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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, December 18, 2009
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 | Cultural Evolution: Las Vegas unveils art for the masses
Las Vegas Sun - December 17th, 2009 18:47
MGM Mirage and Dubai World-owned CityCenter, the new $8.5-billion gamble on a 67-acre residential, hotel, retail and entertainment campus in Las Vegas, may reel in visitors with artwork by the likes of Frank Stella, Henry Moore, and Maya Lin. The $40 million modern art collection, which has instantly put CityCenter on the map as one of the world’s largest public installations of corporate-owned art, includes many bold, large-scale works such as Claes Oldenburg's giant eraser. ...Read more | |
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 | Before cowboys became cliché
Wall Street Journal - December 17th, 2009 18:25
Given the enthusiasm that Americans have for art celebrating our nation's cultural past, it's surprising that art of the American West has often been held in low esteem. Our approach to all but the work of sculptor Frederic Remington is usually cautious to the point of disdain. The Denver Art Museum's current exhibition of the paintings and sculpture of Charles M. Russell (1864-1926) may just inspire a new appreciation for Western art as a whole.Read more | |
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 | Best exhibitions of 2009
Art Info - December 17th, 2009 19:43
The International Association of Art Critics (AICA) announced the winners of its 26th annual awards. Among the winners in 13 categories: “Picasso: Mosqueteros” at NYC's Gagosian Gallery; “Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures,” organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; “James Ensor,” organized by the Museum of Modern Art, and “Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward,” the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum...Read more | |
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 | Be Dazzled by Cartier: The history of a legendary bijoutier on exhibit
San Francisco Gate - December 17th, 2009 19:15
Opening Saturday at The San Francisco Legion of Honor, "Cartier and America" features some of the most striking examples of Cartier's 'Mystery Clock,' innovative pieces valued by collectors. In 1913 industrialist J.P. Morgan became the first American to buy one. Also on view, lavish jewels, from 1900 to 2007, that show the history of Cartier is as much about dazzling design as it is about social history...
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