Art Industry News: Art-World Grifter Anna Delvey Is Getting Freed From Jail—on the Condition She Stays Away From Social Media (Gasp) + Other Stories

Artwork Trade Information is a every day digest of probably the most consequential developments popping out of the artwork world and artwork market. Right here’s what you have to know on this Thursday, October 6.

NEED TO READ

Artists Are Ditching Instagram – Photographers and artists are shifting away from the social media platform in droves because it more and more emphasizes video to rival TikTok. (New York Times)

Shirin Neshat Responds to the Iranian Protests – The artist unveiled two digital works at London’s Piccadilly Circus and L.A.’s Pendry West Hollywood that spotlight the deteriorating human-rights state of affairs in Iran. Artists around the globe have joined the wave of protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on September 16. (The Art Newspaper)

Anna Delvey Is Getting Out of Jail – The infamous con artist and, now, visual artist (actual identify: Anna Sorokin) is about to be launched from ICE detention—supplied she stays away from social media and adheres to different situations. (The Cut)

Egyptian Archaeologists Name for Rosetta Stone Return – In a brand new petition, Egyptian archaeologists are demanding that the British Museum return the cultural treasure relationship to 196 B.C., 200 years after it grew to become a part of the London establishment’s assortment. The museum says it has acquired no formal repatriation request. (Evening Standard)

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Christie’s Reveals Fall Highlights – Willem de Kooning’s Untitled III (ca. 1977–80) will lead the home’s twentieth century night sale on November 17 with an estimate of round $35 million. On the twenty first century sale that very same night, Jeff Koons’s bourbon-filled sculpture Jim Beam – J.B. Turner Practice (1986)  is estimated to promote for $15 to $20 million. (TAN)

He Xiangyu Splits With White Dice – The Berlin-based Chinese language conceptual artist has ended his partnership with the London gallery after eight years. He’ll proceed to be represented by Andrew Kreps in New York, SCAI The Bathhouse in Tokyo, and White Area in Beijing. (Instagram)

Documenta Will get New Interim Managing Director – Ferdinand von Saint André, previously the managing director of Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium Templin and authorized counsel on the German Federal Cultural Basis, will take over administration of the troubled quinquennial. (Press launch)

Gagosian Will get Even Greater – 4 senior employees members—Jessica Beck, former chief curator of the Andy Warhol Museum, ex-Tate curator Péjú Oshin, Andrew Heyward of Marian Goodman, and L.A. gallerist Concord Murphy—have joined the mega gallery as a part of a rising employees. (Financial Times)

FOR ART’S SAKE

Korea’s Media Artwork Museum Lands Hong Kong – Billionaire collector Adrian Cheng, who was just lately honored with the Nationwide Order of Benefit by the French authorities, has launched Arte M Hong Kong, the primary abroad department of the Korean immersive media art-focused Arte Museum. It debuted with a preview at K11 Atelier King’s Street forward of the opening of a everlasting house at 11 Skies in 2023 or 2024. (Ming Pao)

An set up view of ARTE M Hong Kong at K11 ATELIER King’s Street. Courtesy ARTE MUSEUM.

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