Law & Politics Robert Indiana’s Estate Has Reached an Agreement With His Longtime Financial Backer After a Bitter Three-Year Legal Fight Several other lawsuits tied to the late artist's estate remain in place, however. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 14, 2021
Auctions Sotheby’s ‘Natively Digital’ NFT Sale Lands at $17.1 Million, With More Than Half the Total Racked Up in the Final Minutes Sillytuna was active on both the buy and sell sides of the sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 10, 2021
Politics City Officials Are Conducting an Audit of the Gwangju Biennale Following Allegations of Worker Mistreatment The foundation's president has described the allegations as “unfounded claims and factual distortions.” By Artnet News, Jun 10, 2021
Art & Exhibitions For the First Time, Basquiat’s Family Will Organize a Show of Rarely Seen Works by the Artist From Their Personal Collection The Basquiat family will share never-before-seen pictures by the artist in an exhibition that includes an "experience." By Sarah Cascone, Jun 10, 2021
Art World The Museum of Mario? A Former Nintendo Factory Will Soon Become ‘Gallery’ Devoted to the Video Game Company’s History The planned museum in Kyoto will showcase historical Nintendo products as well as exhibitions and experiences. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 9, 2021
Galleries Why Watch Hulu When You Can Watch Art? David Zwirner Launches a Star-Studded Livestream Program at Galleries Around the Globe The gallery will host six talks across four cities and show dozens of artworks in a bid for live programming. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2021
Artnet News Pro ‘Woo-Hoo!’: A Global Hunger for Hot Young Figurative Art Propelled Phillips and Poly’s Hong Kong Sales to a ‘White Glove’ $90 Million Records abound for buzzed-about stars. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2021
Art & Exhibitions In the 1970s, Top Artists Were Commissioned to Design the Monuments of Their Dreams. Now, You Can See Them For the First Time A stack of one million oil drums and a giant bowling ball running down Park Avenue are some of the proposals in “Dream Monuments.” By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 7, 2021
Art World Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Talk With the Director of the Uffizi to a Musical Reflection on Agnes Martin Plus, take a deep dive into the music scene of the early 1980s in New York. By Artnet News, Jun 7, 2021
Art & Exhibitions Meet Artist Gio Swaby, the 29-Year-Old Phenom Whose Sold-Out Debut Boasted Buyers Including Eight Museums (and Roxane Gay) The 29-year-old artist is still in grad school. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 4, 2021
Museums & Institutions Paris’s Centre Pompidou Is Opening Its First-Ever North American Outpost—in New Jersey The satellite branch is expected to open in early 2024, just after the museum’s flagship Paris location closes for renovations. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 4, 2021
Art & Tech NASA’s Stunning New Photograph of the Milky Way Is a Cosmic Masterpiece 20 Years in the Making The composite image offers a startling look into a violent event. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 4, 2021
Art World An Italian Artist Auctioned Off an ‘Invisible Sculpture’ for $18,300. It’s Made Literally of Nothing “It is a work that asks you to activate the power of the imagination,” Salvatore Garau said of his sculpture. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 3, 2021
Art Fairs Following a Safe and Successful Hong Kong Fair, Art Basel Confirms That Its Marquee Swiss Edition Will Take Place This September The fair will proceed—with new safety protocols in place. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2021
Crime Vandals Used White Paint to Deface New York’s Black Wall Street Gallery on the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre The gallery was originally founded in Tulsa, and opened its SoHo outpost in October. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2021
