BEST

It’s All About That Pace – The
mega-gallery has opened up a new headquarters in Chelsea,
and we got a sneak peak at the cavernous new digs.

But Pace Yourself – artnet News’s Tim Schneider has a few reservations about the
new behemoth, and will be closely following the program as it
develops.

Stonehenge in Spain – A massive drought in
Spain has revealed a long-submerged megalithic stone structure,
probably used for burial ceremonies.

A Frenchwoman in Germany – The French
artist Pauline Curnier Jardin won Germany’s
prestigious Preis der Nationalgalerie.

Hillary Reads… Her Own
Emails –  Artist and poet Kenneth
Goldsmith’s show in Venice dedicated to the Democrat’s email debacle had a very special
visitor.

Q-Tip’s Tip – Rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe
Called Quest is revealing his personal fine art collection
in a non-selling exhibition at Bonhams in New York.

Introducing Intelligence
– Our Intelligence Report for fall 2019 is now live,
with data analysis, features delving into the African art market
and a look back at 30 years of artnet’s own business, among
others.

Museum Mania – All of the museum shows you can’t afford to miss this fall
in New York, from the Whitney to the Queens Museum and everywhere
in between.

Long Live Disco – The Brooklyn Museum is
dedicating a show to the epic New York nightclub Studio 54 and the
visual aesthetics it inspired.

WORST

Remembering Robert Frank – The photographer who ushered in a new documentary
style and inspired generations of artists died this week at age
94.

Losing Mary Abbott – The painter died at age 98 after a long career
that saw her rise through the ranks of New York’s Abstract
Expressionist movement.

Sexism in Specimens? – Analyses of natural
history museums in the US and Canada reveal that modern mammal specimens are overwhelmingly
male.

Attack on an Icon – The Wall Street
sculpture Charging Bull was attacked by a man wielding a spiked
banjo, thrashing the bronze animal in broad daylight.

Hockney’s Leaving America – The lovable
British artist is shipping out from his LA digs to Normandy,
where he will be allowed to smoke wherever he
pleases.

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