BEST

Mark Your Calendars – Summer is over and
the fall art season has begun, so we rounded up the most exciting museum shows opening around the
country—plus a host of gallery shows across New York City.

Nasher Prize Awarded – Sculptor Michael
Rakowitz, who made news earlier this summer when he declined the
Whitney’s invitation to show in the 2019 biennial, has won this year’s Nasher
Sculpture Prize.

Sotheby’s Seals the Deal – The auction
house’s shareholders are officially on board for the historic $3.7
billion acquisition deal with Patrick Drahi to go forward.

The Art of Fashion – Vanity
Fair‘s annual best-dressed list features some very chic art world denizens, including
Kehinde Wiley, Pamela Joyner, and more.

An Art Course With a Horse – Dr. Seuss’s
final book is a winding, rhyming path through
an art museum—and now it’s finally been published.

A Young Dealers’ Playbook – JTT
gallery’s Jasmin Tsou reveals what it takes to make it as
a successful art dealer in New York City.

Hair-Raising Artistry – See the
amazing sculptural creations that artist Laetitia
Ky makes entirely from her own hair.

The Studio Museum Machine – It’s no
accident that many contemporary art stars are ushered through
the Studio Museum Residency program. Here’s what makes it so
special.

WORST

Art vs. Politics – As a nationalistic
government takes hold in Italy, foreign-born museum directors are feeling
more than unwelcome in their adopted country.

The Suit Goes On – Collector Steve
Tananbaum got the green light to pursue his lawsuit against
Gagosian for failing to deliver Jeff Koons’s sculptures on
time.

That’s a Drag – Republican heavyweight Peter Meijer cancelled a drag show
that featured performers with Down Syndrome, but they say it won’t
stop them.

Amazon Fires Ravage Art – In Bolivia,
prehistoric rock art is being engulfed by the
flames throughout the Amazon rainforest.

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