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Artist Installs Poison Oak in First Solo Museum Exhibition at UCSB
ArtfixDaily / October 1st, 2014
“To see is also to touch” is inscribed on one wall at UC Santa Barbara's Art, Design & Architecture Museum where a poison oak plant in a wood and concrete platform centers a courtyard. It's part of The Cave of Treasures exhibition of works by Eric Beltz, on view through May ...
Art Dealer Gets Prison Time for Cyberstalking
ArtfixDaily / October 1st, 2014
An art dealer in Temecula, Calif., was handed a five-year sentence in federal prison for cyberstalking and threatening a Beverly Hills art dealer and artists.
Monet Masterpiece Travels to Detroit
ArtfixDaily / October 1st, 2014
One of Claude Monet’s most famous paintings is a “guest of honor” from Oct. 1, 2014 to Jan. 4, 2015, at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
New Science Peels Through da Vinci's Process
Guardian / September 30th, 2014
A French scientist has developed a new analytic technique that reveals the working methods of Leonardo da Vinci.
A $7.6 Million Degas Painting Stolen from Cyprus Residence
Bloomberg / September 30th, 2014
A painting by famed Impressionist Edgar Degas was stolen from a home in Limassol, Cyprus, on Monday.
'Sopranos' Actor Discovers Multimillion-Dollar Guercino
NY Post / September 30th, 2014
A 17th-century painting by Guercino worth millions of dollars was discovered in Germany by 'Sopranos' star Federico Castellucio.
Philippines Seizes Artwork from Imelda Marcos
Reuters / September 30th, 2014
Authorities in the Philippines said Tuesday that they entered the office and residences of lawmaker Imelda Marcos and seized eight paintings, including a Picasso.
Graffiti Artist Oz Killed by Train in Germany
Guardian / September 29th, 2014
Graffiti artist Oz, known for creating about 120,000 tags throughout Germany, was hit and killed by a train in Hamburg on Thursday night.
Vermont Artist Charlie Hunter Takes on the State's Gritty Side
VT Digger / September 29th, 2014
Paintings of Vermont often evoke a romanticized vision of red barns, rolling hills and vibrant foliage or sparkling snow. Artist Charlie Hunter creates the opposite, in what he describes as “murky paintings of decaying American infrastructure"...
Film Art Dominates 2014 Turner Prize
ArtfixDaily / September 29th, 2014
Traditional painting and sculpture are not seen at this year's Turner Prize exhibition of under-50 British art talents.
Ai Weiwei Adds Crabs, Handcuffs to Blenheim Palace Decor in New Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / September 29th, 2014
Blenheim Palace launches the Blenheim Art Foundation this week with a splashy inaugural exhibition of Ai Weiwei works.
Grant Wood Sketchbook Returned to Iowa Museum
ConnectTriStates / September 28th, 2014
Grant Wood's sketchbook has been returned to an Iowa museum some 50 years after it went missing.
New Documentary Explores How a Forger Fooled Dozens of Museums
npr / September 28th, 2014
Mark Landis gave Picassos, Old Masters, Charles Schulz cartoons, and more to about 45 museums over a 30-year period. The artworks were all his own forgeries.
Delaware Art Museum Says It Will Use Investment Funds for Debt
Delaware Online / September 25th, 2014
Winslow Homer's "Milking Time" will stay at the Delaware Art Museum, at least for now. Museum officials said Wednesday that...
NYC Art Dealer Ira Spanierman Announces Retirement, Gallery Closure
ArtfixDaily / September 25th, 2014
New York City art dealer Ira Spanierman, a fixture in the American art gallery scene, has announced his retirement after 60 years in the business.
Getty Posts Knoedler Archives Online
Getty Blog / September 24th, 2014
Gilded Age industrialist and museum founder Henry Clay Frick picked up iconic works by Bellini, Vermeer and Goya, among others, from Knoedler Gallery. Who else bought what...
Contemporary Art Hits $2-Billion Record at Auction
AFP / September 24th, 2014
The contemporary art market, buoyed by high demand and massive growth in China, smashed through the $2-billion mark for the first time in a record-breaking 2013/14...
Possible World's Biggest Shoe Walks Onto 'Antiques Roadshow'
PBS / September 23rd, 2014
A really big shoe once belonging to Robert Wardlaw, the Midwesterner known as the tallest man ever recorded, was brought into a PBS "Antiques Roadshow" taping.
Architect Jean Nouvel Reveals Big Plans for National Art Museum of China
ArtfixDaily / September 22nd, 2014
Spanning 1,399,308 square feet, more than double the size of the Louvre, a new National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) has been conceived by French architect Jean Nouvel.
Works from Cy Twombly's Personal Collection at Auction
New York Times / September 22nd, 2014
Christie's will be offering a group of works from the Twombly Foundation on Nov. 12 and 13. None are by the famed artist, rather they are pieces collected...