Former Sotheby’s Chairperson Patti Wong Is Launching an Art Advisory Firm for Collectors in Asia

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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

NFTs

Whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg Drop a Collaborative NFT to Benefit Press Freedom

The work centers on Ellsberg's 1971 leak of the Pentagon Papers.

By Min Chen, Jan 12, 2023

Museums & Institutions

15 Years After a Catastrophic Flood, the University of Iowa’s Esteemed Art Museum Is Reborn With a Fresh Vision

The newly renamed Stanley Museum of Art in Iowa City aims to become an academic teaching museum for the 21st century.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 11, 2023

Archaeology & History

German Researchers Used Neutrons to Peek Inside an 800-Year-Old Amulet⁠—and Discovered Tiny Bones

Using neutron imaging technology, researchers have detected the contents of a medieval pendant, discovered in 2008.

By Artnet News, Jan 11, 2023

Art History

Muslim Group Urges the Reinstatement of Fired U.S. Professor, Saying the Prophet Muhammad Painting She Showed to Students Was Not Islamophobic

The organization says the Minnesota teacher should be thanked for educating Muslim and non-Muslim students in "a critically empathetic manner.”

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 11, 2023

Art World

Art Industry News: A San Francisco Dealer Was Caught on Video Hosing Down a Homeless Woman in Front of His Gallery + Other Stories

Plus, a man who sold fake Warhols is held in connection with a far darker crime, and the Venice Architecture Biennale launches a college edition.

By Artnet News, Jan 11, 2023

Politics

Russian Cyber Attacks Disrupt Banksy’s Print Sale Benefiting Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine

The website hosting applications for the limited-edition artworks was overwhelmed by entries—many from suspicious sources in Russia.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 10, 2023

Galleries

Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Gets Her First Solo Show at Jeffrey Deitch, Where Attendees Are Instructed to Wear Balaclavas

The activist artist continues the collective’s protest against Russia’s authoritarian regime.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 10, 2023

Law & Politics

Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Secret Backing of Some of Hollywood’s Biggest Movies Has Been Revealed in a High-Stakes Lawsuit

A firm Rybolovlev silently backed is behind blockbusters such as 'Top Gun: Maverick' and 'Mission: Impossible 7.'

By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 5, 2023

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