More stories from the week that ended Jan 1 (click on bolded words for more information):
- The New York Times catches up with and profiles Raymond Pettibon.
- RIP: Kenneth Snelson, who passed away at the age of 89 due to prostate cancer.
- Michel Draguet, director of Royal MFA of Belgium, accuses Elke Sleurs and René Delcourt of harassment.
- David Chipperfield’s renovation plan for Haus der Kunst to its original Nazi-era state provokes outrage.
- Yoshitomo Nara sued by cosmetics company W.Lab over authorship of design artwork.
- Tanja Grunert loses lawsuit from Jomar Statkun after 10 inches was removed from his painting.
- Berlin museums authority announces that exhibition from Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art cancelled.
- Artnet Remembering George Michael’s Contributions to Visual Art.
- Controversial study analyzes art works to see if it can reveal early signs of brain disorder.
- Artnet’s list of The 8 Biggest Forgery Controversies of 2016.
- Artnet’s list of The 10 Biggest International Art Scandals of 2016.
- The 13 Most Overused Words in the Art World in 2016.
- Graham Short engraved £5 note found in a Christmas card in the Scottish Borders.
- Poland signs agreement to buy $2bil. private Czartoryski family art collection for $105mil.
- The history of the Orange County Museum of Art.
- The Siddhartha Arts Foundation announces inaugural Kathmandu Triennial for 2017.
- George Eastman Museum releases over 250k photographs from its vast collection in an online archive.
- Emma Sulkowicz hosting The Healing Touch Integral Wellness Center at Philadelphia Contemporary.
- 1989 photograph of Donald J. Trump by Michael O’Brien that will hang in the National Portrait Gallery.
- Ben Davis’ list of The Stand-Out Art Essays From 2016.
- The psychological factors at play during an art auction.
- Artspace asks what the most promising alternatives are to the brick-and-mortar gallery model today. Alain Servais looks at the issue in a longer form.
- Financial Times looks back at the art market of 2016.
- The Guardian profiles Carmen Herrera.
- Harry Gamboa Jr. stages fotonovela at the site of L.A.’s demolished 6th Street Bridge.
- i-D interviews Jamian Juliano-Villani.
- Interview with Austin Lee.
- Studio Meatwreck in The Creators Project.
- Sarah Cascone profiles Joel-Peter Witkin.
- NASA releases photograph of rare Sahara Desert snow.
- Maureen Tucker talks about Andy Warhol and The Factory life.
- Artnet’s list of The 10 Best Stories on Art and Politics of 2016.
- Artnet’s favorite art books of 2016.
- Artspace collects the best listicles of 2016.
- Art trends that were popular in 2016.
- What some of your art Instagram posts may say about you.
- Debbie Harry and Shepard Fairey launching collaboration for Obey label.
