The Art Angle Shattering the Glass Ceiling (Re-Air): Curator Lauren Haynes on Working to Forge a Fuller Story of American Art The curator shares the best advice she ever received, and her tricks for managing a healthy work-life balance. By Artnet News, Jun 4, 2021
Artnet News Pro If You Had $3 Million, Would You Buy a Jonas Wood Painting or a Matisse Cutout? We Asked an Expert to Choose In the first installment of a new series, art advisor Allan Schwartzman considers two very different artworks. By Rachel Corbett, Jun 4, 2021
Wet Paint Lawsuit Alleges Leon Black Used a Fake Museum Gig as Bait, Galas Go Back to IRL, & More Art-World Gossip Which downtown hotspot did Met director Max Hollein hit up? What upstate gallery is opening a new Manhattan outpost? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Jun 4, 2021
Museums Over Memorial Day Weekend, New York Museums Scored Their Highest Visitor Numbers Since the Pandemic Started Thousands flocked to the Met, MoMA, and other institutions over the holiday weekend. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 3, 2021
Law Hobby Lobby Is Suing a Classics Professor for Allegedly Selling the Company Antiquities He Stole From Oxford University Dirk Obbink was arrested last March. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 3, 2021
Buyer's Guide Don’t Miss These 5 Artworks Coming to Auction From the Esteemed Collection of Late TV Executive Blake Byrne John Moran Auctioneers in Los Angeles is presenting over 80 works from his collection across two auctions this June. By Artnet Gallery Network, Jun 3, 2021
Art World ‘What We Make Is Not Object, It’s Energy’: Watch Art Collective Assume Vivid Astro Focus Collaborate Across Continents As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 3, 2021
Galleries Lévy Gorvy Is Dedicating All Four of Its Global Galleries to Mickalene Thomas, a Growing Art-Market Force, This Fall The artist just set a new auction record of $1.8 million last month. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2021
Gallery Network Shop The Show: Tony Cragg’s New Sculptures Reimagine the Fundamental Building Blocks of Nature and the Human Body Buchmann Galerie in Berlin is the venue for his latest works. By Artnet Gallery Network, Jun 3, 2021
Art World An Italian Artist Auctioned Off an ‘Invisible Sculpture’ for $18,300. It’s Made Literally of Nothing “It is a work that asks you to activate the power of the imagination,” Salvatore Garau said of his sculpture. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 3, 2021
Politics Scholars in Belgium, Frustrated With the Government’s Inertia on Restitution, Have Released Their Own Repatriation Guidelines The report's authors hope to stimulate public debate and force the government to make concrete decisions regarding restitution. By Kate Brown, Jun 3, 2021
Art World To Revive New York’s Creative Economy, the Mellon Foundation Will Deploy $125 Million to Pay Artists to Go Back to Work The two-pronged, $125 million program will offer artists guaranteed income and full-time salaries at local organizations. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 3, 2021
Art Fairs Following a Safe and Successful Hong Kong Fair, Art Basel Confirms That Its Marquee Swiss Edition Will Take Place This September The fair will proceed—with new safety protocols in place. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2021
Art World A Swiss Curator Is Calling the Centerpiece Exhibition of London’s Design Biennial an ‘Imitation’ of His Earlier Work Es Devlin said her project was "completely independent" from a similar work by Klaus Littmann in 2019. By Naomi Rea, Jun 3, 2021
Museums Want to Smell Like Van Gogh’s Sunflowers? The Van Gogh Museum Is Teaming Up With a Fragrance Brand to Produce Custom Perfumes The move comes at a time of growing global interest in selling the artist's work as an experience. By Naomi Rea, Jun 3, 2021
