Randy Kennedy talks to Graham W.J. Beal, the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts. [NYT]
Construction has begun on Chicago’s massive public art project, the 606, which will connect four neighborhoods with a trail and park system that will also exhibit “embedded artworks.” [The Art Newspaper]
Art mutual funds have taken a massive hit recently, with seven shutting down entirely. [The Art Newspaper]
“Cooper-Hewitt Museum Gets $5 Million for Renovation” [NYT]
Here’s a profile of Omer Fast with no real peg. [NYT]
Daniel Loeb is already talking to potential Sotheby’s CEO candidates. [Art Market Monitor]
Chicago art dealer who defrauded clients gets six months in prison, six months home confinement. [Chicago Tribune]
London’s National Portrait Gallery acquires a 17th century painting of Lady Anne Clifford, who was for a time the wealthiest woman in England. [ArtDaily]
