— Artists Sue Terry Gilliam: Three street artists are suing filmmaker Terry Gilliam for allegedly using their work without permission in his new film, “The Zero Theorem.” Artists Franco Fasoli, Nicolas Escalada, and Derek Mehaffey want the film’s US release to be delayed and hope to gain statutory damages, profits, and costs. [The Guardian]
— National Gallery Hangs Bacall Portrait: The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC is honoring the late actress Lauren Bacall with a portrait on the museum’s second floor. Included in the museum’s “American Cool” exhibition, the Alfred Eisenstaedt photograph is on view through September 7. [Art Daily]
—American Art Museum Nominates 13 Artists: The Smithsonian American Art Museum has released the names of 13 nominees for its $25,00o James Dicke Contemporary Artist Prize: Njideka Akunyili, Cory Arcangel, Trisha Baga, Paul Chan, Barnaby Furnas, Theaster Gates, KAWS, Josiah McElheny, Dave McKenzie, Julie Mehretu, Frances Stark, Swoon, and Mickalene Thomas. [Art Daily]
— Guercino Work Stolen: A £5 million Renaissance work by Guercino was stolen from a Modena church with a faulty alarm system. [Telegraph]
— Photos From Ferguson: “These are our own, homegrown documents of social unrest and they can’t, like images from more distant lands, be kept safely at bay.” — Philip Kennicott analyzes the upsetting images coming out of Ferguson, Missouri. [WP]
— Phaidon Buys Artspace: We reported here yesterday that publisher Phaidon was in talks to buy online art seller Artspace, and indeed the company did. [Bloomberg]
— Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions has named George Bailey as chairman. [Art Daily]
— The Rauschenberg Foundation is appealing the recent court decision to award $24.6 million to its trustees. [NYT]
— Caroline Older is the new executive director of the Chicago Artists Coalition. [Artforum]
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