More stories from the week that ended Nov 27 (click on bolded words for more information):

  • The importance of Kara Walker’s work in today’s times.
  • Opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi is delayed again.
  • Len Blavatnik sues the Wildenstein family over £63mil. deal to buy New York townhouse.
  • Alec Baldwin’s complaints and attacks against Mary Boone continue in court papers.
  • Dealers’ group that owned Da Vinci painting threatening to sue Sotheby’s over Dmitry Rybolovlev flip.
  • Jenni Lomax to step down as director of Camden Arts Centre after 26 years.
  • Ben Medansky exhibiting works that were left/”created” after his studio was destroyed by a fire.
  • After raising funds, National Gallery’s acquisition of Pontormo portrait under threat due to drop in pound.
  • Victor Pinchuk’s revealed in Trump Foundation filing to have donated $150k gift.
  • Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips change dates of Feb. auctions in London to avoid clash with Lunar New Year.
  • German government to fund research into Nazis’ campaign against “degenerate art” at Berlin’s Free University.
  • Artnet collects responses for 28 Ways to Change the Art World For the Better.
  • Aga Khan Museum offers free admission to all Syrian newcomers during run of Syria: A Living History show.
  • Jeff Koons will gift a Bouquet of Tulips statue to the city of Paris in memory of the victims of terror attacks.
  • The Broad’s special Creature exhibition currently up at the museum.
  • Ben Davis shares 10 Treasures of the Metropolitan Museum to Broaden Your Mind and Lift Your Spirits.
  • The story behind Mark Rothko’s Seagram murals.
  • 40 upcoming exhibitions will celebrate Picasso’s ties to the Mediterranean.
  • Sumida Hokusai Museum, dedicated solely to the work of Katsushika Hokusai, opened November 22.
  • The Prada Foundation launching new photography gallery in Milan’s the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
  • Norman Foster to work with Spain’s Carlos Rubio to renovate an extension of the Prado Museum.
  • Mats Stjernstedt will curate a group exhibition for the Nordic Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale.
  • 42 paintings from Vatican Museums’ Pinacoteca going on show at the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
  • Conservators at Courtauld Gallery believe that its version of Manet’s Le déjeuner sur l’herbe is an original.
  • Alex Israel presents a portrait of his mom for Using Walls, Floors, and Ceilings: Alex Israel at Jewish Museum.
  • Sam Falls and Urs Fischer decorate Ceders Sinai Hospital rooms to comfort young children.
  • 2019 Bauhaus centenary will be marked by events across Germany and beyond, including museum openings.
  • 50 well-known museums and arts organizations on board with .ART domain, launching Nov 28.
  • Sotheby’s held a single-owner sale of Picasso ceramics from Attenboroughs collection sells out for £3mil.
  • First half of Christie’s Latin American Art sale totals $17.6mil., with seven artists’ world auction records set.
  • Art Market Monitor covers Heffel’s Fall sale in Toronto, which set records for several artists.
  • Colin Gleadell unpacks the meaning of the post-election NY auction week sales.
  • Kenny Schachter writes about his adventures in NY during auction week.
  • Andrew M. Goldstein covers the auction day sales in NY.
  • Gary Nader discusses the future of the Latin American art market on the Artelligence Podcast.
  • ARTnews updates us on artists and artworks that were previously speculated upon and flipped.
  • Sarah Cascone has a guide to the 24 art fairs in Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach.
  • Artnet previews what dealers are bringing to the Art Basel Miami Beach fair.
  • David Bowie is the inspiration for Art Basel Miami Beach fair’s Public sector.
  • The private collection shows occurring during Art Basel Miami Beach.
  • Artspace shares Michael Xufu Huang’s favorite works from NADA Miami Beach 2016. Gean Moreno provides his choices, as does Tiffany Zabludowicz.
  • List of exhibitors for 2017 Armory Show released.
  • Larry’s List announces its Collector Awards for 2016.
  • KQED on what White Walls’/Shooting Gallery’s Justin Giarla has been up to.
  • Tom Wesselmann estate to be represented by Gagosian Gallery and Almine Rech.
  • David Hockney to design stained-glass window, to be unveiled in 2018, for the Queen in Westminster Abbey.
  • Scott Indrisek interviews Tracy Thomason.
  • Bob Dylan discusses his paintings.
  • Curate.LA has a studio visit with Kandis Williams.
  • Frank Gehry and Maya Lin among the recipients of this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  • Artinfo interviews Samuel Levi Jones.
  • Scott Indrisek interviews Chloe Wise.
  • Artnet’s list of The 50 Most Exciting Artists in Europe Right Now, Part I. And also, Part II.
  • Pinchuk Art Center announces twenty-one artists shortlisted for the Future Generation Art Prize.
  • Artnet collects 10 Young Female Artists’ Perspectives on Femininity Today.
  • A look at what drives art world ambition.
  • Artnet writes about the key players in London’s alternative art scene.
  • Cultured list of 30 young artists to watch in 2017.
  • Artnet’s list of 10 Emerging Artists to Keep on Your Radar.
  • Artnet’s list of Five Gorgeous Art Books to Peruse This Thanksgiving.
  • format magazine’s A Guide to the CIA’s Favorite Artists.
  • Artspace’s list of art documentaries to watch over the holidays.