More stories from the week that ended March 9 (click on bolded words for more information):

  • Parker Ito’s show where he gave all of the pieces he created away for free.
  • RIP: Norman Yonemoto, who died at the age of 67 following numerous strokes.
  • Norway has chosen Jonas Dahlberg to create three memorial works for the 2011 Utøya massacre.
  • Israel steps up effort in the search for Nazi looted art.
  • David Toren is first American to file a lawsuit against Germany for return of artwork from Gurlitt trove.
  • US federal officials seize hundreds of items from relative of Subhash Kapoor that they value at $8 million.
  • Louis Lassalle arrested & charged with stealing Aamar Stewart paintings from Cotton Candy Machine Gallery.
  • Christopher Sensabaugh identified and sought by police as man who attempted to steal New Orleans Banksy.
  • Protesters picket KSU museum over censorship of racially-linked Ruth Stanford installation.
  • Steve McQueen withdraws his name from consideration for the 2014 Hugo Boss Prize.
  • Sydney Biennale chairman Luca Belgiorno-Nettis quits over company’s links to detention centers.
  • City Council approves removal of $943k from Ann Arbor’s public art fund.
  • Why destroying and damaging statues of Lenin in Ukraine won’t solve problems.
  • Art.com sued for allegedly hacking and obtaining customer information from Gotham City Online.
  • Basquiat estate sues Christie’s, accusing it of trying to sell possibly fakes & falsely suggesting authentication.
  • Frieze New York meets with union leaders for the first time to discuss the organization’s labor practices.
  • Zaha Hadid criticized for her views on migrant worker deaths in Qatar.
  • Damage found in ancient ruins of Pompeii and areas affected have been closed the public.
  • One woman shares her experience modeling for Terry Richardson.
  • Richard Prince kicked off of Instagram, then was reinstated.
  • Damien Hirst finding it difficult to write autobiography since he does not remember about ten years of his life.
  • US and China renew import deal restricting the import of cultural objects.
  • Denver pushing public policy in a pro-arts direction over the next seven years.
  • Getty Images makes 35 million photos free to use, in an effort to combat piracy.
  • A handy guide that shows you how to recognize the famous artists of paintings.
  • How the Whitney Biennial separates itself from art fairs and other commercial ventures.
  • Princeton study shows that some people may only like certain art because others also like it.
  • More information about what happened with Corcoran Gallery of Art and University of Maryland.
  • A look at 13 women leaders of institutions in the Washington/Baltimore area.
  • Irina Nakhova is the first women to be selected to represent Russia at the Venice Biennale.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art receives new $10mil. gift and will use it to diversify its audience.
  • Kimball Art Center expansion plans will nearly double the center’s existing space.
  • Federal appropriation requests for Smithsonian & National Gallery increased in Obama’s 2015 budget.
  • Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam announces the acquisition of two works by Steve McQueen.
  • The British Museum was the most visited attraction in Britain last year.
  • Former fire station in Doha is due to be transformed into a space for artist residencies and exhibitions.
  • Oakland wants George Lucas to open his museum in their city.
  • The practice of lending pieces to museum shows to immediately boost its value for sale or auction.
  • Interview with Alexis Adler about Basquiat and his work that she is selling at auction.
  • Zach Feuer, on the power of Instagram to sell art at fairs.
  • Recently attributed Leonardo da Vinci painting Salvator Mundi was sold privately for over $75 Million.
  • Adam Lindemann’s analyses of last month’s auction sales in London.
  • Jane and Marc Nathanson are selling three works from their collection.
  • How Dan Colen bird shit paintings have been performing at auction.
  • The influence of the most wealthy collectors on the art market.
  • Artprice releases its report for 2013.
  • According to report from Knight Frank and WealthInsight, fine art was worst performing collectible in 2013.
  • Art Basel Hong Kong will move from May to March in 2015.
  • The humorous artworks at the 2014 Armory fair.
  • The story of Still House.
  • Interview with Tali Wertheimer about her new Two Rams gallery in LES.
  • Banksy’s Facebook page racks up millions of likes very quickly.
  • Pictures from Jacob Hashimoto’s Gas Giant opening at MOCA PDC.
  • Ethan Cook in Interview Magazine.
  • About Ross Bleckner’s show at Mary Boone Gallery.
  • Daniel Joseph Martinez on KPCC’s Take Two.
  • Interview with Pearl Lam.
  • Tim Marlow goes from White Cube to the Royal Academy as its first director of artistic programmes.
  • Counter Editions releases a print (each unique) set by Eddie Peake.