Art Industry News: The Queen’s Prized Art Collection Will Be Shown Outside Her Palace for the First Time Ever + Other Stories

Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most
consequential developments coming out of the art world and art
market. Here’s what you need to know on this Monday, August
17.

NEED-TO-READ

Redbone Music Video Sparks Copyright Dispute –
The Indigenous artist Frank Buffalo
Hyde claims that a music video released this month for Redbone’s
1974 classic single Come
and Get Your Love infringes on his intellectual property. The
video, which is part of a new initiative from Sony Music to revisit
classic songs, features work by artist Brent Learned that Hyde
describes as “too close for comfort” to his own. Hyde had
previously been in conversation with the video’s producer, who said
they were aiming to evoke an aesthetic inspired by his art and that
of other Native creators. (The Art Newspaper)

Magnum Reviews Archive Over Child Imagery Concerns –
The Magnum Photo agency plans to
re-examine its archive of more than one million images in light of
accusations that it includes images that, according to critics,
show the sexual exploitation of minors. The president of the agency
says the organization has begun an “in-depth internal review to
make sure that we fully understand the implications of the work in
the archive, in terms of both imagery and context.”
(Guardian)

Buckingham Palace’s Art Collection Goes on Display
– Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace’s art collection are
going on view at the Queen’s Gallery in London for one year while
parts of the palace undergo construction. Sixty-five artworks by
the likes of Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, Vermeer, and Van Dyck will
be shown in a gallery context for the first time ever from December
4 through January 2022. The
trove includes what is said to be the Queen’s favorite painting,
Rembrandt’s The Shipbuilder and His
Wife. (Guardian)

The Whitney Could Face an IRS Probe – The Whitney Museum could face an IRS
investigation over accusations that it engaged in a “smear
campaign” that forced out board member Warren Kanders. The claims
were detailed in multiple letters written by Neal Sher, who was a
federal prosecutor and focused on bringing Nazi war criminals to
justice. Sher wants the IRS to revoke the museum’s non-profit
status, claiming that it bowed to pressure after a months-long campaign to remove Kanders his ownership of the company
Safariland, which provides tear gas and other police equipment. The
IRS wrote to Sher on June 11 to say it would “consider” the
matter. (NY Post)

ART MARKET

TEFAF Names Finance Chief as Managing Director –
Charlotte van Leerdam, TEFAF’s
chief financial officer, has been named managing director of the
art-fair company following the departure of interim managing
director Sofie Scheerlinck. Moving forward, Van Leerdam will serve
as managing director for all three fairs (one in Maastricht and two
in New York) and will assume the responsibilities of CEO.
(TAN)

Hong Kong Art Fair Postponed – The latest
art fair to join the long list of postponements is Hong Kong’s Fine
Art Asia. The fair was originally scheduled for October 4 through 7
at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, which is also
home to Art Basel Hong Kong. Organizers attributed their decision
to “the unprecedented challenges from July,” when Beijing passed a
restrictive new national security law, as well as restrictions on
international travel and group gatherings. (Art Asia
Pacific)

COMINGS & GOINGS

9/11 Tribute Will Take Place After All – Organizers announced last week that they would
stage a socially distanced, pared-down version of Tribute in
Light, the annual September 11th memorial event. But New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that the state would pay for
additional health personnel to assist a crew from the National
September 11 Memorial & Museum, which stages the tribute every
year. “As New Yorkers are once again called upon to face a common
enemy,” Cuomo said, “we will never forget.” (Gothamist)

Yemen’s Cultural Heritage in Peril – Yemen’s historic architecture, already weakened
from bombings in the country’s long war, is facing a new threat:
floods. Torrential rains have imperiled UNESCO heritage sites
including the high-rise mud-brick “skyscrapers” in Shabim. In the
capital of Sanaa, 106 buildings have been destroyed and 156 have
been damaged. (AFP)

FOR ART’S SAKE

A VR Film Reveals Notre Dame in Its Former Glory –
A new VR experience allows visitors
to “visit” Notre Dame both before and after the
April 2019 fire. Rebuilding Notre-Dame, produced by the immersive media company
Targo, recounts the history of the cathedral through close-up and
drone footage and gives viewers a bird’s eye view of the
devastating blaze, as well as the ongoing recovery efforts.
(TAN)

Paris Hilton Reveals Her
Art Collection – In an interview with
Forbes, the heiress/DJ/artist reveals some of the contents
of her own art collection. Blue-chip names include Andy Warhol,
Takashi Murakami, Damien Hirst, Alex Israel, and David LaChapelle,
as well as younger artists Vijat M, Taly Cohen, and William
Benhamou. “I’ve always looked up to and loved Andy Warhol,” Hilton
said. (Forbes)

The University of
Virginia Unveils a Slavery Monument – A new memorial
to enslaved people has been unveiled at the University of Virginia.
Designed by Höweler + Yoon Architecture with Mabel O. Wilson, Gregg
Beam, Frank Dukes, and artist Eto Otitigbe, it features words by
Isabella Gibbons, one of around 4,000 enslaved people who worked at
the university in the mid-19th century. (New York Times)

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