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012: Finding Nemo - Thursday Top Five - November 5, 2020

Episode Summary

This week’s Thursday Top Five covers the art world doing its part in the United States Presidential Election, the discovery of a stonemason’s self-portrait, and so much more. Tune-in

Episode Notes

Sam Orlofsky Fired From Gagosian 

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sam-orlofksy-terminated-gagosian-misconduct-investigation-1234574899/

This week’s Stories 

Story 1: Museums as Polling Sites 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/museums-across-the-us-are-providing-a-vital-service-to-their-communities-by-acting-as-voting-sites-for-the-presidential-election-today

Story 2: Murakami & Basquiat 

https://www.complex.com/style/2020/11/takashi-murakami-childrens-national-hospital-room

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/brooklyn-nets-basquiat-alternate-jersey-1919442

Story 3: Stonemason Easter Egg 

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-historian-discovered-secret-stonemason-self-portrait-800-year-old-cathedral-spain-1920189

Story 4: Venice Floods 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/official-venice-plan-sacrifices-st-mark-s-basilica-for-port

Story 5: Unexploded Bombs in Germany 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/german-palace-faces-bomb-disposal-quandary

Emerging News 

Sotheby’s to Sell Ansel Adams Trove 

https://www.artmarketmonitor.com/2020/11/02/ansel-adams-trove-poised-to-bring-record-at-sothebys/