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This week’s top headlines — featuring stolen masterpieces and Donald Trump’s fake Renoir

1. Donald Trump denies owning a fake Renoir.

The President has insisted he has the real version of a painting that has hung in the Art Institute of Chicago since 1933 

2. Ai Weiwei is banned from boarding a plane in New York.

The artist was forced to abandon the premiere of his new documentary after staff claimed his visa had expired 

3. A Russian performance artist set a Parisian bank on fire.

The dramatic act followed a 2013 performance which saw the artist nail himself to Moscow’s Red Square 

4. Can art be a good investment?

Buy at the right time, and it could be wiser to invest in paintings than the market 

5. World Monuments Fund announces 2018 watch list.

The selection recognises 25 cultural sites threatened by conflict, climate change and natural disasters 

6. Would you buy a copy of a painting?

Sotheby’s is exploring the market for remakes, offering a version of Leonardo’s Last Supper made over 300 years after the original 

7. Norman Rockwell’s children sue Berkshire Museum.

The institution is selling 40 works — including two Rockwells — in response to claims of financial difficulty 

8. Were looted antiquities for sale at London’s Frieze Masters?

The fair featured ancient Greek vases thought to have once been held by convicted dealer Gianfranco Becchina 

9. Missing Matisse cut-outs returned to artist’s heirs.

Two works valued at $4.5 million were unlawfully removed from a Paris storage facility, appearing at auction in 2008 

10. Artists soar above estimates in Hong Kong.

We covered the results of a collaboration between Sotheby’s and the APT Collection — a unique initiative that returns 72% of sales to artists ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ > 

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