More stories from the week that ended April 16 (click on bolded words for more information):
- Artnet covers Secundino Hernández’s Paso show at Victoria Miro.
- RIP: James Jenson, who passed away at the age of 67.
- Iranian-American gallerists accused of attempting to overthrow Iranian government set to go to trial.
- FBI warns that there could be hundreds more fake postwar paintings by Eric Spoutz in the market.
- Handyman Daniel Pressland jailed for stealing £500k worth of artwork from Alan Davie following his death.
- Steve Tobin sues Trinity Church Parish for $1.2mil. over the church’s removal of the artist’s sculpture.
- Eran Neuman, newly appointed director of the Israel Museum, backs out after only two months.
- Pawel Machcewicz dismissed from role as director of Second World War Museum in Gdansk.
- Art market sticking to proven “brands” in an era of uncertainty.
- ArtHamptons cancels the 2017 of the fair.
- Bill de Blasio defends Fearless Girl sculpture and labels Charging Bull artist as sexist.
- Linda Yablonsky remembers her friend Glenn O’Brien.
- 11 House Republicans declare support for the NEA, opposing Trump’s effort to cut funding.
- Hilma af Klint museum on hold because of a dispute between the artist’s descendants and project’s organizers.
- Peter Lindbergh hates selfies and Photoshop.
- Frank Fertitta settles lawsuit against the Swiss art historian Oliver Wick out of court.
- Lynn Goldsmith plans to bring counterclaims over Warhol copyright lawsuit regarding photograph of Prince.
- FBI poster seeking help in finding stolen Warhols looks like a Warhol.
- Germany sets aside funds to investigate mass plunder of works of art by Stasi in Cold War era.
- A estimate of how many dead animals have been involved in Damien Hirst’s artwork.
- Berlin Wall getting its own barrier to protect it from tourists and thieves.
- Banksy’s identity revealed and also it is speculated that Banksy is a group consisting of four artists.
- Mamdouh el-Damaty declares most artifacts from Egypt exported legally and should stay where they are.
- Robert Ryman donates collection of 21 works to Dia:Beacon.
- Städel Museum offers free online course on Modern art.
- Bruce Nauman’s sound installation Raw Materials returns to Tate Modern.
- Artinfo looks at the Cy Twombly retrospective at the Centre Pompidou.
- Information on Jasper Johns retrospective at Royal Academy.
- Artnet visits Hannah Black’s OR LIFE OR (2017) performance at MoMA PS1.
- London’s National Gallery tries to buy £11mil. Bellotto after failing to buy Pontormo.
- A look at Jonas Wood’s Still Life with Two Owls mural at MOCA.
- British Museum creates digital 3D model of 3,500-year-old statue of Idrimi.
- William Kentridge sets up the Centre for the Less Good Idea arts foundation near his studio in Johannesburg.
- Hili Perlson reviews documenta 14.
- The forces driving the growing demand for African art.
- Christie’s training on how to become an auctioneer.
- Jeffrey Deitch returning to Los Angeles with a new 15,000 square-foot gallery in Hollywood.
- Art Cologne in discussions with abc art berlin contemporary to establish a new fair called Art Berlin.
- Artsy’s sales report from the Dallas Art Fair.
- Frieze New York 2017 will host a special curated section called Frame, focusing on experimentation. Spotlight section at the fair will have an art historical context. Focus provides subsidized spaces for younger galleries.
- Hauser & Wirth hiring NY Times writer Randy Kennedy. Artnet interviews him about the new position.
- Carriage Trade opening a Lower East Side, NY location after two years away.
- Financial Times interviews Mohammed Afkhami about how he built his art collection.
- NY Times interviews Patsy Tarr about her collection.
- Art News has images of Jamian Juliano-Villani’s Dear Tony at Massimo De Carlo, Milan.
- Awol Erizku opening a anti-Trump show.
- Hilton Als wins the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.
- Artinfo looks at Keltie Ferris’s exhibition of body prints at Mitchell-Innes & Nash.
- Wolfgang Tillmans speaks about his wife with HIV and how HIV has affected him.
- Sarah Lucas in the Easter mood in Berlin this weekend.
- Carolee Schneemann wins the Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement.
- Artnet looks at the Burden documentary about Chris Burden.
- Hebru Brantley redesigns all 30 NBA team logos.
- Artspace looks at what artists spend their money on.
- Donald Judd furniture soon to be available for purchase in webstore.
- Yves Spinelli and Dwyer Kilcollin’s Spinelli Kilcollin jewelry brand launches a wedding line.
- Jeff Koons collaborates with Louis Vuitton on new products. Social media doesn’t seem to be kind to the partnership.
- Urban Decay launches Basquiat collection.
- Details on Shia LaBeouf, Nastja Säde Rönkkö, and Luke Turner’s next project.
- Kanye West teams up with Jacob “the Jeweler” to create jewelry inspired by Florentine art from 14th century.