The best thing I could come up with for British people calling British things ‘dour.’
Christie’s will return another Cambodian statue. [NYT]
Here’s the story of Ralph Fasanella’s Subway Riders, the first ever oil painting as subway art. [NYT]
Here’s a party report from Dustin Yellin’s Pioneer Works gala. [WSJ]
Here’s Ed Ruscha chatting about works from the Frick’s collection with the museum’s director, Ian Wardropper. [Livestream via New York]
Cornelius Gurlitt has died at 81. [NYT]
“Does Christie’s want to hold auctions in Iran?” [Art Market Monitor]
Jack Agüeros, activist, poet, writer, and former director of El Museo del Barrio, has died. [NYT]
Tate Britain announces the next batch of Turner Prize nominees. [The Art Newspaper]
Adrian Searle calls the shortlist “dour.” [The Guardian]
The Getty Foundation gives $5 million to Latin American art exhibitions. [The Art Newspaper]