BEST

Getting Better With Age – The old adage about
good things coming to those who wait has proven true—at least with
these eight female artists who found success after
80.

Dream Closet – The Metropolitan Museum of
Art’s latest Costume Institute show has opened,
striking envy in the hearts of clothes horses everywhere.

Art Therapy Works – Researchers in Australia
have revealed that visiting art museums can
help alleviate stress and depression in patients with
dementia.

Art Pride in Bangkok – A landmark
exhibition celebrating the creative contributions of the
LGBTQ community in Southeast Asia has opened in Bangkok in an
effort to sow the seeds of tolerance across the region.

Sharing the Spotlight – The Turner
Prize-winning artist Lubaina Himid has a new show at the Frans
Hals Museum in the Netherlands that calls attention to the
overlooked perspectives and stories that have been left out of art
history.

The Incredible Rise of Yayoi Kusama – Art
critic Ben Davis visits Artnet News’s new podcast, the Art
Angle, to discuss the origin story and rise of the international
sensation Yayoi Kusama.

WORST

Jewel Thieves Make Off With Priceless Treasures
– Europe suffered one of the worst heists in modern
times when a gang of four thieves made
off with priceless 18th-century
diamond-encrusted jewelry and treasures from Dresden’s
famous Green Vault. The suspects are still at large and authorities
are increasingly concerned that the pieces will be dismantled and
the diamonds, recut in order to be sold.

Basel Cancels Luxury Conference – Art Basel has cancelled “Art Basel Inside,” the
extremely expensive conference they announced just two months ago
would take place in Abu Dhabi in February.

Marciano Madness Continues – In the wake
of the mass firings at the Marciano Foundation, axed employees announced a plan to protest Guess
stores on Black Friday.

Christie’s Won’t Back Down – Despite
expert opinions that a statue of Eros could be linked to a
disgraced art dealer, Christie’s vowed to continue with its planned
sale of the $1 million object.

Church Matters – A Belgian church has called the authorities on a
Dutch museum in an effort to help it recover fragments of a
16th-century altarpiece that was stolen at the outbreak of World
War I.

The Market for Disturbing Nazi Artifacts Is Growing
– Who is buying up all these artifacts? There is a growing market for Nazi
paraphernalia—so much so that forgers are pumping out fakes to
cash in on this troubling market.

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