Selfie Monkey Gets His Day in Court: Last Week in Art

Also, New York's High Line gets a creepy new sculpture, and a French performance artist is suing Lady Gaga (again).

January 11, 2016, 6:00pm

A lot went down this week in the weird and wild world of Art. Some things were more scandalous than others, some were just plain wacky—but all of them are worth knowing about. Without further ado:

+A federal judge found that “Selfie Monkey” can’t own the rights to his famous selfie. [The New York Post]

+Authentic masterworks seized from the home of a notorious dealer of forgeries net nearly $5 million at auction. [The New York Times]

+At last, you can pre-order your own Oculus Rift headset. [Reuters]

+French artist Orlan, who sued Lady Gaga for plagiarizing the Born This Way music video, is suing the singer again. [Hyperallergic]

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+Performance artist Milo Moiré protested nude against sexual assault in front of the Cologne Cathedral. [Metro]

+Designer André Courrèges, who dressed the likes of Briggite Bardot and Jackie O, died at 92. [NPR]

+An artist’s state-funded project of living and working in Glasgow sparks outrage. [The Guardian]

+Miami’s Museum of Contemporary Art has fired its director in the light of sexual harassment complaints against him. [The Miami Herald]

+This $300,000 house is for sale. It comes with a washer, dryer, and a Banksy original. [The Huffington Post]

+Miami street artists sue celebrity pastor who ministers to the likes of Justin Bieber and the Kardasians for copyright infringement. [Miami New Times]

+A creepily realistic semi-nude statue of a sleepwalker is installed at New York’s High Line Park. [ArtNet]

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+In Italy, Venice’s mayor is threatening to sell off masterpieces from local museums to close the city’s budget gap. [The Wall Street Journal]

+Meanwhile, the Italian government pledges to invest over $300 million to restore monuments, artwork, and beef up museum security. [Reuters]

+The costume designer for The Revenant talks about the challenges of dressing a cast as authentic 19th century frontiersmen. [The New York Times]

+Appropriation artist Richard Prince is being sued once again for unauthorized use of other artists' work. [Hyperallergic]

Did we miss any pressing art world stories? Let us know in the comments below!

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