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Modern Masters from Wexner Family Collection to go on View
ArtfixDaily / May 27th, 2014
This fall, the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University will celebrate its 25th anniversary with Transfigurations: Modern Masters from the Wexner Family Collection, an unprecedented exhibition of the rarely seen personal collection of...
Lucian Freud's 'Forgotten' Son Seeks Share of Artist's £95.9m Estate
Telegraph / May 27th, 2014
When British artist Lucian Freud died in 2011 he left behind a fortune of £95.9m. He was also survived by 14 children, several of whom had been 'forgotten.' Just one of his children was given control of a secret trust fund.
San Francisco's Oldest Arts Nonprofit Suspends Curatorial Programming
Hyperallergic / May 27th, 2014
Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco’s oldest alternative arts space, has suspended curatorial programs and halved its staff...
Florida Pastor Sentenced to Prison for Fake Hirst Paintings
AP / May 21st, 2014
A Miami pastor will spend six months in jail for trying to sell fake works by British artist Damien Hirst.
Warhol, Koons Lead Sotheby's $364.3 million Contemporary Art Sale
Gallerist / May 14th, 2014
A giant 'Popeye' by Jeff Koons and contemporary works from the collection of Adam Sender were the top performers in a $364.3 million Sotheby's sale...
Christie's Contemporary Art Sale Soars to Record $745 Million, Highest Ever Total
ArtfixDaily / May 13th, 2014
Billionaire buyers wanting Warhol, Basquiat, Rothko, Koons, Newman, Calder, Bacon and other luminaries of postwar and contemporary art sent Christie's evening sale on Tuesday to a record total of $745 million...
Record Prices for 'Gritty' Art in $134.6 Million Christie's Sale
ArtfixDaily / May 12th, 2014
Christie's got the ball rolling for spring contemporary auction week in New York on Monday with a sale focused on “the gritty, underbelly-esque side of contemporary art.” Bidders sent...
Steven A. Cohen Gets an Art-backed Loan from Goldman Sachs
Bloomberg / May 7th, 2014
Goldman Sachs is making a personal loan to Steven A. Cohen with a credit line backed by the SAC founder's $1-billion art collection...
Activist Investor Loeb and Sotheby's Compromise
ArtfixDaily / May 6th, 2014
Hedge fund billionaire Dan Loeb and publicly-traded Sotheby's have reached a deal after a bitter battle, the auction house announced on Monday. The truce is a partial win for...
Nan Rosenthal, National Gallery and Met Curator, Remembered
ArtfixDaily / May 4th, 2014
Known as an influential proponent of contemporary art at the National Gallery of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, curator Nan Rosenthal passed away at her home in Manhattan...
Andy Warhol Digital Art Discovered on Floppy Discs
ArtfixDaily / April 28th, 2014
A trove of never-before-seen digital artworks by famed Pop artist Andy Warhol have been recovered from floppy discs on an Amiga 1000, a personal computer from the 1980s...
Art World Tests Silicon Valley Market with New Shows, Pop-Up Gallery
ArtfixDaily / April 23rd, 2014
Two new contemporary art fairs and a prominent New York dealer's pop-up art gallery are testing the waters for a fresh collecting base in Silicon Valley. Whether the tech elite will...
ARTnews Acquired by Skate Capital
ArtfixDaily / April 17th, 2014
Billed as the world's oldest art magazine, ARTnews has announced that it will be sold to Russian-owned Skate Capital Group, a private asset management company.
Artful Eggs Sizzle in Fabergé-Sponsored Paddle8 Auction
ArtfixDaily / April 14th, 2014
A 40-inch egg by Jeff Koons has already cracked $360,000 in an ongoing charity auction of 260 jumbo eggs commissioned by Fabergé. The Big Egg Hunt auction hosted online by Paddle8 is also...
Art-Collecting Websites Artsy, Curiator Compete for Webby
ArtfixDaily / April 13th, 2014
Two websites aimed at helping collectors discover visual arts that they like are among the nominees for a Webby award this year.
Silicon Valley Contemporary Debuts as First Major Art Fair for the Region
ArtfixDaily / April 9th, 2014
The art world has finally found a new frontier: Silicon Valley. While the cultural hub of San Francisco is a short drive up the peninsula, the first major art fair ever to come smack dab to the center of Silicon Valley will debut this weekend. About $100 million in
Florida Pastor Convicted of Trying to Sell Fake Hirst Paintings
ArtfixDaily / April 8th, 2014
A pastor in Florida who did some art dealing on the side was convicted in New York of attempting to off-load five counterfeit works by British artist Damien Hirst.
Zhang Xiaogang's Painting of Little Red Guard Brings Record $12.1 Million
ArtfixDaily / April 6th, 2014
Auction records were smashed for Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Xiaogang and seven other Asian artists at Sotheby’s HK$670 million ($86 million) Hong Kong evening sale over the weekend.
Artsy Wrangles $18.5 Million in Series B Funding
Wall Street Journal / April 3rd, 2014
The New York City start-up Artsy.net aims to be the Pandora of the art world, connecting collectors with the art they seek and suggesting new artists based on their preferences. High-profile backers have...
New Director of LA's Museum of Contemporary Art Takes it Slow
Los Angeles Times / March 20th, 2014
Philippe Vergne says he will focus on careful planning as he takes the reins of LA's Museum of Contemporary Art Museum (MOCA). Fresh from New York...