Art Industry News: Former payroll clerk accused of stealing $2 million from Art Institute of Chicago + other stories

Art Industry News: Former payroll clerk accused of stealing $2 million from Art Institute of Chicago + other stories

Art Industry News is a daily round-up of the most momentous developments in the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know this Wednesday, January 18th. MUST READ Artist Yulia Tsvetkova flees Russia amid LGBTQ crackdowns The artist, who has been persecuted by the state for three years, has left the country … Read more

Spotlight: In Leah Gordon’s sensitive photographs, Haitian carnival culture erupts in a new, decade-long show

Spotlight: In Leah Gordon's sensitive photographs, Haitian carnival culture erupts in a new, decade-long show

Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available work from thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network – and every week we spotlight an artist or exhibition you should know about. Check out what we have in stock and inquire for more with a simple click. What you need to know: Ed Cross, London … Read more

Arts industry news: Brazil’s new president vows to rebuild culture ministry dismantled by Jair Bolsonaro + other stories

Arts industry news: Brazil's new president vows to rebuild culture ministry dismantled by Jair Bolsonaro + other stories

Art Industry News is a daily round-up of the most momentous developments in the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know this Tuesday, January 3rd. MUST READ TikTok is considered “digital fentanyl” – The Chinese-owned short-video app, seen as an important platform for many artists, is “highly addictive and destructive,” like … Read more

Art Industry News: Mega Collector and Luxury Magnate Bernard Arnault has Surpassed Elon Musk as World’s Richest Man + Other Stories

Art Industry News: Mega Collector and Luxury Magnate Bernard Arnault has Surpassed Elon Musk as World's Richest Man + Other Stories

Art Industry News is a daily round-up of the most momentous developments in the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know this Friday, December 9th. DEFINITELY READ Pakui Hardware will represent Lithuania at Venice Biennale – The early Venice announcements keep rolling! Pakui Hardware, consisting of Neringa Cerniauskaite and Ugnius Gelguda, … Read more

Spotlight: Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster invites viewers to immerse themselves in the recent history of visual culture in a new installation at Esther Schipper

Spotlight: Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster invites viewers to immerse themselves in the recent history of visual culture in a new installation at Esther Schipper

Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available work from thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network – and every week we spotlight an artist or exhibition you should know about. Check out what we have in stock and inquire for more with a simple click. About the artist: French visual artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s … Read more

Art Industry News: A purple, diamond-dusted image of Queen Elizabeth II breaks a record for Andy Warhol Prints + Other Stories

Art Industry News: A purple, diamond-dusted image of Queen Elizabeth II breaks a record for Andy Warhol Prints + Other Stories

Art Industry News is a daily round-up of the most momentous developments in the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know this Tuesday, November 29th. MUST READ London Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria – Six artifacts from the 72 Benin works in the Horniman Museum collection will be repatriated to … Read more

A new report on art trade commissioned by France’s culture ministry says its museums need to tighten acquisition policies to preserve the country’s cultural influence

A new report on art trade commissioned by France's culture ministry says its museums need to tighten acquisition policies to preserve the country's cultural influence

The French Ministry of Culture has published a detailed report advising French museums on how to avoid acquiring traded works of art. The report, published on November 21, argued that the country’s reputation and cultural influence are at stake, especially in a busy international art market where competition – particularly from its Anglo-Saxon neighbors – … Read more

Arts Industry News: Italy’s New Right-Wing Minister of Culture Publicly Scolds the Uffizi Gallery for Closing on a National Day + Other Stories

Arts Industry News: Italy's New Right-Wing Minister of Culture Publicly Scolds the Uffizi Gallery for Closing on a National Day + Other Stories

Art Industry News is a daily round-up of the most momentous developments in the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know this Friday, November 4th. MUST READ Alex Katz Show Gets A Pan – The 95-year-old artist’s show at the Guggenheim, his second New York retrospective in nearly 30 years, “is … Read more

Art Industry News: King Charles becomes the first monarch whose art is sold at auction for 10 times its estimate + other stories

Art Industry News: King Charles becomes the first monarch whose art is sold at auction for 10 times its estimate + other stories

Art Industry News is a daily round-up of the most momentous developments in the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know this Tuesday, October 25th. DEFINITELY READ Artists Blow Up Gilbert & George’s Private Museum – Chika Okeke-Agulu and Candice Breitz invited the celebrated British artists to comment on the political … Read more

Art Industry News: Did a Baptist Preacher Steal Art From Edward Hopper’s Estate? + Other stories

Art Industry News: Did a Baptist Preacher Steal Art From Edward Hopper's Estate?  + Other stories

Art Industry News is a daily round-up of the most momentous developments in the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know this Thursday, October 20th. DEFINITELY READ What is the new museum in Moscow all about? – The much-anticipated GES-2 House of Culture, backed by Russian billionaire Leonid Mikhelson, was set … Read more