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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.
