More stories from the week that ended July 31 (click on bolded words for more information):
- Piston Head II show, including a car by Richard Prince (above), comes to Venus Over Los Angeles.
- RIP: S.H. Raza, who passed away at the age of 94.
- RIP: Anne Chu, who passed away at the age of 57 due to cancer.
- RIP: Wendy Snyder MacNeil, who passed away at the age of 72.
- The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Hawaii faces financial troubles and leadership scandal.
- How political instability is negatively impacting the art market in Turkey.
- Swiss authorities seize paintings by Vincent van Gogh and two by Claude Monet amid 1MDB investigation.
- Dede Wilsey out as president of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco following ongoing investigation.
- Louis B. James Gallery closes after five years as owners pursue other projects.
- Hazel O’Leary surreptitiously sold paintings by Florine Stettheimer and Rockwell Kent while at Fisk University.
- Despina Stokou on sexism in the art world.
- Marina Abramović says that having children holds back female artists.
- Zara revealed to have allegedly stolen designs from many more artists.
- Lacy Doyle arrested for evading taxes on $3.5mil. in inheritance.
- Mary Boone Gallery sues Vanessa Buia for misrepresenting the identity of her client.
- Carol M. Highsmith sues Getty Images for $1bil. after it charges her for using own image she has copyright to.
- Orlan loses plagiarism lawsuit against Lady Gaga and is ordered to pay €20k.
- Top executives Paul R. Provost, Nicholas Hall, and Cathy Elkies all leave Christie’s.
- Robert Miller Gallery closes Chelsea space and will exhibit in private showroom on the Upper East Side.
- Agnes Husslein-Arco fired as director of Belvedere Museum due to misconduct.
- Despite protests, BP will invest £7.5mil. in new sponsorship deals with four major British cultural institutions.
- Ben Davis discusses How the Rich Are Hurting the Museums They Fund.
- Artnet’s list of The 10 Most Controversial Art Projects of the Last Century.
- Long-lost engraving by Albrecht Dürer discovered at flea market and returned to the Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart.
- Salvador Dalí and Tamara de Lempicka works stolen in ’09 from Scheringa Museum of Realist Art recovered.
- Fritz Koenig’s Sphere for Plaza Fountain sculpture to return to WTC site.
- High Museum of Art’s list of acquisitions for 2015-16.
- The Indianapolis Museum of Art achieves reaccreditation by the AAM — the highest national recognition.
- Detroit Institute of Art launches multimillion-dollar effort to acquire African-American art.
- A look at the 29 works The Broad acquired this year, including works by Oscar Murillo and Jonas Wood.
- J. Tomilson Hill opening private art museum in Chelsea, NY.
- Tehching Hsieh will represent Taiwan at the 2017 Venice Biennale.
- Performa 15 gala shall honor Okwui Enwezor.
- Study by Artprice.com calls China the world’s largest art marketplace, following an analysis of auction data.
- Chinese insurer Taikang amasses 13.5% stake in Sotheby’s.
- Choi Seung Hyun, aka T.O.P., to curate a Sotheby’s Hong Kong sale.
- Eileen Kinsella reports on the Wright Four Seasons restaurant auction.
- Five art dealers tell the story of how they came to open their gallery.
- Morgan Lehman Gallery will move to a new location, at 534 West 24th Street in Chelsea.
- Larry’s List interviews Lio Malca.
- Experts reveal the true hidden message in Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting.
- Film about Vincent van Gogh will be the world’s first feature-length oil painted animation.
- Artnet reviews Park Nights performance at Serpentine Gallery with Brian Belott, Jamian Juliano-Villani, more.
- JR’s large-scale work for the Rio Olympics.
- Artspace writes about Nan Goldin.
- ART21 premieres Daniel Gordon Looks Back on NOWNESS.
- A musical playlist put together by Mary Heilmann.
- Yanyan Huang’s show at Tomorrow is an Artforum Critic’s Pick.
- A preview of Mehmet Ali Uysal at Galerie Paris-Beijing.
- GCC show coming to Mitchell-Innes & Nash.
- Air Pop exhibiting meme on canvas works at Sade.
- David Bowie on art and artists.
- The story of Opie Ortiz’s Sublime sun logo.
- Dazed Digital’s list of the artists to watch right now. Artnet’s list of 9 Emerging Artists You Need to Know About Right Now.
- TimeOut’s list of 10 NYC artists 35 and under you should know.
- Rain Embuscado’s guide to becoming a famous artist.
- Sarah Sascone’s Artiquette: 10 Mistakes Not To Make While Promoting Your Art.
- Artinfo’s list of the 10 Most Exciting New Buildings Announced in 2016.
- Artnet’s list of the 20 most fashionable women in the art world.
- Donald Judd chairs available from Artware Editions.
- Movie in the works about 1972 Worcester Art Museum heist, based on Stealing Rembrandts book.
- Artnet’s list of 10 Political Figures Who Resemble Famous Artworks.
- Cantor Fine Art transforms well-known artists into emojis. First poo-themed dessert cafe set to open in Canada.
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Artforum visits San Diego Comic-Con International convention.