A lot went down this week in the weird and wild world of Art. Some things were more scandalous than others, some were just plain wacky—but all of them are worth knowing about. Without further ado:
+ The controversial wax sculpture installation featured in Kanye West’s “Famous” music video went on display at the Blum & Poe gallery in Los Angeles for an exclusive, two-night private viewing. [W Magazine]
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+ Ai Weiwei has been dropped from the Yinchuan Biennale in China, two weeks before opening, because of his “political status,” according to a tweet the artist posted on Wednesday. [Ai Weiwei]
+ Infamous appropriation artist, Richard Prince, is being sued by Instagram model and make up artist Ashley Salazar for using one of her selfies in a work from his New Portraits series. This Prince’s fourth lawsuit over Copyright Infringement. [The Art Newspaper]
Richard Prince was only appropriating the cats! Via
+ Video and installation artist, Jaime Davidovich, died on Saturday from pancreatic cancer. [Artforum]
+ New York City is commissioning artist to paint murals aimed at raising awareness for mental health. [NY Post]
+ Italian state museums and archeological sites are donating the money from ticket sales to relief efforts in the areas still recovering from a 6.2- magnitude earthquake that hit the central region of the country on Wednesday. [The Art Newspaper]
+ A Belgian man unknowingly purchases a long lost painting by abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning from a second hand website for $509. [Le Figaro, via artnet News]
+ US multi-media artist, Louis Hock, builds another ‘wall’ installation near the Mexican border. [The Art Newspaper]
No Dolans allowed. Via
+ Scottish artist Peter Doig finally wins the unconventional authentication trial where in he was called to defend his rejection of a piece that the plaintiffs claimed he made as a teenager. [artnet News]
+ The surviving scraps of one of Britain’s greatest tapestry collections are going on display for the first time since the devastating fire that almost burned it down 90 years ago. [The Guardian]
+ Sotheby’s is brushing the dust off the Lilas pavilion structure, designed by the late Zaha Hadid, for their annual Beyond Limits sculpture exhibition. [The Guardian]
Get that dirt off your shoulder. Via
+ 130 masterpieces, from the collection of Russian industrialist Sergei Shchukin, are leaving Russia for the first time in 100 years for a new, highly anticipated exhibition held by the Foundation Louis Vuitton. [Bloomberg]
+ The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art is working to create a digital archive on their website of all the works in their collection. [Al-Monitor]
+ Paisley Park, the extravagant Minnesota home and studio of late recording artist Prince, is being converted into a museum, and tickets are on sale now. [USA Today]
Rubbernecking like it’s 1999. Via
+ At Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, the leader of the U.K Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, announced his plan to put more money into funding art activities in primary schools in England. [BBC]
+ Data collected from artnet and the Chinese Association of Auctioneers reports another drop in China’s art and antiques market in 2015. [artnet News]
Did we miss any pressing art world stories? Let us know in the comments below!
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