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What a year. The United States government and its museums were shut down, KAWS was everywhere, auction records were set, and luminaries were lost. Here is a list of the 25 most-read stories on ARTnews.com from 2019. Thank you for reading.
– Hirshhorn Chair on the Government Shutdown, by Daniel Sallick, January 4
– 15 L.A. Artists to Watch, Maximilíano Durón & Alex Greenberger, January 9
– Mary Boone Sentenced to Prison, by Alex Greenberger, February 14
– Dealer Mary Boone Will Close Her Gallery, by Andrew Russeth, February 23
– Here’s the Artist List for the Whitney Biennial, by Alex Greenberger, February 25
– Performance Pioneer Carolee Schneemann Dies at 79, by Andrew Russeth, March 6
– Here’s the 2019 Venice Biennale Artist List, by Andrew Russeth, March 7
– Okwui Enwezor, Pivotal Curator, Is Dead at 55, by Andrew Russeth, March 15
– Queer Experimental Filmmaker Barbara Hammer Dies at 79, by Maximilíano Durón & Alex Greenberger, March 16
– On the Pleasure of Hating Vessel, by Andrew Russeth, March 18
– $14.7 M. KAWS Painting Smashes Auction Record, by Annie Armstrong, April 1
– Online Spreadsheet Discloses Museum Salaries, by Alex Greenberger, May 31
– Martin Roth, Artist Who Nurtured Life, Is Dead at 41, by Andy Battaglia, June 17
– MIA Will Hang Every Artwork Submitted for Show, by Annie Armstrong, July 11
– John Waters Responds to Trump on Baltimore, by Katherine McMahon, July 27
– Getty Acquires Laura Aguilar Work, by Maximilíano Durón, September 26
– Matthew Wong, Indelible Painter, Is Dead at 35, by Andrew Russeth, October 6
– John Giorno, Storied Artist and Poet, Is Dead at 82, by Andrew Russeth, October 12
– Banksy Opens Online Shop, by Annie Armstrong, October 16
– Richard Prince Portrait Subject Slams Artist, by Andrew Russeth, November 1
– Ashley James Named Guggenheim Staff Curator, by Alex Greenbeger, November 14
– SoHo’s Art Community Mourns Dean & DeLuca, by Andrew Russeth, December 3
– Meet the Embattled Inigo Philbrick, by Sarah Douglas & Judd Tully, December 3
– View Scenes from Miami Basel’s Beach’s VIP Preview, by the Editors, December 4
– Maurizio Cattelan’s $120,000 Banana Sculpture, by Andrew Russeth, December 5
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