Art Industry News: The Duchess of Cambridge Is the V&A’s Newest Patron + More Must-Read Stories

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Art Industry News: The Duchess of Cambridge Is the V&A’s Newest Patron + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, locals are skeptical about the Obama Presidential Center and a Lee Ufan sculpture is vandalized by a K-pop fan.

By Artnet News, Mar 27, 2018

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Art Industry News: Jeff Koons May Downsize His Studio Again + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, Stephen Colbert is selling drawings he made during art therapy and photographer Nicholas Nixon retires early amid harassment allegations.

By Artnet News, Mar 26, 2018

People

‘I Drank the Apocalyptic Kool-Aid’: Art Historian Hal Foster on Why He Has Developed an Unromantic View of the Avant-Garde

Ben Davis, artnet News's chief art critic, spoke to the eminent art historian about the urgent themes of his upcoming Mellon lecture.

By Ben Davis, Mar 25, 2018

People

Director Stanley Tucci on Why He’s Been Waiting Years to Make His New Film on Giacometti

Geoffrey Rush plays the Swiss sculptor in Tucci's new film Final Portrait.

By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 23, 2018

Auctions

A Prize Van Gogh Elizabeth Taylor Was Given by Her Art-Dealer Father Is Now Heading to Christie’s

In November, a similar work almost broke the Dutch master's auction record.

By Henri Neuendorf, Mar 21, 2018

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Art Industry News: Banksy’s Brand-New Rat in Chelsea Might Already Be Going to Auction + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, Rio’s modern art museum is selling a Jackson Pollock and Tracey Emin is unleashing her birds in Australia.

By Artnet News, Mar 21, 2018

Analysis

Betting on Asian Collectors’ Appetite for Western Art, Sotheby’s Organizes a $200 Million Selling Exhibition in Hong Kong

Four Picassos in the sale have come directly from the artist's granddaughter.

By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 20, 2018

Law & Politics

Belgian Police Raid People’s Homes as an Investigation Into Russian Avant-Garde Forgeries Widens

Police are expanding their search after four art dealers filed a civil complaint.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 20, 2018

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Art Industry News: Banksy Assails the Wickedness of Wall Street in a New Brooklyn Mural + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, ART HK's founders launch a new fair in Taiwan and Congress pulls the plug on taxpayer-funded portraits of politicians.

By Artnet News, Mar 20, 2018

On View

Is That a Dead Body? 8 Breathtakingly Odd Works in the Met Breuer’s Unconventional Survey of Figurative Sculpture

From a mummified philosopher to a philosophizing robot, there's a lot to see here in "Like Life."

By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 19, 2018

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Art Industry News: KAWS Declares the Death of H&M’s Street Cred After Graffiti Lawsuit + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, Julian Schnabel is ready for his comeback and Sean Kelly donates his James Joyce trove to the Morgan.

By Artnet News, Mar 16, 2018

Art & Exhibitions

Does Dora Maar Deserve Credit for ‘Guernica’? A New Show Says Her Art Inspired Picasso’s Breakthrough Work

The upcoming exhibition at Paris's Picasso Museum also showcases the giant stretcher Picasso used to make the painting.

By Javier Pes, Mar 15, 2018

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Art Industry News: George Lucas’s Futuristic Museum of Storytelling Breaks Ground in LA + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, street artists call for an H&M boycott and a Brazilian scientist claims he discovered a hidden Michelangelo selfie.

By Artnet News, Mar 15, 2018

Art World

Salma Hayek Slams the New Frida Kahlo Barbie as Much Less Authentic Than Her Own Portrayal

Kahlo "never tried to look like anyone else," writes the actress.

By Henri Neuendorf, Mar 14, 2018

Art World

Art Industry News: Climate Protesters Stage a Die-In Strike at the Louvre + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, collector and designer Hubert de Givenchy has died and galleries are cashing in on hotel art.

By Artnet News, Mar 13, 2018