Politics New York City Told Its Museums to Diversify or Lose Funding. Here’s How They Plan to Address the Problem Recent studies show that museums are falling short on diversity in several key ways. By Taylor Dafoe & Brian Boucher, Aug 6, 2019
On View See Why Hyman Bloom, the Forgotten Modernist Who de Kooning Once Called ‘the First Abstract Expressionist,’ Is Having a Comeback The artist was a master of macabre yet beautiful paintings of the decaying human body. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 6, 2019
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 19 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week There's still plenty to do in New York's art world during the dog days of summer. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 5, 2019
Art Fairs ‘The Seattle Art Fair Is Still Kicking’: How the Event Is Recalibrating After the Death of Founder Paul Allen and High-Profile Gallery Defections It was a year of transition for the Pacific Northwest event. By Rain Embuscado, Aug 5, 2019
Politics Facing Public Threats Over a Sculpture, Japan’s Aichi Triennale Censors Its Own Exhibition About Censorship Organizers received threats over a sculpture of one of the thousands of "comfort women" forced into sexual slavery during World War II. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 5, 2019
Art and Law After an 8-Year Legal Battle, Facebook Ends Its Dispute With a French School Teacher Who Posted Courbet’s ‘Origin of the World’ Both parties will make a donation to a French street art group as part of the resolution. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 5, 2019
Art and Law Three Munich Museums Restitute 9 Looted Artworks to the Heirs of Jewish Collectors The artworks ended up in Munich's museums before new research revealed their true history. By Kate Brown, Aug 5, 2019
Events and Parties Do You Have Unusual Taste? Here Are 14 Highly Eccentric Annual Art Gatherings That You Might Enjoy Attending From performance art atop an active volcano to living sculptures, there are some bizarre art festivals out there. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 5, 2019
Art World Boris Johnson Plans to Make the UK a World Leader in Freeports, Building 10 State-of-the-Art Facilities for Collectors After Brexit The government promises the initiative will create thousands of jobs but critics say it will encourage tax evasion and money laundering. By Naomi Rea, Aug 5, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Actor Kevin Spacey Read a Self-Glorifying Poem at a Roman Museum in a Bizarre Comeback Effort + Other Stories Plus, Gagosian expands its footprint in Chelsea and the Louvre will now require visitors to make reservations. By artnet News, Aug 5, 2019
Art World Police Arrest a Teenager at Tate Modern After a Child Was Pushed From Its 10th-Floor Viewing Balcony Members of the public detained the alleged suspect who who was arrested for attempted murder. By Naomi Rea, Aug 5, 2019
Opinion The Gray Market: Why This Chinese Fashion Designer Could Have a Solution for the Gallery Crisis (and Other Insights) Our columnist stress tests whether designer Guo Pei's unorthodox business model could apply to the troubled gallery sector. By Tim Schneider, Aug 5, 2019
Art World Behind the Oakland Museum’s $20 Million Plan to Transform Its Roof Into a Public Art Oasis Hood Design Studio will focus on native plants for the garden's new design. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 5, 2019
Art World From Women Ruling the Resale Market to a Museum’s Defiant Defense of BP: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news—fast. By Caroline Goldstein & Katie White, Aug 2, 2019
Exhibitions In a Powerful Statement, the Baltimore Museum of Art Is Dedicating All of Its 2020 Programming to Female Artists The museum's planning 13 solo shows for women artists including Joan Mitchell, Candice Breitz, and Katharina Grosse. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 2, 2019
