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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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