Image via Takeshi Miyakawa Design
Stories of the week:
- Takeshi Miyakawa arrested “for planting false bombs” in NYC for his street art lighted bag works.
- Show your support at the Free Takeshi Miyakawa Facebook page. Update: he’s been freed.
- Artist Enrique Gomez receives 20-month sentence for smuggling endangered and protected wildlife.
- Italian police investigating 70 people for trading thousands of looted archaeological artifacts on eBay.
- Andy Warhol artworks and artifact stolen from business in Detroit.
Iran customs holds Pollock painting – valued at $250 million – over unpaid debt.- Are budget cuts in England to blame for rash of thefts in museums?
- Art history professor agrees to store painting at museum – then allegedly put it up for auction.
- Philadelphia heralded as an international arts destination.
- 10 artists represented by Marian Goodman will be featured in the upcoming Documenta.
- Sarah Thornton on how women artists’ works are performing at auction.
- Jonathan Jones reviews Damien Hirst’s show Two Weeks One Summer.
- LA Weekly discusses the current James Franco and Alex Israel MOCA efforts.
- Michael Heizer’s much anticipated Levitated Mass opens at LACMA on June 24.
- Frank Gehry designs a set for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
- JMW Turner’s little known ambition of painting portraits.
- Jerry Saltz likes the new Barnes.
- The Financial Times on Brice Marden on occasion of his Tate exhibition.
- The National Gallery of Art announces 26-piece Barnett Newman exhibition.
- ARTINFO asks Rashaad Newsome some questions.
- Kanye West to unveil Cruel Summer short film and art installation.
- Gagosian Gallery opening a cafe at its Madison Ave location.
- Sneak peek at Sarah Joncas’ upcoming show.
- Old sketches from Luke Chueh that will be on display during his book release.
- Recap of the Fafi book signing in New York.
- Some older work from Isaac Cordal – cast shadow strainer faces.
- Photographer Nick Stern recreates famous Banksy images.
- A peek at the London Police showing at Unit44.
