The Best Art Stories of the Week (October 14 - October 21)

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Supreme to Release Jean-Michel Basquiat Collection in 2013

Date: October 15

While this has yet to be confirmed by Supreme, Artestar announced that they've licensed the late Jean-Michel Basquiat's imagery to the brand. Apparently, Supreme will be releasing a Spring/Summer 2013 collection of T-shirts, sweatshirts, button-downs, and hats featuring Basquiat's artwork.

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Jay-Z Pictured With Basquiat Painting in New D'Usee Cognac Ad

Date: October 15

Last May, Jay-Z announced that he'd be launching his own line of cognac through Bacardi called D'Usse. The first ad campaign has been revealed, and it shows Jay leaning back with a cigar and a drink, looking at a hanging Basquiat painting from across the room.

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Terry Richardson Photographs Oprah for Harper's Bazaar

Date: October 16

The day finally arrived last week— famed fashion photographer Terry Richardson has photographed the queen of television, Oprah Winfrey.

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ArtReview Releases Power 100 List for 2012

Date: October 18

ArtReview has released their Power 100 list for 2012, and curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev tops the list. She expertly curated this summer's Documenta in Kassel, Germany, which is arguably the most important event in the contemporary art world. She's followed by gallerist Larry Gagosian and artist Ai Weiwei (who was #1 last year). The list is, as usual, a mix of artists, curators, gallerists, and more, who are undoubtedly some of the most influential people in the art world.

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Who Is At Fault in Rotterdam Art Heist?

Date: October 18

Early Tuesday morning, a group of bold criminals walked into the Kunsthal gallery (which was in the swing of a 20th anniversary celebration) in Rotterdam and swiped seven masterpieces painted by Picasso, Monet, Gauguin, Matisse, and Lucian Freud.

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KATSU Travels To Sub-Saharan Africa To Visit With Locals In Kenya

Date: October 19

NYC street artist KATSU recently visited Sub-Saharan Africa to spend sometime with children living in the desolate, impoverished region. 

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Mitt Romney Gets Tatted Up For New Yorker Cover

Date: October 19

Artist Barry Blitt,  toys with the presidential candidate's inconsistency with a humorous play on Norman Rockwell's painting "The Tattoo Artist" (which shows a sailor covered in crossout ladies names) for next weeks cover of The New Yorker.

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10 Artworks Influencing the 2012 Presidential Election

Date: October 19

The 2008 Presidential Election was dominated visually by a single artwork—Shepard Fairey's Hope portrait print of Barack Obama. The 2012 Presidential Election, however, lacks a singular defining artwork. In the fine art world, multiple group exhibitions are taking place that challenge, critique, and support candidates. While we've highlighted 10 specific pieces, we've also featured them alongside a sampling of the works they are being shown with. Political art, like politics itself, is about conversation and debate. 

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