Friday’s Art Notes

“Sleeping With You” by British artist Tracey Emin is pictured during a press view for “Tracey Emin: Love Is What you Want” at the Hayward Gallery in London. Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images.

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Chinese authorities claim that the company that handles the business affairs for Ai Weiwei has committed tax evasion and has destroyed documents, via The Guardian.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber plans to donate all of the $51.6 million in profits from the sale of a painting by Picasso to arts organizations through his own foundation, via The Guardian.

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After news emerged that the former governor had secretly fathered a child with an employee more than a decade ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced that he is putting his acting career on hold, via The New York Times.

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The Wall Street Journal reports on what happened when the Center for Disease Control descended on the Virginia Historical Society to investigate — and quarantine — an old smallpox scab.

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When some brides-to-be booked a wedding spot at the Art Institute of Chicago, they didn’t realize that a famous terrace view would be blocked by a major new art installation, via The Associated Press.