Museums & Institutions The Queens Museum Repurposed a Set of ‘Temporary Walls’ for Another Exhibition. Turns Out It Was a Sculpture by Xaviera Simmons After the artist raised the alarm, the museum closed to remove and destroy what remained of the structure. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 21, 2023
Crime Disgraced Dealer Inigo Philbrick’s Co-Conspirator, Robert Newland, Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison Newland, who helped Philbrick execute and perpetuate the massive fraud, will serve just over one and a half years in jail. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 20, 2023
Galleries South Africa’s Goodman Gallery Arrives in New York Bearing Artworks by William Kentridge, Candice Breitz, and More Owner Liza Essers talked to Artnet News about the broader strategy behind the veteran gallery's latest move. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 19, 2023
Law & Politics John Baldessari’s Heirs Are Caught Up in a Tangle of Litigation Over the Care and Ownership of the Late Conceptual Artist’s Works The estate is suing former dealer Marian Goodman Gallery—and being sued by a former collaborator. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 18, 2023
Museums & Institutions A German Museum Is Under Police Guard After Receiving Right-Wing Threats Over Its ‘Safe Space’ for BIPOC Visitors The museum brought in police in response to online threats. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 18, 2023
Law & Politics Prosecutors Seek Prison Time for Ex-Dealer Robert Newland for Orchestrating an $86 Million ‘Ponzi-Like Scheme’ With Inigo Philbrick The government says Newland must serve a "meaningful" sentence to send a message to the "unregulated art market" By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 14, 2023
Crime Fake Celebrities, Code Names, and ‘Stuffing’: Inigo Philbrick’s Collaborator Reveals the Elaborate Plots They Used to Con Collectors Out of Millions 'I’d quickly come to learn that a fair amount of deception was accepted practice in the art world,' disgraced dealer Robert Newland said. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 12, 2023
Art Fairs At the Armory Show, an Artist Is Selling a Collection of All the Underwear Men Have Left in His House for $50,000 Jonathas de Andrade's installation features 68 pairs of vacuum sealed men's briefs. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 8, 2023
Art Fairs The Armory Show’s VIP Preview Opened With Brisk Sales and a Lot of Chatter About the Fair’s Future The New York fair marches on even as questions swirl about consolidation in the industry. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 8, 2023
Art Fairs A Trip to Spring Break Art Show Yields a Touching Encounter With Steve Buscemi, a Racy Call Center, and Much, Much More See some of the installations and artists that stand out at this jam-packed fair. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 7, 2023
Auctions With a New Milan Space, Phillips Opens a Fresh Front in the Scramble for European Collectors Phillips Milan is located in the historic heart of the city. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 7, 2023
Art World A Street Artist Keeps Whitewashing the Graffiti at Basquiat’s Former Studio. His Fellow Artists Are Outraged by the ‘Desecration’ The artist says his actions recall Robert Rauschenberg's 'Erased de Kooning.' By Sarah Cascone, Sep 6, 2023
Analysis Will the Latest Version of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Fly in the High-End Art World? From exercise equipment to major art purchases... will the Affirm business model fly in the gallery world? By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 6, 2023
Galleries Mega-Gallery Pace Will Open a Sprawling New Tokyo Outpost Designed by Thomas Heatherwick Next Spring Pace founder Arne Glimcher's involvement with the city's art scene dates back more than five decades. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 5, 2023
Politics Canada Has Sanctioned the Director of Russia’s Hermitage Museum Over His Support for the War in Ukraine Mikhail Piotrovsky has been head of the museum since 1990. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 5, 2023
