Museums & Institutions The Director of a Prominent Russian Museum Has Been Unceremoniously Ousted for Not Advancing Vladimir Putin’s ‘Traditional Values’ Zelfira Tregulova has been replaced at Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery by the daughter of a top military official with little art experience. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 10, 2023
Law & Politics Major U.S. Auction Houses Have Reportedly Been Subpoenaed as Part of a Federal Investigation Into Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs The investigation is probing how Russian tycoons have used art to evade sanctions or launder money. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 3, 2023
Gallery Network 7 Questions for Gallerist Luba Kladienko-Ramirez on Trusting Your Path and Founding an Art Gallery to Support Animal Rescue ArtToSaveLives Contemporary, whose principal artist JuanCarlos rLora is debuting a new series, is a first-of-its-kind gallery that uses profits to fund its mission to rescue animals. By Artnet Gallery Network, Feb 3, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Singapore’s Government Interfered to Censor an Artwork Shown at ART SG + Other Stories Plus, Russian police raid an artist's exhibition and Sarah Sze gives a sneak peak of her Guggenheim installation By Artnet News, Feb 3, 2023
On View A New Photography Exhibition at MFA Boston Is Taking Viewers Through the ‘Multiple Realities of War’ in Ukraine The show brings together the work of Ukrainian artists who have documented the war since February 2022. By Artnet News, Jan 31, 2023
Crime A Ukrainian Art Dealer Is on Trial in France for Stealing Several Artworks, Including a $1.6 Million Painting by Paul Signac The Signac was recovered during the raid of a Kyiv home in 2019. By Artnet News, Jan 31, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: LVMH Helped the Musée d’Orsay Buy a $47 Million Impressionist Masterpiece + Other Stories Plus, designer Paul Smith will curate a blockbuster Picasso exhibition and London's Vagina Museum needs a new home. By Artnet News, Jan 31, 2023
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova on Art, Activism, and Vladimir Putin "Pussy Riot: Putin's Ashes" is on view at Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles, through February 3, 2023. By Artnet News, Jan 26, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Storm Watch This week: dark clouds gathering over the market, mega-gallery Marxism, a van Gogh in the courtroom, and much more. By Artnet News, Jan 20, 2023
The Gray Market Here’s What the Alarming Cancellation of Masterpiece London Does (And Does Not) Mean for the Art Business in 2023 As the art calendar kicks off, our columnist explains what to expect in a year full of uncertainty. By Tim Schneider, Jan 18, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: A TikTok Video Joking That the ‘Mona Lisa’ Had Been Stolen Goes Viral + Other Stories Plus, Switzerland names its artist for the 2024 Venice Biennale Pavilion, and Norman Foster has ideas on how to rebuild Kharkiv. By Artnet News, Jan 13, 2023
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: 4 Predictions on How the Art Industry Will Transform in 2023 This week, resident art business editor and fortune teller Tim Schneider makes highly specific predictions for the art world this year. By Artnet News, Jan 12, 2023
The Art Detective ‘The Party’s Over’: Art Market Players Brace for an Anxious 2023 Amidst Slower Sales, Growing Discounts A variety of elements in play suggest this could be a dicey year for the art industry. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 12, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Squirrel With the Pearl Earring? While the Famed Vermeer Is on Tour, Its Museum Is Asking the Public for New Versions to Hang in Its Place This is your chance to have your art featured among the Dutch Golden Age paintings in The Hague museum's collection. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 12, 2023
Market Former Sotheby’s Chairperson Patti Wong Is Launching an Art Advisory Firm for Collectors in Asia Patti Wong & Associates is the latest venture to be established by former auction house veterans. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 12, 2023
