More stories from the week that ended July 9 (click on bolded words for more information):
- 1000 GESTALTEN performance takes place during G20 Summit.
- RIP: Jan Fontein, who passed away at the age of 89.
- RIP: Xavier Douroux, who passed away at the age of 61.
- America Meredith on Why It Matters That Jimmie Durham Is Not a Cherokee.
- New cybersecurity law goes into effect in China, causing greater self-censorship by artists.
- Hobby Lobby accused of buying up Iraqi war loot in quest to amass biblical artifacts for museum.
- $3.9mil. in jewelry stolen from booth at London’s Masterpiece Art Fair.
- How departing director Perdita Hunt saved the deteriorating Watts Gallery from near death.
- The effect of the Qatar blockade on cultural relations.
- Curators from across the United States share lessons learned from Sam Durant Scaffold controversy.
- Patti Smith declines to lend her support to Mapplethorpe film.
- Sprüth Magers’ Power details problematic nature of its display and curation.
- Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev defends documenta 14.
- Leonard A. Lauder’s major donation of works to the Met is not at risk.
- Vatican discovers paintings by Raphael hidden in plain sight, right on its walls.
- Royal Academy of Arts to stage its greatest spectacle with 250th Summer Exhibition.
- British Museum reveals plan to redisplay entire collection, as well as to revitalize the Round Reading Room.
- The David Hockney Gallery will open next year on July 7 at the Cartwright Hall.
- Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art acquires Francesco Federico Cerruti’s art collection.
- Roberto Polo will loan his collection of 7,000 artworks to Spain for 15 years.
- Hepworth Wakefield wins Art Fund UK Museum of the Year prize.
- David Smith: The White Sculptures at the Storm King Art Center.
- Whitechapel Gallery to host first major Thomas Ruff retrospective in London.
- Cass Sculpture Foundation to commission public art for Battersea Power Station district.
- Museum of Broken Relationships is coming to New York City with a pop-up.
- Free museum days in LA for July.
- Exploring the value of getting a master’s degree in curating.
- Ava DuVernay’s 13th inspired Agnes Gund to sell Lichtenstein painting for criminal justice reform fund.
- This week’s London auctions poised to regain Old Master crown from New York.
- J.M.W Turner’s Ehrenbreitstein sells for £19mil. at Sotheby’s.
- Christie’s sells Francesco Guardi painting for £26.2mil. at auction.
- Kenny Schachter writes about the London contemporary art auctions.
- Frieze Sculpture exhibition in London comes three months before Frieze art fair. A preview of the works.
- Paris Photo announces exhibitor list for 2017 fair.
- Exhibitor list revealed for first-ever edition of Art Berlin.
- The art fair scene in the Hamptons.
- Art sold out of a vending machine in Brighton.
- Artnet looks at 11 Young Art Dealers Who Are Revitalizing Their Art Scenes.
- The Art Dealers Association of America adds four new members.
- Artnet interviews Stefania Bortolami.
- Leo Fitzpatrick discusses his show of collaborations at Marlborough Contemporary.
- Lio Malca’s Casa Malca featured by de zeen.
- Swizz Beatz talks about collecting art.
- Jia Aili now represented by Gagosian Gallery.
- Gary Hume creates new works for relaunch of Sprüth Magers’ London space.
- Bunny Burson uses confetti from Hillary Clinton’s election-night loss to make art.
- Mel Chin honored by Vanderbilt University with the 2017 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
- Sidney Nolan’s undisturbed UK studio opens to the public.
- Stan Douglas featured by Art21.
- Artnet writes about John Perreault’s new show at Bellport’s MARQUEE PROJECTS.
- Dennis Hopper’s Lost Albums photographs to be exhibited at Kohn Gallery.
- Ten interesting facts about Piet Mondrian.
- A selection of group shows in NY this summer.
- 9 patriotic art shows to see across the US on occasion of the 4th of July holiday.
- Some theories on whom Banksy could be.
- Pope Francis – My Idea of Art film reveals what Pope Francis thinks about art.
- How to dress and live like a Hauser & Wirth gallery assistant.
- Lee Kang-bin paints famous artworks and other designs into lattes.
