Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Friday, August 27.
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Amsterdam Reenters Talks on Kandinsky Claim – Amsterdam’s mayor says she will enter into talks to return a long-disputed Wassily Kandinsky painting to the heirs of a Jewish couple who owned it before WWII. The then-director of the Stedelijk Museum acquired Kandinsky’s Painting with Houses (1909) at auction in 1940, just after the Nazi invasion. The Dutch Restitution Commission controversially denied the heirs’ claim to the work in 2018, and the mayor’s decision is part of a change in policy regarding restitution requests that seeks to “right wrongs.” (New York Times)
London Art Dealer Sentenced for Stalking – A London art dealer has been sentenced to nine months in prison after a jury convicted him for stalking involving serious alarm or distress. Earl Grinhaff, who owned an art consultancy in Kensington, will not actually see the inside of a cell, however, as he had already spent 12 months wearing an electronic tag while awaiting trial, and one month in police custody. (Evening Standard)
John Oliver’s Show Gave $10,000 to 5 Museums – Comedian John Oliver is giving five U.S. museums $10,000 grants for exhibiting his “weird art” collection. Oliver began amassing a collection of weird art last year for his satirical news show Last Week Tonight, and its highlights include a remarkable...
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