March 21 | A daily digest of art news

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The exhibitor list has been revealed for NADA New York 2016. Running concurrently to Frieze New York, from May 14 through 17, its Pier 36 location will host 105 exhibitors from 18 different countries.

The full exhibitor list can be found on Art News.  

Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services is liable for $700,000 of damages to artworks stored by Chowaiki Gallery in 2012 during Superstorm Sandy. The suit, brought by insurers XL Speciality Insurance Co. who reimbursed the gallery following the storm, comes in the wake of the dismissal of two other insurance companies who also sued the auction house after damages incurred by Hurricane Sandy. More on the New York Law Journal.

Phyllida Barlow, recently named as Britain’s representative at the next Venice Biennale, has been shortlisted for The Hepworth Prize alongside sculptors Steven Claydon, Helen Marten and David Medalla. This, the first edition of the prize, is worth £30,000 and is dedicated contemporary British sculpture. All four nominated artists will exhibit at the Hepworth Wakefield in west Yorkshire in October. More information via The Guardian


The Broad Museum in LA have just released survey data analysing the first six months of their opening. 410,510 visitors have passed through the doors, 70% of whom were under than 34 years old, the same percentage claimed to have a beginner or intermediate knowledge of contemporary art. The LA Times writes on The Broad’s youthful appeal.


The Design Museum London have confirmed in a press release that their new Kensington High Street space is to open on November 24, 2016. The Grade II Listed building was redesigned by John Pawson at a cost of £83 million. The current space will close permanently on June 30. More on Art Info.