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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, October 16, 2009

Power 100: ArtReview's list of movers and shakers released
Bloomberg - October 15th, 2009 17:17

ArtReview's annual list of the 100 most influential art world people ranks highest: 1. Serpentine Gallery co-director Hans Ulrich Obrist 2. MoMA director Glenn D. Lowry 3. Tate director Nicholas Serota 4. Curator Daniel Birnbaum 5. Art dealer Larry Gagosian 6. French collector Francois Pinault 7. L.A. collector Eli Broad 8. Web publishers Anton Vidokle, Julieta Aranda & Brian Kuan Wood 9. Whitechapel Gallery director Iwona Blazwick 10. American artist Bruce Nauman

Nicolas Cage's Midford Castle in Somerset, which is built in the shape of an ace of clubs, has an offer of £3.5 million.

Castle Available: Nicolas Cage unloads historic property
Daily Mail - October 15th, 2009 23:19

He is one of Hollywood's most bankable stars, but it seems Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage's Midas touch doesn't extend to his own finances. The actor faces claims for millions of dollars in unpaid taxes. Cage, 45, is selling his vast property portfolio, and the latest to be unloaded is Midford Castle, a mock-gothic folly, built in the shape of the ace of clubs, in Somerset, U.K. A low-ball offer of £3.5 million has already come in...

Collecting Halloween: Vintage postcards more sweet than scary
About.com - October 15th, 2009 18:00

Vintage Halloween cards are among the most collected in the postcard collecting field. About.com's Pamela Wiggins created a gallery of desirable images for this popular holiday, including Ellen Clapsaddle's early 20th century cards featuring adorable children...

At Buckingham Palace: Exhibition exposes Queen Victoria's passions
Daily Mail - October 15th, 2009 23:03

By Victorian standards, it is rather daring. Even more so when one realises that the lovely young woman languorously baring her shoulders is none other than Queen Victoria. The Winterhalter portrait, known as ‘the secret picture’, was commissioned by the young Queen in 1843 as a 24th birthday present for her beloved husband Albert. "Victoria and Albert: Art and Love" includes an array of art and objects that show the energetic, passionate side of the great monarch...

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