Some of the stories, debates and discussions we’ve spotted this week
Fear of Fakes
There’s been a flurry of fakes in the news this week. First, the Chagall Committee threatened to burn one; now a German collector is threatening not to pay for a Giorgio de Chirico painting because of a worrying note in the catalogue raisonné
Legal Wrangles
Too many professionals in the art world are confused and misinformed about copyright, according to the College Art Association. Hyperallergic picked up on the story, and looked more widely at the legal minefield that is the art world today
Women in Art
Girls star Jemima Kirke spoke out on Tate’s website about the marginalisation of women in art, while Tom Mashberg told the rather neglected story of the Monuments Women in the New York Times
Expansion Plans
MoMA came under fire for its plans to demolish the Folk Art Museum this week, and in London, the Southbank Centre announced that its expansion plans had been put on hold after the Mayor intervened to save the skatepark
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