Art Basel orders NFT platform “Digital Basel” to stop associating with its brand + other stories

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Plus a Van Gogh ownership dispute is resolved in Detroit and Sarah Lucas wins the New Museum’s sculpture prize.

Art Industry News is a daily summary of the most consistent developments coming out of the art world and the art market. Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday, March 29.

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Agreement Reached Over Controversial Van Gogh At Detroit Museum – An ownership dispute over a Van Gogh painting displayed at the Detroit Institute of Arts has been settled out of court. In January, the museum was ordered to keep the work, which had been loaned for an exhibition, until the case was resolved. The DIA is now asking the court to invalidate the January injunction so that it cannot be used as a precedent in the future, which could deter owners from lending works that may be the subject of ownership disputes to museums. (The art newspaper)

Germany and Italy return artefacts to Mexico – Authorities in both countries have returned more than 80 pre-Columbian artifacts to Mexico. Mexico’s cultural authorities have stepped up their efforts to protect its cultural heritage abroad in recent years. (Monopoly)

Art Basel accuses the digital platform of copyright infringement – The Swiss art fair giant has accused an online platform known as Digital Basel of copyright infringement and has issued a cease-and-desist letter to the platform. The platform, according to the letter, poses “as the digital extension of Art Basel” and “offers digital reproductions or NFTs of original works of art,” and it has no connection with Art Basel. “It is a clear case of trademark infringement,” Art Basel’s letter said. (ART news)

Sarah Lucas wins new museum award – Artist Sarah Lucas has been named the first winner of the Manhattan-based museum’s new biennial prize honoring women artists, the Hostetler/Wrigley Sculpture Award. A jury consisting of artists Teresita Fernández, Joan Jonas, Julie Mehretu, Cindy Sherman and Kiki Smith selected Lucas, whose new work Venus Victoria will be made possible through the $400,000 grant, and will be exhibited at the museum to coincide with its upcoming expansion. (press release)

MOVERS & SHAKERS

1-54 names of participating galleries – The upcoming New York edition of the Contemporary African Art Fair is scheduled to take place at the Malt House in the Manhattanville Factory District from 18-21. May. The fair will welcome 26 galleries from Africa, Europe and the US, with more than half of the exhibitors making their debut, including DADA Gallery (Lagos, London); Spinello Projects (Miami); and kó (Lagos). (press release)

New auction record set in Africa – Children reading the Koran, a 1939 painting by South African modernist Irma Stern has become the most expensive work by an African artist sold at auction in Africa. The work sold for $1.23 million at a Strauss & Co. sale in Cape Town on Tuesday. (press release)

Dominique White Wins Max Mara Award – The ninth edition of the award dedicated to female artists was announced by Max Mara, London’s Whitechapel Gallery and Collezione Maramotti. White has been awarded a six-month residency in Italy, and a solo exhibition to debut at the Whitechapel Gallery and travel to the Collezione Maramotti. (Guardian)

Paddington Bear Immersive Experience planned for London – The lovable talking bear is set to become the latest star of an immersive experience at County Hall on London’s Southbank later in 2023. The show will be staged across 26,000 square meters and will feature “ground-breaking design, live performance and video to capture the hearts of the whole family. » (Evening standard)

FOR ART’S SAKE

How French Street Artist Bisk Uses Paris Protests for Art – Piles of rubbish piled up on the streets of the French capital amid a strike by waste collectors protesting proposals to raise the national pension age have become creative materials for the urban artist, who turned them into ‘monster’ street installations. (Le Monde)

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