— Full List of Gurlitt Works May Be Released: A court in Augsburg, Germany has ruled that the list of the 1,400 works uncovered in the Munich apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt must be given to a journalist working for a German daily newspaper. Despite the fact that the court ruled that the titles and sizes of the works must be released under the Bavarian press law, the public prosecutor’s office is filing an appeal to stop it. [TAN]
— Fake Chagall To Be Incinerated: The Chagall Committee in Paris, headed by the artist’s two granddaughters, wants to burn a fake purchased by British businessman Martin Lang for £100,000. Lang, who brought the painting to the committee for verification and signed a waver that said, “Marc Chagall’s heirs could demand the seizure of the work, and/or any other measures stipulated by law,” is attempting to stop the incineration. “They are getting back to Mr. Lang this week,” said Philip Mould, the art expert on BBC show “Fake or Fortune?” “But, as it stands, this picture will be burned in front of a magistrate.” [The Guardian]
— Corcoran Could Gain From Monet Sale: Due to an odd clause in Huguette Clark’s estate settlement, the Corcoran Gallery will get half the proceeds from the May sale of Claude Monet’s “Nymphéas” at Christie’s — but only if it sells for more than $25 million. The 1907 water lilies painting is the most valuable item among 400 to be auctioned off at the auction house. “This type of painting is near the top or at the top of a lot of collectors’ wish lists around the world,” said Conor Jordan, deputy chairman of impressionist and modern art for Christie’s. [WP]
— Detroit Pensions Put Ahead of Art: A new proposed plan, subject to court approval, will split Detroit’s unsecured creditors into two groups, putting city worker’s pensions as a top priority above the Detroit Institute of Arts. [NYT, Art Market Monitor]
— Modigliani Market Madness: Authenticity issues continue to plague the Amedeo Modigliani market as two scholars work on rival catalogues raisonné of his work. [NYT]
— Drake Hearts Turrell: Drake went to see the James Turrell show at LACMA and took three contemplative selfies in the artist’s light installations. [Fader]
— Warhol superstar, painter, and critic Rene Ricard has died of cancer. [Artforum]
— Without much explanation, Astria Suparak has been fired from her position as director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Miller Gallery. [Artforum]
— A new art fair debuted over the weekend at Paramount Ranch, the 2,700-acre property where Cary Grant and John Wayne films were shot. [Hollywood Reporter]
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