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The Annals of Art History
British schools are getting rid of A-level art history courses in 2018, meaning that students in the United Kingdom will no longer be able to take art history classes in high school. [The Art Newspaper]
Despite a scandal last week at Sotheby’s involving what was revealed to be a forged Frans Hals painting, the Old Masters market remains strong, with some of the most expensive lots still able to find buyers. [The Financial Times]
Here’s a look at Douglas Crimp’s new memoir, Before Pictures. Please click this link to see an image of Crimp, Cindy Sherman, and Robert Longo barbecuing. [Aperture]
Around Europe
French prosecutors said in their closing statements yesterday at the Guy Wildenstein trial that the art dealer should get a four-year sentence and pay a $276 million fine for tax fraud. [Bloomberg]
The Stedelijk Museum is currently hosting the largest Jean Tinguely show since a retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in the ’80s. On view are some 160 works, many of which are noisy machine sculptures. [The New York Times]
Critics are alleging that Bavaria is not doing enough to properly deal with works of art looted by the Nazis during World War II. [Deutsche Welle]
Cai Guo-Qiang
A new Netflix documentary looks at the work of Cai Guo-Qiang, the Chinese artist who recently completed Sky Ladder, a work that resembles an oversize ladder on fire. [The Guardian]
American Museums
At a party last night, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. showed off its newly renovated East Building. [The Washington Post]
In a new video, Kalup Linzy discusses a Duane Hanson sculpture in the Whitney Museum’s collection. “It sort of reminded me of my grandmother, when she would sit outside reading letters,” Linzy says. [Whitney Museum]