Ulay Sues Marina Abramović, Murakami Painting at Christie's, and Enwezor's Venice Biennale Ends

Ulay is taking his ex-partner Marina Abramović to court, alleging mistreatment and attempts to erase him from art history. This news coincides with the availability of a limited edition vinyl collaboration between Marina Abramović, The Vinyl Factory, and Serpentine Galleries, priced at £500 in an edition of 100. A 2015 Bloomberg interview with Abramović revealed early sales details and past activities like milking goats in Sardinia. Separately, Takashi Murakami's painting 'When I Close My Eyes, I See Shangri-La' is set for sale at Christie's, Hong Kong, with estimates between just over US$1.2 million and just over US$1.5 million. Okwui Enwezor's Venice Biennale, criticized by Benjamin Genocchio on Artnet as 'the most morose, joyless and ugly biennale in living memory,' has concluded, though Sarah Lucas's British Pavilion offered moments of fun. A film titled 'Energy Diaries,' featuring a conversation between Sarah Lucas, Franz West, and Andreas Reiter Raabe with music by Philipp Quehenberger, is available for $60 from Other Criteria, praised by Gregor Muir. Daniel McLean's book 'The Trials of Art,' published in 2006, is also noted as available from Ridinghouse for £25. The article was published online exclusively on 19 November 2015.