— Rosales Partner Arrested: Jose Carlos Bergantiños Diaz, boyfriend of Glafira Rosales and a central figure in the Knoedler forgery scandal, has been arrested in Spain at a luxury hotel in Seville. He is currently being transferred to Madrid and the US is expected to request his extradition. Together with Rosales, Diaz is accused of duping collectors into spending more than $80 million on fake works at Knoedler & Company, among other places. [NYT]
— Bailey Captures the Queen: British celebrity photographer David Bailey has released an adorable black-and-white portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her 88th birthday. “I’ve always been a huge fan of the Queen,” Bailey said. “She has very kind eyes with a mischievous glint. I’ve always liked strong women and she is a very strong woman.” [The Guardian]
— Lowry Answers Critics: As MoMA begins demolition on the former Folk Art Museum this week, longtime director Glenn Lowry defends his decision to raze the building. “Obviously I’m deeply empathetic to the feelings that that has elicited from a community we really care about,” he said. “On the other hand, sometimes you have to make really tough decisions if you think they’re right. If one’s tenure boils down to a construction program then something fundamental has been missed. And what I think is essential is the collection, the programs and the people.” [NYT]
— Dispute Over Eisenstaedt Prints: Time Warner, which owned Life magazine, is in a legal battle with the family of Alfred Eisenstaedt’s longtime companion over a group of signed prints. [DNAinfo]
— Roman Restorations:Bernini’s mid-17th-century Triton’s Fountain in Rome and St. Peter’s Colonnade in Vatican City have recently been restored. [WSJ, TAN]
— Group Fights for Corcoran: Save the Corcoran director Jayme McLellan is devoted to preserving the museum’s collection as it merges with the National Gallery of Art and George Washington University. [WP]
— Turkish artists are speaking out to condemn Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s censorship. [TAN]
— “It is so big that by the time you get to the middle, you can’t remember where it started. It’s not a book. It’s really an installation, a piece of art.” — Annie Leibovitz on her new $2,500 limited-edition book. [LAT]
— The Andy Warhol Museum is lending 50 photos to the new Polaroid Museum in Las Vegas. [Art Daily]
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