LEFT: Patrick Cariou RIGHT: Richard Prince
- After six years of court battles, Panamanian photographer Patrick Cariou has dropped his copyright case against artist Richard Prince. The two have settled outside of court. [The Art Newspaper]
- Though you still can’t click on Richard Prince’s “Canal Zone” paintings up on his website. [Richard Prince]
- Art gallery magnate Larry Gagosian has negotiated a $48.8 million mortgage on his Chelsea gallery. Thanks to this tabloid-y piece for letting us know that Gagosian uses Bank of America! [Commercial Observer]
- Looks like an SUV drove atop the Q train this morning. [The Awl]
- If you go to the Sydney Biennale, the Guardian is here to inform you that Pippilotti Rist’s installation contains the “largest uncircumcised penis you are ever likely to see in an artwork.” [The Guardian]
- The Island Institute of Alaska is seeking applications for summer residencies. [Island Institute of Alaska]
- Come October, Marian Goodman Gallery will open its third location worldwide, right next to London’s Picadilly Circus. [AMA]
- If you’re feeling down, just remember this one song. [Imgur]
- The artists are back at MOCA. Last night, MOCA announced that artist board members John Baldessari, Catherine Opie, and Barbara Kruger will rejoin the museum after leaving in July 2012. Mark Grotjahn has joined their board, effectively replacing Ed Ruscha. [The Los Angeles Times]
- Art Recovery Group, a new competitor to the Art Loss Register, a private company that recovers stolen artworks, opened its offices in London this week. [Art Hostage]
- This week’s proof that doge is planning to appropriate every meme. [Doge2048]
