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Ai Weiwei Fills Alcatraz with 1.2 Million Legos in Major Exhibition

ArtfixDaily / September 22nd, 2014

Perhaps one of the biggest art exhibitions of the year will not be attended by the artist behind its creation. Chinese dissident artist...

Art Dealer Guy Wildenstein Caught in €600 Million Tax Evasion Case

artnet / September 21st, 2014

Scion of the art dealing family, New York-based Guy Wildenstein faces payment of €75 million in a case stemming from French inheritance taxes left unpaid...

Luxembourg Opens Art Freeport for Luxury Goods Storage

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/17/us-art-luxembourg-idUSKBN0HC26P20140917 / September 18th, 2014

The super-rich now have a new freeport in Luxembourg where they can store and trade art, wine and other treasures without paying sales tax or customs.

Couple Sues Arizona Art Gallery Over Sold Warhol

Courthouse News / September 18th, 2014

A couple says a Scottsdale art gallery that was storing their Andy Warhol work sold it without their permission.

Levis Fine Ar Presents 'Maurice Golubov: Ahead of Time'

ArtfixDaily / September 17th, 2014

Levis Fine Art will present the exhibition 'Maurice Golubov: Ahead of Time,' from Sept. 18 to Oct. 15, 2014, in New York City.

TripAdvisor Names World's 25 Best Museums to Visit

ArtfixDaily / September 17th, 2014

User reviews on TripAdvisor have ranked the Art Institute of Chicago as first in a list of the world's best museum destinations.

Two Men Charged in International Art Forgery Scam

Der Spiegel / September 16th, 2014

State prosecutors in Germany have charged two men as the leaders in the international art forgery ring that was first uncovered in June 2013.

John Travolta Studies Art Forgery for 'The Forger' Filmed at MFA, Boston

ArtfixDaily / September 16th, 2014

Actor John Travolta took some lessons in making fake paintings from an unnamed artist in Hong Kong. Travolta says he was prepping for his role...

Jackson Hole Art Auction Fetches Record $10M

Jackson Hole News / September 15th, 2014

The annual Jackson Hole Art Auction brought a record-setting $10 million on Saturday in Wyoming.

Bill Cosby Art Collection to Go View at Smithsonian

ArtfixDaily / September 15th, 2014

Comedian Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille, will showcase their collection of African American art for the first time publicly at the Smithsonian this fall.

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum to Sell Three Works from Collection

Santa Fe New Mexican / September 12th, 2014

The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum has announced that it is selling three works by the artist, including one of her iconic flower paintings...

Judge Dismisses Dallas Art Collector's Suit Over Multi-Million Dollar Rothko

Dallas News / September 11th, 2014

A Dallas judge last week dismissed collector Marguerite Hoffman's suit against financier David Martinez for breach of contract over the quick flip of a Mark Rothko painting.

Dia Art Foundation Names New Director

New York Times / September 10th, 2014

The Dia Art Foundation has chosen a new director as the 40-year-old non-profit institution struggles with issues of financing and a needed expansion of space in Manhattan.

Protesters Disrupt Koch Plaza Dedication at Met Museum

ArtfixDaily / September 10th, 2014

A vast new space on Fifth Avenue at the Met Museum's doorstep was dedicated on Tuesday night with some fanfare and a bit of protest.

San Francisco's de Young Museum Gets Beaux-Arts Sculpture Back

Wall Street Journal / September 9th, 2014

Popular with visitors for almost 100 years, a 1926 sculpture that was broken apart by vandals in 2011 has been returned intact to the de Young Museum in San Francisco

Phillips Auction House Banks on London Expansion

New York Times / September 8th, 2014

Phillips, the world's third largest auctioneer of contemporary art, is set to open its flagship salesroom in the Mayfair district of London.

U.S. Returns 9 Stolen Paintings to Peru

AP / September 8th, 2014

Nine artworks stolen from a church in Lima, Peru, were found at U.S auction houses....

Getting a Read on Art Indices

Forbes / September 7th, 2014

With big chunks of data missing, can buyers rely on artist price structures from art indices to inform purchases?

Alaska Native Artwork from Paris Auction Donated by Annenberg Foundation

AP / September 4th, 2014

Controversial auctions held in Paris in December offered up sacred and historical Hopi, Apache and Alaska Native items that prompted calls for the lots to be withdrawn and repatriated...

Picasso Museum Set to Reopen in October, With New Leader

New York Times / September 4th, 2014

A new president is leading the charge to finally open the long-shuttered Picasso Museum in Paris.