Auctions Disco Queen Donna Summer’s Personal Possessions—Gold Records, Handwritten Lyrics, and Her Own Abstract Paintings—Are Heading to Auction This June Christie's relives the legend's heyday with a shimmering sale timed with her HBO documentary. By Vittoria Benzine, May 30, 2023
People Ilya Kabakov, the Ukrainian American Conceptual Artist Who Lived Through Totalitarianism But Dreamed of Utopia, Has Died at 89 The artist died peacefully during the night on Saturday, surrounded by his family. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 30, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions See Jaw-Dropping Portraits of Audrey Hepburn, David Bowie, and Other Icons in Fotografiska’s Starry Terry O’Neill Retrospective 'Stars' arrays six decades' worth of the legendary photographer's celebrity shots. By Vittoria Benzine, May 30, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Uber-Curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev Is Retiring From the Castello di Rivoli + Other Stories Plus, the Quai Branly's director is renewed for a second term and a fractionalized Picasso makes investors 15 percent. By Artnet News, May 26, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions In Pictures: See Artist David Popa Paint Prehistoric Creatures on Natural Landscapes Around the World for Apple TV’s Dinosaur Documentary Despite taking up to 15 hours to complete, the works were quickly washed away by the rain. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 26, 2023
Museums The New Documentary ‘White Balls on Walls’ Captures the Highs—and Uneasy Lows—of the Stedelijk Museum’s Quest for Diversity Director Sarah Vos gained unprecedented access to the Amsterdam museum's effort to diversify its staff and collection. By Min Chen, May 26, 2023
People Remembering the Late Experimental Filmmaker Kenneth Anger Through 6 of His Most Fantastically Transgressive Works Anger died earlier this month at age 96. By Min Chen, May 25, 2023
Artnet News Pro Hot Lots: 5 Works That Shattered Expectations During New York’s 2023 Spring Sales We look at the lots that overperformed last week and consider what it tells us about the state of the market. By Artnet News, May 25, 2023
Crime Police in Italy Busted a Major Antiquities Trafficking Ring, Seizing Some 3,500 Relics in the Process Twenty-one suspects faces charges of criminal conspiracy, theft, and the illegal export of goods. By Artnet News, May 25, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions A Sculpture Depicting King Tut as a Black Man Is Sparking International Outrage The statue is featured in a Dutch exhibition that pairs Egyptian antiquities with works from Black culture. By Sarah Cascone, May 22, 2023
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Qatari Collector and Curator Mohammed Al Thani Scours the Globe for Works That Leave Him Breathless He recently opened the Institute of Arab and Islamic Art in lower Manhattan. By Lee Carter, May 22, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Wim Wenders Dropped a 3D Anselm Kiefer Doc at Cannes + Other Stories Plus, Dia will steward Cameron Rowland's land art project and Ortuzar Projects expands in Manhattan. By Artnet News, May 19, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions A Forgotten ’80s Technology ‘Revolutionized’ Art for Keith Haring, David Hockney, and Others. What Happened to the Quantel Paintbox? Early Paintbox adopter Adrian Wilson curated an exhibition of work made on the pioneering technology. By Sarah Cascone, May 18, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Italy’s Newest Site for Contemporary Art Is Not a Swanky Architect-Designed Museum—It’s the Charred Ruins of Pompeii Wael Shawky is the first contemporary artist to create and debut a work on-site as part of the new initiative. By Hili Perlson, May 18, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: An Eleventh-Hour Fundraiser Saves a Santa Fe Art Museum From Closing + Other Stories Plus, Patrick Drahi funds a new art sales platform and Sprüth Magers now reps Martine Syms. By Artnet News, May 16, 2023
