Art World Wet Paint: Inside a Museum Director’s Shocking Departure, Noted Dealer Swaps Shows for eBay Collabs, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip What budding collector got between Katie Holmes and her new boyfriend? Who flew in for Berlin Gallery Weekend parties? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Sep 11, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: Scientists Are Creating a Virtual Copy of Venice to Save the Catastrophe-Ridden City for Posterity + Other Stories Plus, Trevor Paglen's latest exhibition is an uncharacteristic series of flower images and a former museum director is opening a gallery. By Artnet News, Sep 11, 2020
Market An Acclaimed French Artist Has Accused Dealer Johann König of ‘Betrayal’ for Reselling His Work at an Art Fair Against His Wishes Saâdane Afif says his longtime dealer Mehdi Chouakri bought back one of the works to remove it from this "unhealthy" context. By Kate Brown, Sep 11, 2020
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: Futurist Doug Stephens on What Art Dealers Can Learn From the Retail Revolution On this week's episode, the man known as the Retail Prophet offers insights to galleries on where commerce is headed in our tumultuous times. By Artnet News, Sep 11, 2020
Art World How the Illustrator of Kamala Harris’s Best-Selling Children’s Book Translated the Candidate’s Inspirational Life Story Into Pictures Mechal Renee Roe shares what it was like to illustrate the vice presidential nominee's book "Superheroes Are Everywhere." By Sarah Cascone, Sep 11, 2020
Art World Photographer Jeff Frost Has Been Chasing California Wildfires for Years. This Season Is the Worst He’s Ever Seen The artist has shot no fewer than 70 raging infernos across the state throughout his career. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 10, 2020
On View 'The Challenge Was to Articulate a Voice': Watch Artist Omer Fast Splice Together CNN Clips to Convey a Personal Message As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 10, 2020
Art World The Studio Museum in Harlem Is Expanding Its Closely Watched Residency Program to Include a Mentoring Role for a Midcareer Artist Artist Jacolby Satterwhite will take up the new position in 2020-21. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 10, 2020
Galleries Zürich Art Weekend Has Always Thrived From Its Proximity to Art Basel. What Happens Now That the Big Fair Is Cancelled? Around 24 dealers and 10 local institutions are taking part in this year's event. By Naomi Rea, Sep 10, 2020
Galleries Famed Collector Charles Saatchi’s Only Daughter Is Opening a Huge London Gallery in Mayfair to Show Emerging Artists Phoebe Saatchi Yates is opening the space with her husband, Arthur. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 10, 2020
Art World Germany Is Giving Out $1.3 Million to Support Nearly 100 Artists Struggling at Home With Young Children During Lockdown Awarded artists will each receive a €2,000 salary for six months. By Kate Brown, Sep 10, 2020
Politics Wangechi Mutu, Patti Smith, and 62 Other Artists Created Images for a Get-Out-the-Vote Campaign Ahead of the US Elections—See Them Here Free downloadable images are available to encourage voter turnout in November. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 10, 2020
Galleries Hauser & Wirth Has Rallied More Than 100 Art Stars to Donate Works for a Fundraiser to Rescue the Queens Museum and 15 Other At-Risk New York Nonprofits The Swiss Institute, White Columns, and a host of other institutions will benefit from the sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 10, 2020
Art World Art Industry News: Pace, Gagosian, and Acquavella Have Formed an Ongoing Alliance to Take On the Big Auction Houses + Other Stories Plus, writer Roxane Gay discusses her new art-collecting hobby and Sean Scully is now represented by Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac. By Artnet News, Sep 10, 2020
Art World The Musée d’Orsay Has Apologized After Museum Staff Reprimanded a Female Visitor for Her ‘Indecent’ Attire. (It Was a Dress) The woman has shared an account of how four staff members tried to bar her from entering the institution because of her low neckline. By Naomi Rea, Sep 10, 2020
