More stories from the week that ended Nov 6 (click on bolded words for more information):
- Alex Da Corte – A Man Full of Trouble show opens at Maccarone Gallery in New York.
- Norcia’s Basilica of San Benedetto among historic cultural sites destroyed by latest Italian earthquake.
- LAPD investigating Boyle Heights gallery vandalism as possible hate crimes sparked by gentrification fight.
- How Israel’s Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev declared war on the art world.
- The bizarre fake death and resurrection of Gaetano Pesce.
- Ottawa police begin investigation into Annie Pootoogook’s death after suspicious elements come into play.
- Protestors disrupt the Contemporary Istanbul fair, demonstrating against a work by artist Ali Elmaci.
- Dr Oetker company says it has found four works in its art collection that may have been looted by Nazis.
- Pierre Le Guennec changes his story claiming Picasso’s wife, Jacqueline gave him 271 works in rubbish bag.
- Estimated cost of renovating Pergamon Museum rockets to double original at €477mil, as opening is delayed.
- Planning for Miami fairs brings to light possible discrimination in the art world work force.
- NY Supreme Court rules that Fabrizio Moretti’s $6mil. lawsuit against David Zwirner may proceed.
- Tracking the fate of Van Gogh’s famous bed. Also, a new theory on why the artist cut off his ear.
- Facebook censors Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s Amor Vincit Omnia image, then changes its mind.
- Soho House struggling to maintain exclusivity for creatives and to stay afloat financially.
- Ben Brown speaks about the lack of a contemporary art museum in Hong Kong.
- Marina Abramovic dragged into US presidential election via Wikileaks.
- NBC names Fine Arts as top “useless” major.
- Endangered works of art from war-torn regions may be housed at the Louvre’s new upcoming storage facility.
- A loook at Clinton versus Trump on arts policy in the US. Jeff Koons, Chuck Close, and other artists raise millions for Clinton.
- Bernard Rosenthal’s Alamo, aka the Astor Place Cube, returns to Astor Place.
- Cyndie Berthezene spearheading initiative to give underprivileged school children access to contemporary art.
- A look back at the 1966 Florence Flood.
- An exploration on artist books.
- Eric Smidt donates $25mil. to LACMA.
- Albright-Knox completes possible fastest capital-raising campaign ($100mil/3 months) in US museum history.
- Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach gets a Ugo Rondinone mountain sculpture.
- Harmony Korine has a show at First Center for the Visual Arts.
- National Portrait Gallery launches appeal to buy unfinished Duke of Wellington portrait by Thomas Lawrence.
- London’s Royal Academy of Arts to stage first 3-D printed virtual reality show.
- Kenny Schachter visits Arkansas to visit Crystal Bridges Museum.
- The New Yorker profiles Liu Yiqian of the Long Museum.
- Laura Hoptman interviewed about painting and her job at MoMA.
- Peter Brant may be consigning a John Currin painting to a Christie’s sale.
- Artinfo previews the Artissima International Contemporary Art Fair in Torino.
- Artnet visits the Contemporary Istanbul art fair.
- The Globe and Mail writes about Art Toronto.
- A look at the market for and appreciation of Josef Albers’ work.
- Difference in prices for Tamara de Lempicka’s works illustrate divide between male vs female portrait values.
- How ready-made works and, in particular, Darren Bader’s works, are priced and valued.
- Larry’s List looks at Antoine de Werd’s collection.
- Mark Flood writes about Nate Lowman.
- Andrew Russeth on Susan Rothenberg.
- A tour of Juergen Teller’s new studio in West London, designed by 6a architects.
- Finnancial Times interviews Etel Adnan.
- Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead will travel again next year.
- LA Weekly profiles Marnie Weber.
- Ai Weiwei opens four shows simultaneously in New York.
- Scott Indrisek interviews Adam Abdalla about new online art publication Affidavit.
- Musée Magazine reviews Factory Andy Warhol book by Stephen Shore.
- Larry Clark to shoot an advertising campaign and promotional video for Dior.
- W Magazine’s choices for five rising artist stars, including Emily Mae Smith, Brian Belott, and Dora Budor.
- Jeremy Shaw wins the $50k Sobey Art Award.
- The effect of having or not having staff photographers on World Series covers.
- Perrier ARTXTRA launches art program with Hayal Pozanti, Hottea, and Saya Woolfalk in competition.
- A look at the arts and events social week in NY.
- Artinfo visits the Why I Want to Fuck Donald Trump show at Joshua Liner Gallery.
- Maryam Eisler exhibiting her own photography at Tristan Hoare gallery.
- Ashley Olsen could be dating Richard Sachs after her brief romance with George Condo.
