More stories from the week that ended Oct 23 (click on bolded words for more information):

  • FIAC expands into the Petit Palais with performance section and sculpture park. Artinfo has a preview of the fair. Artnet’s choices for the top booths at the fair. Artnet has a FIAC sales report and The Art Newspaper also has one. [Image above: Joe Bradley at Petit Palais]
  • RIP: Kengiro Azuma, who passed away at the age of 90.
  • Andrew J. Hall may have bought a number of Leon Golub fakes from an art history professor and her son.
  • Saint Jerome painting attributed to Parmigianino, owned by Giulano Ruffini, sent for tests due to suspicion.
  • Ann Freedman, settles lawsuit with Frank Fertitta over forged Rothko painting.
  • White Flag Projects in St Louis to close.
  • Inverleith House at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh closes after 30 years. Petition started to save the gallery.
  • Looters exploit the political chaos in Libya as illicit artifacts are overflowing out the country. Italian mafia allegedly trading weapons for Libyan artifacts looted by Isil.
  • How some of New York’s most iconic and historic artworks were destroyed and lost.
  • National Museum of the American Indian employee breaks Anthony Scioli’s statue of Hillary Clinton.
  • David Kittos sues Trump campaign for wrongful acts of copyright infringement over usage of his photograph.
  • The Wildenstein family court trial for tax evasion and money laundering wraps up.
  • David Nahmad claims sole ownership of Monet painting allegedly owned by Jho Low.
  • Jeffrey Uslip offered a job at the Bass Museum, but Bass board members have strongly opposed the move.
  • MFA enrollment is dropping after a decade of growth.
  • Miami Dade College scraps museum project due to declining real estate market and Gary Nader feud.
  • International tour of works from the Burrell Collection having trouble finding partners.
  • Is Jerry Saltz the Donald Trump of art world social media? Saltz responds.
  • Auction houses told by NY’s Department of Consumer Affairs to improve transparency in reporting prices.
  • The experience of gallery assistants in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
  • Room East gallery stops representation of artists and will now mount historic-based shows.
  • Art Review releases 2016 Power 100 list.
  • The Uffizi Gallery reopens after renovations designed to better handle crowd flows.
  • LACMA partners with Disney to bring classic movies to life on Snapchat.
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum releases Renwick Gallery WONDER 360 virtual reality app.
  • Patricia Phelps de Cisneros donates 102 works to MoMA, bolstering its holdings of Latin American art.
  • Kader Attia opens three-story exhibition and events space in Paris. He also wins the Marcel Duchamp Prize and €35k.
  • Mark Bradford designs the new ICA LA logo.
  • Artinfo reviews Alex Da Corte exhibition at Mass MoCA.
  • The Clark Art Institute receives $2mil. donation from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust.
  • Dallas Museum of Art appoints Anna Katherine Brodbeck as assistant curator of contemporary art.
  • Jordi Colomer selected to represent Spain at the 2017 Venice Biennale. Sharon Lockhart will represent Poland in Venice. Hammad Nasar to curate the United Arab Emirates’s exhibition at the Biennale.
  • Christie’s to offer $45mil. estimated Monet Haystack painting during New York Impressionist and Modern sale.
  • Salvador Dali lobster telephone and Mae West lips sofa to be offered by Christie’s in Dec.
  • Gaurav Bhatia named managing director of Sotheby’s India.
  • Robert Manley announces on Instagram a Clyfford Still painting offered by Phillips in its Nov evening sale.
  • NADA NY moves from May to Armory week in March.
  • A glimpse on what dealers are bringing to TEFAF New York. The Art Newspaper previews the fair. Artnet’s list of the best booths there.
  • Hito Steyerl reacts to the idea of artwork being an alternative currency.
  • Christian Viveros-Fauné looks at the current economic state of mid-market galleries.
  • Jacob Lewis Gallery now represents Hajime Sorayama.
  • Marianne Boesky Gallery now represents Sanford Biggers.
  • Tania Bruguera announces that she will be running for president of Cuba in 2018.
  • Anicka Yi awarded 2016 Hugo Boss Prize. Artnet covers the reception.
  • Vice interviews Cai Guo-Qiang.
  • Yoko Ono’s first permanent public installation piece unveiled in Chicago.
  • Hypebeast interviews Lucien Smith.
  • Maya Lin reveals plans for the redesigning of the library at Smith College.
  • Artspace interviews Ragnar Kjartansson.
  • Artnet interviews Petra Collins.
  • Lizzie Fitch and Ryan Trecartin work on a W Magazine project with Kendall and Gigi Hadid. How it went down. Jenner also makes a video about performance art.
  • Purple visits the Brian Kokoska show at Ashes/Ashes.
  • Sarah Cascone attends Emma Sulkowicz’s performance.
  • Artspace interviews Nicolas Party.
  • Jeff Koons endorses Hillary Clinton for president. List of Broadway performers also endorse Clinton.
  • W Magazine visits John Wolf’s Human Condition exhibition.
  • Antonio Lee claims to have acquired about $88 billion worth of Bank of America stock.
  • Christian Rosa appears with Pamela Anderson in Solar magazine.
  • Madame Tussauds announces a Yayoi Kusama artistic themed zone at its Hong Kong branch.
  • H&M commissions Alex Katz to design a collection.
  • 16-meter tall statue of Vladimir the Great to be unveiled near the Kremlin.
  • Vivienne Westwood gives advice on the decision to have kids.
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza may be hiding secret rooms, according to scientists.