Art Industry News is a daily summary of the most important developments in the art world and the art market. Here’s what you need to know this Friday, May 12.
NEED TO READ
Tracey Emin on the “healing power” of art – The YBA returns to Italy for the first time since being diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2019 for a new solo exhibition at Galleria Lorcan O’Neill in Rome. These new works reflect the central role that art played throughout his life and more recently during his recovery. “No matter what situation I was in or how desperate or scared I was, art saved me,” Emin said. (Guardian)
Michael Jordan’s ‘Dream Team’ jacket could fetch $3 million – The stars and stripes-covered Reebok windbreaker is a major collectible in sports history, having been worn by Jordan when he accepted a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics.Signed by the NBA legend himself, the jacket is included in Sotheby’s “Dream Team” online sale accepting auctions through June 28. (Robb Report)
Manet’s ‘Olympia’ heads to the Met – The famous painting by Edouard Manet will travel to New York for the first time as part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition “Manet/Degasorganized in collaboration with the Musée d’Orsay. The show probes the often strained relationship between the two artists and opens in September in Manhattan. (Press release)
The influence of Paris on Picasso – The Spanish modernist’s influence on the French capital’s art scene is undeniable, but how was he changed by Paris when he arrived in 1900? With only 10 works, a new exhibition at the Guggenheim reveals Picasso’s first encounters with the city. (New York Times)
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Pompidou launches an open call for architecture – The contemporary art museum in Paris will close from 2025 to 2030 as it undergoes a massive project that will include more than 200,000 square feet of space below the gallery square. The expansion includes renovated cinemas, restaurant and gallery spaces, and the museum has just issued an open call for the design. (Art Log)
Snohetta employees try to unionize in the United States – Staff at the Norway-based architecture firm have already unionized back home, but hope to do more to transform the industry by joining the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers across the country. pond. (Surface)
Samuel Fosso wins the photography prize – The Nigerian photographer has been awarded £30,000 as the winner of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation award, one of the most prestigious in the industry. He is best known for his self-portraits as various influential figures such as Angela Davis and Malcom X. (Guardian)
FOR THE ARTS
Soojin Kang opens in London – London’s Gathering gallery has opened a mesmerizing personal exhibition dedicated to the Korean textile artist Soojin Kang. The artist’s largest exhibition to date, it presents a new series in which coarse weaving takes on anthropomorphic forms that appear at once like dilapidated, sleeping, yet eerily animated ruins.. “To Be You, Whoever you Are” runs until June 17. (Press release)
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