Auctions Here’s Your Guide to the Top Lots in the First-Ever Hybrid Marquee Summer Auctions, Taking Place Simultaneously In-Person and Online The houses are still banking on trophy-hunting collectors to prop up their rescheduled marquee sales. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 23, 2020
Art and Law Charging Bull, Symbol of Wall Street’s Roaring Market, Will Remain in Place After a Vote Nixes New York Mayor de Blasio’s Plan to Move It The committee that oversees the installation of artworks on city-owned land voted unanimously against the mayor's plan. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 23, 2020
Art World The Guggenheim’s Curatorial Staff Call Out the Museum’s ‘Discriminatory Practices’ in a Scathing Letter to Leadership The letter, signed only by the museum's "Curatorial Department," calls on the museum to make its workplace more equitable. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 23, 2020
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Virtual Art Calendar This Week, From the Making of a Gerhard Richter Documentary to an Online Fair for Digital Art As the real world reopens, the art world stays busy online. By Artnet News, Jun 22, 2020
Art and Law A Charles White Drawing Went Missing From Howard University. After 40 Years, It Appeared at Auction—and Now Howard Wants It Back Howard University purchased the work after White's time as an artist-in-residence at the college. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 22, 2020
Art World Now You Can See Long-Faded Details in Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’ Thanks to Google and the Royal Academy in London Google has digitized—in ultra high resolution—a contemporaneous copy of da Vinci’s work that sheds new light on the masterpiece. By Artnet News, Jun 19, 2020
Auctions A $10 Million Basquiat and a $35 Million Barnett Newman Are the Latest Big-Ticket Lots Secured for the Socially Distanced Summer Auction Season Christie’s will sell a $40 million Newman in their globe-spanning, relay-style sale. Phillips will offer a $10 million Basquiat. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 18, 2020
Art World Quaker Oats Is Retiring the Aunt Jemima Brand, Whose Racist Origins Have Inspired Artists’ Biting Interpretations for Decades Betye Saar and Faith Ringgold are just two artists who have used the character in their works. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 17, 2020
Galleries New York Galleries Can Now Legally Reopen for Business by Appointment. Here’s What You Can Expect If You Visit One Wear a mask and expect some dealers to ask for your contact-tracing information. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 17, 2020
Art and Law ‘He Didn’t Hide Who He Was’: Locals Describe Disgraced Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick’s Carefree Life on the Lam on a South Pacific Island Locals were aware that authorities were closing in. But Philbrick may have had no idea. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 17, 2020
Art World As Activists Call for Greater Accountability in Law Enforcement, Some Are Exposing Museums’ Little-Known Ties to Police Departments Museums occasionally hire police officers for security, a practice some activists want stopped. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 17, 2020
Auctions The Van Gogh Museum Paid $236,000 for a Revealing Letter by Van Gogh and Gauguin About Their Visits to Brothels The museum is planning an exhibition of the artist's letters this fall. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 17, 2020
Art World A Fisherman Found a Moss-Covered Statue of the Virgin Mary in a Spanish River. It May Be a 700-Year-Old Religious Icon The 330-pound granite sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary feeding the baby Jesus. By Artnet News, Jun 16, 2020
Art and Law The Estate of Chris Burden Is Suing an Indonesian Theme Park for Allegedly Ripping Off the Artist’s Celebrated ‘Urban Light’ Installation The theme park and selfie museum opened in 2018 with lookalike works by Yayoi Kusama and other artists. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 16, 2020
Opinion Kenny Schachter Has Some Choice Words to Say About Inigo Philbrick’s Arrest, and Now Turns His Attention to… Donald Trump Our columnist Kenny Schachter also has some intel on Larry Gagosian's latest big (tiny) deal, plus the next destination of "Salvator Mundi." By Kenny Schachter, Jun 16, 2020
