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The article reviews the exhibition to be held at the non-profit gallery Studio Voltaire in London, England in September 2017, which will feature Vittorio Scarpati's drawings from the New York hospital.

The article focuses on views of several artists including Joana Vasconcelos, Marilyn Minter, and Enoc Perez, on exhibitions that significantly contributed to their career. Topics discussed include the Venice Biennale of 2005 for Joana's career, exhibition of Minter's paintings at the 2006 Whitney Biennial, and a solo exhibition of Perez's paintings at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, Florida.

The article reports on the legal dispute between David Zwirner Gallery and Gagosian Gallery over the estate of Austrian artist Franz West who died in 2012.

The article discusses the conflict between artistic appropriation and U.S. copyright laws, in which New York University School of Law professor Amy Adler also presented reasons for the need to overhaul existing fair-use legislation in the U.S.

The article focuses on works of the U.S. presidential election nominees including Jeb Bush, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton regarding funds for art organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and other initiatives.

The article offers information on a conference co-organized by art historian Jane Jacob, art recovery service provider Art Recovery Group's Chris Marinello, and the organization Museum Security Network's Alice Farren-Bradley at the New York University in June 2015. Topics include increase in thefts of small Chinese artifacts; presence of fake art pieces in museums; and need for a new model of authentication. It featured art professionals including Ken Perenyi; Simon Hornby and Jonathan Illari.

The article examines how activists are pressuring art institutions to break ties with the fossil-fuel industry. Particular focus is given to protests that took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, which received a 65 million U.S. dollar donation from the industrialist David Koch. Additional topics discussed include concerns that the fossil-fuel industry is shaping the content of exhibitions, the sculpture "Carbon Sink: What Goes Around Comes Around," by Chris Drury and financial support for the arts.

The article announces that the American artist Jeff Koons has opened a stone workshop in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, dealing with topics including how his sculptures are carved there by machine, how the name of the workshop is Antiquity Stone and how the workshop employs 30 people.

The article focuses on several topics including Marina Abramovic's show in 2020 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Great Britain will mark the first time a woman has been the subject of a retrospective at the prestigious institution. It mentions that painter Will Boone has painted bronze sculpture of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

The article discusses topics including acquaintance of Trumpy the Rat, an orange-skinned, blond-haired caricature, in New York, museum workout at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wikileaks, the white cube gallery show.

The article discusses various issues related to artist-endowed foundations in the U.S. as of April 2014, dealing with topics including lawsuits that are besieging foundations, the mobile "Eight Black Leaves," by Alexander Calder and issues relating to the Cy Twombly Foundation.

The article reports on use of public-benefit firm Kickstarters by artists and art organization in order raise funds and presents views of Victoria Rogers, head of arts and photography division at Kickstarters, on the same.

The article reports on the launch of Clarion List, a directory founded by Jessica Paindiris and Gaia Banovich that provides free, user-generated reviews of businesses in the art industry including framers, dealers, art fund managers.

An interview with artist Do Ho Suh is presented. Topics discussed include his sheer fabric structures that replicate the architecture of his past dwellings, his solo exhibition "Passage" at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center in Ohio, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's hosting of his mid-career survey until July 4, 2016.

This section offers news briefs pertaining to the art industry as of March 1, 2016 including the Louvre Museum's signing of a cultural exchange deal with Iran, the discovery of antiquities in the Geneva Freeport, and the lawsuit filed against American Airlines for damage to work by Lucio Fontana.

The article interviews artists George Condo, Ashley Bickerton, and Dorothea Rockburne about their experiences assisting fellow artists Andy Warhol, Jack Goldstein and Robert Rauschenberg.

The article comments on the move by some artists to block sales of their works that were given as gifts to foundations and consignors.

The article reports on the plan to invite singer Lady Gaga to participate in a Dada exhibition at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, Switzerland in 2016.

The article reports that investment firm Arthena, established by former art appraiser and consultant Madelaine D'Angelo, is providing the art market with equity crowdfunding, a funding model that allows art buyers to pay into a fund of works acquired by a network of art advisers.

The article reports that some artists are using the high-technology fabrication methods to take advantage of the decline in the production costs for delivering an industrial aesthetic including Jeff Koons' use of robots to replace computer-numerical-control (CNC) machines.

The article focuses on the Art Preservation Index, a company founded by Emily MacDonald-Korth that issues reports and credit ratings on art materials and works of art based on the projected stability or longevity of its matrix of constituents.

The article details the decision of a number of art schools, including Goldsmiths in London, England, the Pratt Institute in New York City, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Illinois, to offer online courses in a joint effort to make art education more affordable to students.

The article discusses the feminist activist group Guerilla Girls' campaign against art-world discrimination as part of the Guerilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover in Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota from February 29 to March 6, 2016.

The article presents the views of New York State Supreme Court judge Barbara Jaffe on the positive and negative effect of proposed royalty legislation for artists along with painter R.H. Quaytman views on impact of royalty legislation.

The article previews the art exhibition "Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-71," which will feature various works by the Japan-born contemporary artist Yoko Ono, to be held at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in Manhattan, New York City, through September 7, 2015.

The article examines the trend of artworks being licenced for the hospitality industry, dealing with topics including the art collection at the Archer hotel in New York City, art reproductions created by the North Carolina-based hospitality art manufacturer Kalisher and the money that can be made for artists by licensing their work.

The article examines how artists in the U.S. are increasingly experimenting with the legal system as a part of their artistic practice, dealing with topics including the work of the artist and lawyer Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento, artists accused of using the legal system as a space for performance and the notion that art is a commodity.

The article examines the increasing role that outsourcing is playing in contemporary art, dealing with topics including how artists in the U.S. are outsourcing their work to companies that hire commercial artists, the New York City-based mural painting company Colossal and the utilization of outsourcing by the artist Dennis Hopper.

The article announces that the New York City-based artists' co-operative Still House Group is planning to eliminate its relationship with traditional art galleries, dealing with topics including how it would like collectors to buy directly from the co-operative, how members of the group share sales proceeds and the artist Isaac Brest.

The article examines how the U.S.-based news outlet Associated Press (AP) removed controversial images of art from its website, including works by the artists Chris Ofili and Andres Serrano, which followed criticism by conservative bloggers following the pixelation of cartoons of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

The article discusses various issues relating to the sale of the 1953 painting "Blue Painting," by Ad Reinhardt, dealing with topics including how the painting was sold by Amy Greenspan, how the painting was sold for both $375,000 and more than $5 million in 2014, and the involvement of the David Zwirner gallery in the topic.

The article examines how business schools are making an economic case for putting art on the curriculum, dealing with topics including how U.S. business school academics are increasingly focusing on the art world, insights from professor Henrik Hagtvedt at Boston College, and the art boom of 2005.

The article examines how the U.S.-based Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working on regulations to restrict the use of drones and surveillance technology in art, dealing with topics including the work of the artist Katsu, the work of the artists Alex Rivera and Angel Nevarez, and the financial cost of drones.

The article examines artists and their responses to the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two unarmed black men that were killed by police officers, dealing with topics including the work of the artist Hank Willis Thomas, the work of the artist Robert Longo and political art.

The article discusses how Republican control of the U.S. Congress could potentially impact art legislation in the U.S. and focuses on legislation related to areas including the sale of ivory antiquities, the real-estate tax strategy known as a 1031 exchange, and resale royalties for artists.

The article lists U.S. cities including Detroit, Michigan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Des Moines, Iowa that artists can move to if they leave New York City due to high cost of living.

The article discusses the impact of gentrification in New York City on artists, who have been forced to relocate. Topics discussed include the rising cost of rent for artists' studios in the city, the rapid increase in real estate development in the city, and Tom Finkelpearl, commissioner of the city's Department of Cultural Affairs.

The article discusses how proposed U.S. legislation related to non-consensual pornography could impact depictions of nudity in art.

The article discusses several art fairs that are held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, including the Indigenous Fine Art Market (Ifam) fair and the Indian Market fair .

The article announces that the Frankfurt, Germany-based company, Foundation, will be expanding its cash-advance service into the art market, dealing with topics including insights from Foundation's chief executive, Ulrich Voges, and how the cash-advance service will help with the liquidity of art purchases.

The article examines how commercial art galleries are reaching out to a wider art market and new art collectors. Particular focus is given to efforts including limited-edition works, T-shirts and tote bags. Several New York City-based gallerists are also explored, including Steven Kasher, Paul Kasmin and the Hole.

The article discusses how some art magazines such as "Artvoices," fairs such as the New Material Art Fair in Miami, Florida, and bloggers such as Nancy Smith offer exposure for artists for a fee. Topics include Smith's attitude towards covering gallery openings for free, comments from artists such as Jerry Blackman who oppose the practice, and artists such as Carol Hallock who support it.

The article presents art dealer news briefs including the announcement that Magnus Renfrew will be the deputy chairman of the auction house Bonhams, how the art dealer David Juda has been named chairman of the Society of London Art Dealers, and how Yvon Lambert will close his gallery.

The article discusses how socially engaged art has gained both institutional and commercial support in the U.S. despite a lack of evidence that it creates social change. Topics include the difficulty of measuring the success and impact of social art, social art projects such as Project Row Houses which builds affordable housing in Houston, Texas, and the attitudes of artists such as Suzanne Lacy, Rick Lowe, and Tania Bruguera.

The article discusses how a group of U.S. non-profit cultural organizations such as Americans for the Arts are protesting a proposal in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that would end net neutrality. Topics include the claim that the two-tiered Internet that would replace net neutrality would limit access to art, how some artists consider this censorship, and how museums have reacted.

The article discusses how art investors take advantage of like kind exchanges, the practice of selling works of art for profit and then using those profits to purchase more works of art and thus avoiding having to pay capital gains taxes. The author notes that legislators in the U.S. would like to limit the practice, which is also known as a 1031 exchange.

In this article, the author discusses some of the different ways in which artists are attempting to take control of their own markets. Examples discussed include Wade Guyton, who made duplicates of one of his works at the same time as the original was being sold at auction, and the British street artist Bansky, who sold paintings to unsuspecting tourists in New York City in 2013 for $60.

The article reports that despite media coverage claiming that auctions of Impressionist and Modern art held in New York City in May 2014 were uneven and mediocre, the market for such works remains strong and has been steadily growing since the 2008 economic recession. Auctions held by the auctions houses Sotheby's and Christie's are discussed. The author notes that pricing remains a problems, with many estimates simply being too aggressive.

The article briefly reports that cities across the U.S., including Buffalo, New York, are failing to set aside money meant for the public art initiative Percent for Art (PCA), which requires property developers to allocate 1% of the total cost of a construction project for public artworks.

In this article, the author examines issues relating to corporate art collections as of 2014. Particular focus is given to technology companies in Silicon Valley, California, that are investing in art. Several companies and their art collections are discussed, including the social networking service Facebook, the domain-name registrar GoDaddy and the online publisher Mixbook. The Silicon Valley Contemporary art fair is also noted.