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More stories from the week that ended Nov 16 (click on bolded words for more information):
- Blair Thurman's first solo exhibition with Gagosian Gallery.
- RIP: Richard Duardo, who died at the age of 62 in his sleep.
- RIP: Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al-Thani, who died at the age of 48. More about his collecting habits and the sale of the most expensive watch in the world. Artnet lists the top 10 Al-Thani family acquisitions.
- Ryder Ripps' ART WHORE project at the Ace Hotel in New York. The work is widely criticized.
- Theft of up to 302 works of art from Turkey's State Art and Sculpture Museum revealed to be an inside job.
- Six former Spanish government officials investigated over alleged corruption surrounding purchase of Goya works.
- Sotheby's third quarter 2014 private sales transactions fell 61% to $153.5mil.
- Study shows over 70% of visual artists who took part in publicly funded exhibitions in last three years in UK received no fee.
- FIAC LA 2015 postponed until 2016. May actually be cancelled.
- Friends of the Parks sue Chicago to block the building of the Lucas Museum on lakefront.
- How the fall of the Berlin Wall affected artists.
- Online shop in China shut down probably due to Ai Weiwei t-shirts.
- Profile of Chris Marinello, one of the world’s most experienced art hunters and restitution experts.
- American Association of Museums has a reputation for going easy on Nazi-looted artwork.
- Michael Elion's Cape Town memorial to Nelson Mandela criticized.
- Shepard Fairey speaks out against Time Magazine appropriating his style for their cover.
- A guide to the words and terms used at art auctions.
- A guide on which venue to choose when selling artwork from your collection.
- A guide on how to investigate an art dealer's reputation.
- Artnet's top twenty hottest art world hangouts.
- Report: Brooklyn cultural institutions drew more than 4.5mil. visitors and generated more than $300mil. last year.
- Dyslexie, a typeface designed specifically for people with dyslexia by Christian Boer exhibited at Istanbul Design Biennial.
- The art collection of Detroit Institute of Art officially safe from creditors.
- MOCANoMi and ICA Miami reach a settlement from their dispute.
- Frick Collection's plan for expansion receiving lots of opposition.
- The Smithsonian unveils $2bil. plan for Mall renovation.
- The Chinati Foundation's Sustaining membership includes Matthew Day Jackson print.
- Pierre Cardin opens new Past-Present-Future museum in Paris.
- What the Met has planned for the Whitney's old home.
- Information on the 2015 Triennial at the New Museum released.
- A look at the Mahatma Gandhi statue that will go up in London's Parliament Square.
- A glimpse at the new Harvard Art Museums.
- Diane von Furstenberg and others contribute to $12mil. restoration for Jewish Museum & synagogues in Venice.
- Oprah Winrey helps fund the Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Center.
- Judd Tully covers Sotheby's contemporary art evening sale. Artnet also has a recap.
- Judd Tully covers Christie's record-breaking contemporary art evening sale. Artnet also has a recap.
- Judd Tully covers Phillips' evening sale. Artnet also has a recap.
- Steven A. Cohen revealed as buyer of $101mil. Giacometti Chariot sculpture.
- Colin Gleadell analyzes some artists and auction lots from the week's sales.
- Kenny Schachter talks about some auction lots in ArtTactic's podcast.
- Jeff Koons turns some Birkin bags into readymades during a benefit for Project Perpetual.
- Jeffrey Deitch strolls the auction previews in New York.
- George W Bush paints a father-son portrait. He discusses it on the Today show.
- Annie Leibovitz’s photograph of 14 of today’s influential women gallerists for Vanity Fair.
- David Titlow wins £12,000 Taylor Wessing photographic portrait prize.
- Nate Lowman, Simon de Pury, and Leo Fitzpatrick are DJing this year's RxArt party.
- What's eating Cady Noland?
- Craig Hubert takes on Banksy.
- The Kansas City Star reviews the Michael Manning show at Bill Brady KC.
- A show of Robert Heinecken's Polaroids.
- Profile of Olafur Eliasson.
- Sven Sachsalber will spend two days trying to find a needle in a haystack at the Palais de Tokyo.
- Ben Davis reviews Takashi Murakami's Gagosian Gallery show.
- Christopher Knight reviews Sayre Gomez's show at Francois Ghebaly Gallery. Artsy looks at his work.
- Alex Israel and Josh Smith produce a one-day show at Reena Spaulings.
- Rachel Rose has won the illy Present Future Prize, which was presented at Artissima.
- A look at Frank Gehry's Dr Chau Chak wing building in Sydney.
- New Dave Kinsey prints available at BLK/MRKT.
- Rosha Yaghmai's panties available at LA><ART shop.
- Why the Kardashians are so into art.
- Kim Kardashian coming out with a art book of selfies called Selfish.
- Met Museum attempts to cash in on the attention paid to Kim Kardashian's buttocks.
