More stories from the week that ended June 19 (click on bolded words for more information):

  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Floating Piers opens in Italy on Lake Iseo.
  • RIP: Bill Berkson, who passed away at the age of 76 due to a heart attack.
  • RIP: Gillett Griffin, who passed away due to natural causes at the age of 87.
  • The art world responds to the mass shooting tragedy in Orlando.
  • Casey Nocket pleads guilty to several acts of vandalism in national parks for painting on rock formations.
  • David Nahmad adamant that Modigliani painting in his possession if not Nazi loot.
  • MoMA curat0r Sally Berger fired after 30 years with the museum.
  • Renewal of BP’s sponsorship agreement with British Museum increasingly unlikely following protests.
  • Tate protest regarding inclusion of Carl Andre’s work and exclusion of Ana Mendieta’s work in the museum.
  • Colleen Wolstenholme accuses Damien Hirst of copying her work and designs.
  • Clare McAndrew leaves TEFAF to join Art Basel.
  • Artnews SA files for bankruptcy, although Peter Brant-owned US operations are unrelated and will continue.
  • University of Notre Dame displaying collection of art that was stolen 20 years ago, according to lawsuit.
  • Leon Black now sole owner of Pablo Picasso’s Bust of a Woman (1931) after legal dispute settled.
  • Why the market for  Louise Nevelson’s work stalled for a while.
  • Long-lost still-life by Gauguin rediscovered in Connecticut and authenticated by Wildenstein Institute.
  • Sketchbook of drawings by Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered and will be published in November.
  • Cherokee Nation contributes $500,000 to Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.
  • Brâncuşi sculpture displayed at National Bank of Romania in effort to raise funds to buy it from private owner.
  • The Guardian reviews Tate Modern’s new Switch House building. Wolfgang Tillmans documented the construction. The museum also gets a radical rehang.
  • David Adjaye’s firm chosen to design Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art.
  • Christopher Knight reviews the Cindy Sherman show at The Broad.
  • Christian Viveros-Fauné writes about Nan Goldin’s Ballad of Sexual Dependency on view at MoMA.
  • Clément Chéroux hired by SFMoMA as senior curator of photography.
  • Kevin McGarry visits the Berlin Biennale.
  • Artinfo looks at the best Manifesta 11 has to offer.
  • ARTnews covers Jake Cruzen and Jared Madere’s exhibition at White Flag Projects.
  • Petter Olsen opening his own private museum in Norway.
  • Christie’s selling Johnny Depp’s Basquiat collection.
  • Sotheby’s to sell decorative arts and sculptures from the Collection of Bernard and Simone Steinitz.
  • Artdaily’s analysis of Sotheby’s Modern & Post-War British Art Evening and Day Sales.
  • Judd Tully reviews some lots at the Phillips London evening sale and also the Sotheby’s evening sale.
  • Sotheby’s offering $70mil. diamond at auction.
  • Artsy x UBS’ film on the rise of the art fair.
  • Eileen Kinsella previews Art Basel. Artnet’s list of 9 Artists Under 39 To Know at Art Basel 2016. Art Basel in Instagram posts.
  • Photography doing well as a medium at Art Basel.
  • Artinfo’s highlights from Art Unlimited at Art Basel. Artnet’s choices from the fair section.
  • Kneeling Donald Trump sculpture reminiscent of Maurizio Cattelan installed in Les Trois Rois during Art Basel.
  • Artnet’s picks for the 10 best booths at Art Basel. Judd Tully also covers some of his booth picks. Andrew Goldstein chooses his top ten works. Marta Gnyp’s picks for the best artwork at the fair. Alan Servais gets in on the fun as well. Sandy Rower picks his top five.
  • Artnet has a Art Basel sales report. Judd Tully also writes about some deals. Artnet provides more sales for day 2. Artinfo is also there for day 2. Judd Tully also reports on day 2.
  • Kenny Schachter’s Art Basel adventures.
  • ARTnews visits Liste.
  • Artnet’s must-see booths at Liste. Artspace also has highlights from the fair. Michele Robecchi makes his picks as well.
  • Arta raises $1mil. in investment.
  • Hauser & Wirth sells Lygia Pape’s Book of Night and Day (1963 – 1976), 35-part work for $2.8mil.
  • Liu Yiqian acquires 36′ Gerhard Richter piece from Marian Goodman at Art Basel.
  • Steven Cohen consigns $20mil. Richter painting with Gagosian Gallery at Art Basel.
  • When sons and daughters start working in the family gallery business.
  • NPR discusses the principal and act of selling art.
  • Is wearing high heels mandatory to selling art at fairs?
  • Where to eat and drink during Art Basel.
  • Scott Reyburn assesses the state of the art market as Art Basel approaches.
  • Jerry Saltz writes about the painting group show at Canada and the state of mid-sized galleries.
  • Galerie Perrotin moves to the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
  • Skarstedt to open new 4,000 sq. ft. gallery space in London.
  • Profile of Dem Passwords gallery.
  • Part 1 of Artnet’s list of the top 100 collectors in the world. Part 2 is also released.
  • UTA’s Fine Arts division adds Ai Weiwei to its roster and will help set up distribution for his documentary film.
  • Sara Cwynar and Mary Reid Kelley win Baloise Art Prize, which includes CHF 30,000.
  • University of Chicago announces that Kerry James Marshall is recipient of 2016 Jesse L. Rosenberger Medal.
  • Virginia Overton discusses her Art Basel site-specific work.
  • Barry Humphries sits to be painted by David Hockney.
  • Interview with Alicja Kwade about her piece at Art Basel.
  • Sotheby’s interviews Jenny Saville.
  • Brace yourself to learn 10 things about Hokusai.
  • Artsy’s list of 5 Zürich Gallery Shows You Need to See This Summer.
  • Winners of the Swiss Art Awards and Swiss Design Awards announced.
  • Tate Modern sells Wolfgang Tillmans unique works that were displayed in the museum.
  • What Silicon Valley investors can learn from the art world.
  • Art Basel emoji guide.
  • That feel when you’re an extra in a painting.
  • Ashley Olsen and George Condo may be dating.