Politics Art Speigelman Denounces Tennessee School District’s Ban of His Graphic Novel ‘Maus’: ‘It Has a Breath of Autocracy and Fascism’ The school board insists the decision was made over eight swear words. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 28, 2022
Auctions Korean Galleries and Auction Houses May Finally Be Coming to an Agreement After a Long-Simmering Turf War South Korean galleries have fought back against the auction houses' aggressive tactics by holding their own closed-door sale. By Eileen Kinsella & Vivienne Chow, Jan 28, 2022
Market A Dürer Drawing Picked Up at an Estate Sale for $30—Now Worth More Than $10 Million—Is Making Its Public Debut in New York The drawing has no comparables on the art market, dealers say. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 28, 2022
Artnet News Pro ‘It Felt Like Olden Times’: The Old Masters Market Roars Back to Life at Sotheby’s New York With an Impressive $91 Million Sale Competition was surprisingly intense even on lots that were already pre-sold. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 27, 2022
NFTs Picasso’s Granddaughter and Her DJ Son Want to Mint 1,010 NFTs Based on the Artist’s Work. The Rest of the Family Is Not Having It John Legend and Nas had even made a song about the bowl. Really! By Sarah Cascone, Jan 27, 2022
Galleries Dealer Esther Kim Varet Has a Talent for Opening Galleries in Rising Art Hubs Before Others Do. Her Next Bet? Texas The Dallas outpost of her gallery Various Small Fires will open in April. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 26, 2022
Art History Google Doodle Honors Avant-Garde Artist Katarzyna Kobro, Whose Revolutionary Abstract Sculptures Were Destroyed by Nazis Most of her work was destroyed by the Nazis, but Katarzyna Kobro still left a lasting mark on the history of abstract sculpture. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 26, 2022
Artnet News Pro A New Wave of Lawsuits Accuses 50 Art Galleries of Allegedly Violating the Americans With Disabilities Act Dealers complain that a lack of clear guidelines has opened the door to a flood of lawsuits. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 25, 2022
Politics ‘This Painting Could Be the Future’: Artist Jonathan Harris on Why His Viral Image ‘Critical Race Theory’ Struck a Chord Around the Globe The artist has sold over 1,000 prints of the striking image. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 24, 2022
Art Fairs Sales Were A-Poppin’ at the Fog Design and Art Fair in San Francisco, Showing a Strong Left-Coast Market Ahead of Frieze LA Buyers turned out in droves. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 23, 2022
Auctions A Turf War Between South Korea’s Galleries and Auction Houses Heats Up as a Trade Organization Warns of a ‘Collapsing’ of Market Order Galleries allege that the auction houses have decimated their businesses. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 20, 2022
Archaeology & History How a Wildly Popular Fashion Trend That Dominated Stone Age African Civilizations Suggests a 50,000-Year-Old Social Network Tiny beads led to a big discovery for archaeologists. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 20, 2022
Museums & Institutions More Than 60 Dutch Cultural Institutions Reopened as Nail Salons and Gyms for a Day to Protest Unequal Covid Restrictions The Mauritshuis, the Van Gogh Museum, and others forged ahead despite warnings from local mayors. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 20, 2022
Politics South Africa Has Halted an ‘Unfathomable’ Auction of Nelson Mandela’s Personal Belongings in New York The South African Heritage Resources Agency blocked the sale, claiming the objects did not have the necessary permits to leave the country. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 19, 2022
Law & Politics Ousted Director Nathalie Bondil Has Settled With the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Ending Her Wrongful Termination Lawsuit The former museum director had accused her former employer of libel. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 19, 2022
