More stories from the week that ended Aug 2 (click on bolded words for more information):
- Sun Yuan and Peng Yu unveil fallen angel sculptural installation, called Angel.
- RIP: Shigeko Kubota, who died at the age of 77 due to cancer.
- RIP: Yasuo Minagawa, who died at the age of 69 due to esophageal cancer.
- Eight year old girl killed in Santa Cruz artist colony by a teen living at the art center.
- Stepson of Nick Korniloff, founder of the Art Miami fair, missing at sea after boat found capsized. The US Navy joins in on search efforts. Coast Guard ends their search, but private hunt continues.
- Bill Cunningham breaks kneecap in bicycle accident.
- Why is Basquiat’s work underrepresented in major museums’ collections?
- UK immigration officials reject Ai Weiwei’s application for a business visa. Theresa May reviews the decision.
- F-Troop gang in Santa Ana gets a elaborate gang tag up on highly visible city wall.
- Lawrence Friedland’s Southampton mansion destroyed by fire.
- How China’s economic troubles could impact the art market. The test could come during fall auction sales.
- Magnus Resch examines why art galleries lose money and are financially unsuccessful.
- Wallspace gallery announces that it is going to close.
- Camille Paglia denounces and criticizes Emma Sulkowicz’ mattress performance, calling her a bad feminist.
- Snarkitecture installation may have unexpectedly given Piper Grosswendt pink eye.
- Oakland developers challenge the 1% public art requirement set by city.
- Fairholme Capital private art museum not yet being built allegedly due to Miami’s planning dept.
- Convicted fraudster Luke Brugnara claims that 16 paintings he received from an art dealer could be fake.
- Martin Roth defends Germany’s planned cultural heritage law amendment and attacks artists and opponents.
- London National Gallery staff announce all-out strike.
- Sherie’ Franssen accused of imitating Cecily Brown’s paintings.
- Makoto Aida claims Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo asked him to pull installation mocking prime minister.
- The Icelandic Art Center files claim seeking immediate reopening of Christoph Büchel’s mosque project.
- Ronald Lauder enlists lobbying firm ACG to assist in getting Nazi-looted art back to owners and heirs.
- Art in America and Artnews magazines merge, with Peter Brandt as majority shareholder. Ben Davis discusses the meaning of the merger.
- Stolen Rodin sculpture recovered after it was consigned to auction at Christie’s.
- Spaceworks converts public buildings across New York into affordable studio spaces.
- Tate announces shows for 2016, including O’Keeffe, Rauschenberg, Bacon, Warboys, and Nash.
- Tate Britain appoints Alex Farquharson as director.
- MoMA to have show of Edgar Degas monotypes.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art drew 6.3 million visitors in the last year, a record since 40 years stats were kept.
- Thelma Golden joins board of The Barack Obama Foundation.
- Zaha Hadid-designed Messner Mountain Museum (MMM) in Corones opened on July 24.
- Museum originally claiming to be about women’s history is now the Jack the Ripper Museum.
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum announce Pixar Animations Studios show.
- Ferran Barenblit named new director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona (Macba).
- Henry Bloch swaps out originals with replica prints after donating paintings to Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
- A look at the private art museums in Dallas.
- Arnold Lehman joins Phillips as senior advisor.
- Banksy’s I Remember When All This Was Trees street piece to be sold at Julien Auctions.
- Katya Kazakina writes about the Seattle Art Fair. Reasons why the Seattle Art Fair is important. Artnews reviews the fair.
- The mystery that is the market for Yoko Ono artwork.
- A look at how performers are paid for performance art.
- Sotheby’s stock (BID) may be oversold.
- Citibank organizes events that teach wealthy young heirs about buying art.
- David Walsh buys Richard Wilson oil installation 20:50 from Charles Saatchi.
- Artnews has 10 Tips For Newly-Minted Tech Millionaire Art Collectors.
- Gavlak Gallery adds Amy Bessone, Francesca Gabbiani, Dean Sameshima, and Marnie Weber to its roster.
- James Cohen Gallery to open third space, this time in Lower East Side.
- The Washington Post profiles Alex Katz.
- Lancia Trendvisions writes about Matthew Chambers.
- Paddle8 lists eight things to know about KAWS.
- A look at the instructions for handling Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog Yellow plate.
- Vittorio Brodmann talks about his studio, practice, and activities.
- Anish Kapoor’s giant Orbit tower will now include a slide.
- Miles Huston talks about Knowmoregames and his move to Detroit.
- Scott Indrisek reviews Darren Bader’s book 77 and/or 58 and/with 19.
- Leah Ollman looks at David Hockney’s show at L.A. Louver.
- An exploration of where Emma Sulkowicz’ career may head.
- Ai Weiwei has been given a visa to travel to Germany.
- Artnet interviews Greg Bogin.
- Jean-Paul van Belle takes rare photos of Mascho Piro clan in Peru.
- Steve McCurry’s love of India.
- KCRW looks at the Joe Sola show at TIF SIGFRIDS.
- Scott Indrisek writes about Katherine Bernhardt’s mural on the walls of Venus Over Los Angeles.
- The Creators Project talks to Ryan McGinness.
- Lisson Gallery now represents John Akomfrah.
- Artnet collects seven quotes by Marcel Duchamp on occasion of his birthday.
- Michelle Poler faces her fears through performance art projects.
- 8 hotels around the world that have museum-quality art collections.
- 5 shows to see in Tokyo this August. Scott Indrisek’s 5 shows to see in New York.
- Artspace’s list of 7 Influential Installation Artworks You Should Know.
- 10 art film documentaries to watch.
- Artnet’s list of 12 awkward things artists have said.
- Artspace looks at the heroes and villains of the art world.
- 826NYC chooses their favorite art books.
- New Rizzoli book store opens in New York.
- Artnews covers the Watermill Center Benefit.
- Artnet shows you how to go viral with your art.
- The Guardian writes about the film collaboration between Steve McQueen and Kanye West.
- Indiegogo campaign to fund DJ AM documentary includes art items, shoes, and more.
