Art World Art Industry News: Last-Minute Visitors to the Rijksmuseum’s Vermeer Blockbuster Miss Out on ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ + Other Stories Plus, London Gallery Weekend kicks off and Xavier Hufkens wins the estate of Leon Kossof. By Artnet News, 2 days ago
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
Art World Art Industry News: Groundbreaking Experimental Filmmaker Kenneth Anger Has Died at 96 + Other Stories Plus, Tate Britain's rehang has divided critics, and a legal tussle erupts over an Anna Weyant painting flip. By Artnet News, May 25, 2023
Books ‘Pictures Want to Be Kissed’: Author and Curator Omar Kholeif on Dating Apps, Digital Artifice, and Visual Constructions of Desire Read an excerpt from Sharjah Art Foundation curator Omar Kholeif's new book 'Internet Art.' By Omar Kholeif, May 24, 2023
Art World In an Unconventional Matchup, the U.K.’s Oldest Cathedral Has Recruited Graffiti Guru Ant Steel for Its Artist-in-Residence Program Steel and other community members will create large-scale works for an exhibition in November. By Richard Whiddington, May 23, 2023
Opinion Kenny Schachter Spills the Tea on New York’s Spooky Spring Auctions (Including the Art Consigned by His Mother-in-Law) Our intrepid columnist had an inside view of the distinctly uneven market action in the salesrooms last week. By Kenny Schachter, May 23, 2023
Art World Putin Has Ordered a State Museum to Return Russia’s Most Precious Icon to the Orthodox Church, Raising Panic Over Its Fragile Condition Conservationists fear the icon might simply disintegrate if removed from museum conditions. By Brian Boucher, May 19, 2023
Auctions Correction in Motion? Christie’s First Sale of Gerald Fineberg’s Collection Pulled in $153 Million, Falling Far Short of Presale Estimates At times, the packed Rockefeller Center salesroom felt like a fire sale. By Katya Kazakina, May 18, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Art Basel Denies Rumors It Is Planning a Fair in Saudi Arabia + Other Stories Plus, an international photography award introduces a category for AI and Joe Bradley joins David Zwirner. By Artnet News, May 17, 2023
Archaeology Researchers Have Found 5,000-Year-Old Clay Figurines, Mysteriously Hidden Behind Boar Tusks, in a Ukrainian Cave The find also included a rare piece of pottery, and may suggest information about burial rituals, say experts. By Artnet News, May 16, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: The U.K. Government Has Commissioned Nine Artists to Make Work Responding to the Coronation + Other Stories Plus, Pyotr Pavlensky will stand trial in Paris and Ketterer Kunst relocates to Cologne. By Artnet News, May 15, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Latvia’s RIBOCA Biennial Shut Down Its Third Edition When War Broke Out in Ukraine. Now It’s Back—Without Russian Funding The biennial has scrapped its original program to offer something that feels more relevant to the present moment. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 10, 2023
Crime An Elderly Man Spray-Painted a Miriam Cahn Painting at a Paris Museum After Right-Wing Attempts to Censor It Failed The Palais de Tokyo will keep the defaced painting on view until the end of the show next week. By Taylor Dafoe, May 8, 2023
Gallery Network Don’t Miss These 6 Stellar Lots Heading to Auction at New York’s Showplace This Month, Including an Israeli Modernist Masterpiece Showplace’s Important Fine Art and Design auction takes place on May 21. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 8, 2023
Studio Visit In Her Industrial Tel Aviv Studio, Artist Zoya Cherkassky Paints ‘Like Crazy’ While Listening to Talk Radio Cherkassky's solo exhibition "The Arrival of Foreign Professionals" is currently on view at Fort Gansevoort, New York. By Katie White, May 2, 2023
