambling to Reschedule Canceled Shows

The art world may be working remotely, but it certainly does not stop. We're checking in with art-world professionals to see how they work from home.

By Artnet News, Jun 30, 2020

Art World

Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Virtual Art Calendar This Week, From Kota Ezawa’s ‘National Anthem’ to a Tour of Eileen Myles’s Art

A selection of worthy online and IRL events to fill your calendar.

By Artnet News, Jun 29, 2020

Politics

Donald Trump Takes a Perilous New Step in the Battle Over Monuments

The new executive order signed Friday reinforces the Veteran's Memorial Preservation Act.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 29, 2020

On View

Artist Derrick Adams Created an Immersive Tribute to Black Joy and Leisure for the Hudson River Museum—See It Here

As galleries around the world begin to slowly reopen, we are spotlighting individual shows—online and IRL—that are worth your attention.

By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 29, 2020

Auctions

Christie’s Paris Sells Two ‘Sacred Sculptures’ From Nigeria, Despite Protests From Scholars and Nigerian Heritage Authorities

Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu and others have criticized the sale using the hashtag #BlackArtMatters.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 29, 2020

This Alabama Medical School is Training Students to Diagnose Figures in Famous Paintings. Why? It’s a Surefire Way of Exposing Their Biases and Assumptions

Mary Cassatt may not have known anything about rheumatoid arthritis, but she sure could paint it.

By Artnet News, Jun 29, 2020

Art World

Art Industry News: Fox News Owner Rupert Murdoch Is Reportedly Angling to Buy Nearly a Third of Art Basel’s Parent Company + Other Stories

Plus, the inaugural sale on Loïc Gouzer's new art-auction app sets a record and the Dutch institution Witte de With drops its name.

By Artnet News, Jun 29, 2020

The National Gallery in London Will Be the First Major UK Museum to Reopen After Months of Lockdown

Artist Arthur Jafa Directed Kanye West's Disquieting New Music Video—Watch It Here

Is the Age of the Blockbuster Exhibition Over? A Perfect Storm of Challenges Suggests It May Be a Thing of the Past

Following an Investigation, the New York Academy of Art's Board Has Issued a Vote of Confidence in Its Chair, Eileen Guggenheim

Art Industry News: ‘You’re Never More Than 150 Miles Away From a Looted African Object,’ According to Museum Director + Other News

Sotheby’s Middling Impressionist and Modern Sale Nets $62.8 Million Thanks to a Major Boost From Latin American Treasures

Led by a Sizzling Bacon, Sotheby’s First-Ever Hybrid Contemporary Evening Sale Format Nets an Impressive $300.4 Million

The Art World Works From Home: Dealer Sean Kelly Is Reading About Winston Churchill and Scrambling to Reschedule Canceled Shows

Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Virtual Art Calendar This Week, From Kota Ezawa’s ‘National Anthem’ to a Tour of Eileen Myles’s Art

Donald Trump Takes a Perilous New Step in the Battle Over Monuments

Artist Derrick Adams Created an Immersive Tribute to Black Joy and Leisure for the Hudson River Museum—See It Here

Christie’s Paris Sells Two ‘Sacred Sculptures’ From Nigeria, Despite Protests From Scholars and Nigerian Heritage Authorities

Authorities Arrest 6 Suspects in France Over the Theft of Banksy's Recently-Recovered Mural From the Bataclan

This Alabama Medical School is Training Students to Diagnose Figures in Famous Paintings. Why? It’s a Surefire Way of Exposing Their Biases and Assumptions

Art Industry News: Fox News Owner Rupert Murdoch Is Reportedly Angling to Buy Nearly a Third of Art Basel’s Parent Company + Other Stories

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