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Ari Emanuel Buys Frieze Art Fairs From His Own Company

“Beverly Hills sports and entertainment company Endeavor is selling contemporary art organization Frieze to a new events and experiences company launched by superagent and Endeavor founder Ari Emanuel. … The deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter, was valued at roughly $200 million.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)

Child Accidently Damages $50M Rothko

The work in question -- Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8 (1960) by Mark Rothko -- sustained several visible scratches in its unvarnished lower paint layer when a young child brushed against it during a visit to the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen. - ABCNews

Record $32 Million Klimt Portrait Sale Falls Through

After a restitution settlement that would have addressed glaring gaps in the work’s provenance failed to go ahead, the painting’s anonymous buyer pulled out of the sale last month. - Artnet

Just What-All Happens To The Sistine Chapel During A Papal Conclave?

For s start, it’s closed to the public, since the Chapel has been the site for the voting since 1492 and the cardinals are sequestered while deliberating. A stove and chimney for the smoke are installed, the marble mosaic floor is covered, porta-potties are installed in the next room, etc. - Artnet

Artist Behind “Blackest Black” And “Pinkest Pink” Disputes Loses Lawsuit Brought By Yves Klein’s Heirs

Klein’s son, along with the corporation which owns Klein’s trademarks and rights to the color International Klein Blue, sued artist Stuart Semple for infringement over Semple’s creation and marketing of an ultramarine pigment he calls “Easy Klein — Incredibly Kleinish Blue.” - Artnet

Nude Models In Florence Complain Of Difficult Working Conditions

Nude models at the fine arts academy, which was founded in 1784, complained to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera about their “exhausting” work. They want more breaks and argue that their renewable annual contracts, which offer 500 hours over 11 months, do not compensate for the mental and physical suffering caused by their job. - ARTnews

Fort Worth Police Took $7,000 Trip To New York To Investigate Sally Mann For Child Porn

After seizing some of Mann’s photos of her children from an exhibition in Fort Worth, five FWPD officers spent four days and $6,988.77 in Manhattan. Officials say the police visited the Met, MoMA, the Guggenheim, and the Whitney. None of those museums have displayed Mann’s work for several years. - Fort Worth Report

One Gallery’s Artists Are Dominating New York’s Museum Calendar This Spring

The gallery’s artists are so dominant in New York’s leading museums this season that some in the art world are calling it “Hauser spring.” - The New York Times

A Color No One Has Ever Seen Before

The color “olo” can’t be found on a Pantone color chart. It can be experienced only in a cramped 9-by-13 room in Northern California. - The Atlantic

Child Damages Mark Rothko Painting In Rotterdam

“Conservators will now have to repair the artwork, Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8, after it was ‘scratched’ by a child visiting the Rotterdam gallery where it was on display. The abstract painting from 1960, which measures 7'6" high by 8'6" wide, was a centerpiece of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.” - CNN

Smithsonian Is Removing Artifacts From The African American Museum

It comes a month after President Trump’s executive order to remove what he calls “improper ideology” from Smithsonian museums. - DCNewsNow

Bob Ross’s Happy Little Trees, In The Museum Spotlight At Last

“His bushy-haired, denim-wearing image has inspired all kinds of merch, from bobbleheads and boxer briefs to wigs and waffle makers. Yet said the artist deserves something more: respect.” - Wall Street Journal (MSN)

The Guerrilla Girls Are Back

Even though they never left - nor did the need for them, sadly, ever leave. - The New York Times

Changing Outlooks Make Museums Full Indoor-Outdoor Experiences

“A turning point was a project with the artist Cecile Abish, who uses a wheelchair: ‘To get to the garden we needed to take her through the museum’s basement and out through our loading dock. … It threw into sharp relief how urgent this work was.’” - The New York Times

Minnesota’s Hmong Community Uses Textiles To Tell All Of The Backstory

But the tale is bigger than tapestries, or story cloths: "In the Twin Cities, Hmong culture isn’t just present in the tapestries. It’s everywhere, including the first Hmong judges and state elected officials, the culinary scene, farmers markets, and the arts.” - The New York Times

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