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A new book of Frida or fraud-a?

Posted in Artists, News, tagged , , , , on September 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Princeton Architectural Press is set to release a new book on November 1st titled Finding Frida Kahlo.  In fact, it’s already available for pre-order on Amazon.com.  This is all well and good, except that half of the art world believes the featured collection of works to be fakes.  Read about the controversy here. While the [...]

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Brandeis President to Resign

Posted in News, tagged , , , on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

From the Los Angeles Times: Brandeis University President Jehuda Reinharz, who acknowledged mishandling plans to close a school art museum, will resign after the current academic year, university officials said Friday. Reinharz, 65, president since 1994, agreed to continue serving through the end of the 2009-10 academic year, according to an e-mailed statement from the [...]

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come darkness, come light

Posted in Artists, News, tagged , , , , on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

From The New York Times: Dan Flavin, the minimalist sculptor who died in 1996, spent his life producing graceful light sculptures. But what happens when a bulb breaks? And how easy are they for collectors to install? The Chelsea dealer David Zwirner has just begun to represent the artist’s estate. On Friday he is starting [...]

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New owner, executive, auction schedule at Phillips de Pury

Posted in Artists, Auctions, News, tagged , , , on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A new “art virgin” executive at Phillips de Pury is adding 18 themed contemporary art sales to its auction calendar over the next year and a half, despite the downturn in the art market.  Learn more about this questionable strategy in this Wall Street Journal article by Kelly Crow. This fantastic image by Korean artist [...]

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Break (in) point

Posted in Artists, News, tagged , , , , , , on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Richard Weisman once observed that “Andy [Warhol] didn’t know the difference between a football and a golf ball.”  Hardly a sports buff myself, I surprisingly transform into an avid tennis fan each year during the U.S. Open.  Something about the volley rhythm is deeply soothing to me.  Well, tonight was the men’s final and I [...]

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Art of Photography identifies, introduces new talent

Posted in Events, News, Tips, tagged , , , , on September 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Kudos to NPR for covering the recently completed Art of Photography competition in San Diego, judged by Charlotte Cotton, head of the photo department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  In a highbrow huff you might role your eyes and think to yourself: “San Diego?  Hardly a cultural hub.”  Well, I agree– but [...]

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Turnkey art exhibits, sponsored by your neighborly multinational bank

Posted in Economics, News, tagged , , on August 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »

“The income we have generated through increased business is superior to any income we could generate from selling the collection.” I somehow missed this article last week: financially struggling museums are hosting “turnkey,” or pre-made, exhibits from the art collections of corporate banks.  Seems like a win-win on the surface, but some issues- ethical, curatorial [...]

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Read up on your elitist art world gossip, plebian

Posted in Artists, Indulgences, News, tagged , , , , on August 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Two BILLION dollars in cash, seven (!) life insurance policies, and a first-rate art collection is (possibly) being left by Europe’s wealthiest woman, Madame Liliane Bettencourt, to the photographer and socialite Francoise-Marie Banier.  A snubbed daughter!  French lawyers questioning Banier’s “talent” as an artist!  Manipulation of the elderly!? Read about the life you were meant [...]

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Treasure trove of photography from the National Geographic Society

Posted in News, tagged , , , , on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Seriously exciting stuff!  The National Geographic Society is opening up its archives for the first time in a must-see exhibition at Steven Kasher Gallery in New York.  Check out the story, from the New York Times, here and an incredible accompanying slideshow here.  No word yet on the price point of the images.

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A reminder that things aren’t yet rosy again at Christie’s

Posted in Auctions, News, tagged , , , on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Bloomberg reports that Christie’s is scapping plans for an art investment fund and loan division.  The article also briefly discusses what we’ve talked about many times before: the downturn in the high-end art market, despite recent successful sales.  Pictured above is an affordable oil on canvas being offered in Christie’s Interiors Sale in early September.

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