BEST

Resources for Artists Abound – For
freelance workers in the creative fields, there are new
organizations cropping up every day to offer relief—and we’ve got a guide to help
navigate an uncertain future.

Sobey for All – In a surprise move,
Canada’s most prestigious art prize was given to all of the
25 long-listed artists, each one receiving $25,000 from the
Sobey Art Foundation.

Sargent Says – The critic and curator
Antwaun Sargent joins the Art Angle podcast to
discuss the shifting trends in contemporary photography, and
his newly released book.

Happy Birthday to the Met – While the
museum isn’t celebrating its 150th birthday just yet, Artnet News marked the occasion with a look back at
the last century and a half of exhibitions at the marquee
museum.

Frieze Frame – Art fair conglomerate
Frieze has introduced a new augmented-reality tool
to bolster the online viewing rooms it’s rolling out in lieu of
an IRL fair.

Banksy Works From Home – The
anonymous street artist posted a new work to his social media
channel, featuring a bathroom overrun with stenciled rats in a
nod to those of us feeling caged-in at home.

Call It Art – Gamers rejoice: a New York
judge has ruled that Call of Duty is in fact, a work of
art, setting a striking precedent for future video games in
legal battles.

A Good KAWS – The market star KAWS,
aka Brian Donnelly, is selling affordably priced prints of his
fluorescent-colored Snoopys to benefit a youth charity.

WORST

Remembering Gallerist John Driscoll – The
scholar and collector of American Art died from
complications of COVID-19 at age 70. Beginning in 1987, he led
the gallery Driscoll Babcock, a stalwart of American art in
Chelsea.

MCH Faces Dark Days – Art Basel’s
parent company MCH is in hot water following
the mass exodus of major watch brands who left its Baselworld fair,
and the company has laid off many of its staff.

Experience Economy Suffers – Meow Wolf,
the sensory-activating immersive art experience, was forced to
lay off more than half of its staff due to the
economic downturn.

Twitter Trolls Attack Marina – Conspiracy
theorists are up in arms over a new (and now removed) Microsoft ad starring
Marina Abramović, which they claim promotes her “satanist”
work.

What About Art Handlers? – One of the most
important—but largely invisible—workforces in the art world are the
men and women who transport art itself, and
often without steady streams of income many are left holding an
empty frame.

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Abramović Conspiracy, Here’s the Best and Worst of the Art World
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