BEST

Gilliam Goes Big – Color Field painter
Sam Gilliam has joined Pace Gallery, marking
the first time he’ll be represented by a major New York City
gallery.

The Motor City Gets Mega-Art – Detroit’s
second Art Week kicked off with impressive,
cutting-edge artworks to help boost the city’s reputation.

License to Heal – More hospitals and
medical clinics around the world are investing in high-quality art to help
their patients heal.

Women Rule Resale – Though men still make
up the majority of the art market, a new study shows
that the resale of work by women is
becoming more lucrative.

Treasure Uncovered – A family unearthed a portrait of their late mother, and
discovered it was painted by the master Nigerian artist Ben
Enwonwu.

A Real Big Spender – New York City set a
record-breaking $212
million arts and culture budget for 2020, more than $50 million
more than the National Endowment for the Arts’s entire annual
budget.

Start Them Young – Our round-up of
adorable children’s books about
art are bound to inspire the next generation of creative
minds.

Nazi-Looted Vases Returned – Christie’s auction
house teamed up with the FBI to help return a pair of gilded
French vases after spotting them on the German lost art
database.

WORST

Remembering a Color Crusader – The
Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez died this week, after a long
career making vibrant installations of kinetic art.

Fire in Frankfurt – A fire broke out in the attic of the Museum of
Modern Art in Frankfurt, though fortunately no art was damaged.

Richter Dashes Museum Dreams – Though city
officials in Cologne are scrambling to make a museum devoted to Gerhard
Richter a reality, the artist says he sees “no need” for
it.

Social-Media Savvy Art Thieves – A Houston
crime ring used online posts to target
wealthy collectors, including local mayoral candidate Tony
Buzbee.

British Museum Defends Big Oil –
Under mounting criticism from environmental activists, the
museum defended the
financial sponsorship it receives from BP.

London Dealer Pleads Guilty to Assault
– Joseph Nahmad, member of a powerful family of
collectors and dealers, admitted to physically
abusing his girlfriend on two occasions.

A MAGA-Fueled Melee? – Jahangir “John”
Turan, owner of New York’s David Parker Gallery, says he was
attacked by a gang of teenagers for wearing a “Make America Great
Again” cap.

Mona Lisa Move Spurs Chaos – The temporary rehang of
Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting led to long lines, angry
crowds, and mass confusion.

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