More stories from the week that ended Sept 11 (click on bolded words for more information):
- David Shrigley’s Memorial, his largest sculpture so far, installed in Central Park’s Doris C. Freedman Plaza.
- RIP: Emilio Prini, who passed away at the age of 73.
- 38 ex-workers, including art handlers and auctioneers, from the Drouot auction house get jail time for thefts.
- Çanakkale Biennial cancelled for 2016 due to hostile climate towards artists and journalists in Turkey.
- Michael Shvo charged with tax evasion on art and luxury purchases in New York.
- Rebecca Moss stranded at sea and in limbo while participating in container ship residency.
- Nicholas Serota steps down as director of Tate and will head Arts Council England.
- Martin Roth to resign from V&A due to disillusionment stemming from Brexit vote.
- Plan to build a Guggenheim museum on the Helsinki waterfront appears close to collapse.
- Security for US Open tennis tournament forces temporary closure of Queens Museum.
- Jho Low used Goldman Sachs to illicitly buy artwork, including work by Van Gogh.
- Opera Gallery wins $2.4mil. court decision against Gailord Bovrisse.
- Deborah De Robertis detained for nearly-nude performance at Musée Guimet.
- Heirs of Greta Moll sue National Gallery London for return of allegedly stolen Matisse portrait of her.
- The Washington Post explores artwork made by animals.
- Officials unveil plans to build a performing arts center at the World Trade Center site.
- Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery curators discover 1⁄4 of previous Magritte painting underlying another.
- Ed and Danna Ruscha donate thirty works from their collection to University of Oklahoma Art Museum.
- Ruth and Marvin Sackner donate 400 works to Pérez Art Museum Miami.
- The Obamas to attend opening of National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Sean Scully mounts major new exhibition at the Guangdong Art Museum in Guangzhou.
- Ragnar Kjartansson will have his first US museum show at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
- Robert Mapplethorpe show opens at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
- David Berliner is Brooklyn Museum’s new president and chief operating officer.
- Ignacio Mattos and Thomas Carter to open Flora inside the Met Breuer.
- Met’s Manus x Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology is its seventh most visited show of all time.
- How museums are adapting to the popularity of social media.
- Thaddaeus Ropac to sell Marcel Duchamp’s Porte-bouteilles (Bottle Rack, or Bottle Dryer) to a museum.
- The works available at Gagosian’s benefit for Hillary Clinton.
- Sotheby’s hires Martin Klosterfelde as a senior director and senior specialist.
- RM Sotheby’s results for Porsches from single-owner collection considered game-changing.
- Marilyn Monroe’s dress she wore while singing Happy Birthday to JFK in 1962 to be sold by Julien’s Auctions.
- Steve Jobs’ NeXT brand turtleneck from his closet to be offered at auction by Julien’s Live.
- Exhibitors list revealed for Art Basel Miami Beach 2016.
- Art Basel announces Buenos Aires as its first Art Basel City.
- Ibid Gallery gets a new 13,000 sq ft space in Downtown Los Angeles.
- Kamel Mennour to open gallery space in London.
- Observer writes about Larry Gagosian.
- Catherine G. Wagley writes about the Los Angeles collecting scene.
- The positions, titles, and roles involved in a gallery space.
- Artillery highlights female gallerists in Los Angeles.
- Artspace interviews Aaron Curry.
- Purple covers Torey Thornton and Erick Mack’s show at Almine Rech.
- Colin Gleadell writes about the Art Business Conference.
- Artspace’s list of 21 artists to watch this month.
- Artnet’s picks of 15 Gallery Shows Across Europe Everyone Should See This Fall.
- ARTnews’ list of 2016’s top 200 art collectors.
- Larry’s List interviews Qiao Zhibing about Qiao Space.
- Anish Kapoor discusses some of his recent works, projects, and processes.
- NY Times profiles Sally Mann and discusses her relationship with Cy Twombly.
- Bob Dylan to install his first public work at MGM National Harbor in Maryland.
- Amalia Ulman in keen on magazine.
- Sterling Ruby interviews Ed Ruscha.
- Phaidon takes you inside Yayoi Kusama’s installation at Philip Johnson’s Glass House.
- Arthur Edelman recalls meeting Andy Warhol and offering him a job.
- Doug Aitken plans underwater art installation off California coast.
- Owen Duffy interviews Ajay Kurian.
- Q&A with Ed Moses.
- Daily Mail writes about Damien Hirst through pics from his girlfriend, Katie Keight.
- 1stdibs profiles Rafael de Cárdenas.
- Limited edition Dabsmyla book, hand drawn and signed by the artists, available online.
- Absolut announces nominees for its 2017 Absolut Art Award in artwork and art writing.
- A guide for New York City gallery opening crawls.
- Michael Lutin’s art world predictions for September 2016.
- Steve McQueen awarded Johannes Vermeer Award by the Dutch culture minister Jet Bussemaker.
- Yoko Ono to reissue remastered versions of her entire musical output from 1968 to 1985.
- A look at the artists in Madonna’s art collection.
- The Hollywood Reporter interviews Lena Dunham and discusses the possibility of a gallery show.
