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Auction Market Rose to $7 Billion in Record First Half
ArtfixDaily / August 6th, 2014
The global art auction market rose in value by 17 percent to a record $7 billion in the first half of 2014, according to Artprice.
Aspen Art Museum's Exhibit of Tortoises Toting iPads Agitates Protestors
Aspen Daily News / August 6th, 2014
Aspen Art Museum officials are being questioned about a plan to place iPads on live tortoises during an art exhibition this weekend.
Rauschenberg Trustees Awarded $24.6 Million by Florida Judge
New York Times / August 5th, 2014
A Florida judge ruled that three former trustees of the Robert Rauschenberg Revocable Trust will split $24.6 million in a legal dispute that runs back to 2011 with...
MFA Boston to Showcase Hollywood Glamour in Fall Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / August 5th, 2014
Adornments from the golden age of the silver screen will go on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this fall. “Hollywood Glamour: Fashion and Jewelry from the Silver Screen” will present designer gowns and exquisite jewelry from the 1930s and ‘40s...
'Art Everywhere' Takes Over 50,000 Outdoor Spaces Across America
ArtfixDaily / August 4th, 2014
Some 58 iconic American artworks are splashed across 50,000 outdoor spaces, from billboards to buses, across the U.S. this month.
New York Mayor Ditches Antiques in Historic Gracie Mansion
curbed / August 4th, 2014
New York mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane, have swapped out antiques in the 300-year-old Gracie Mansion for pieces from West Elm, a catalog retailer.
Online Auctions Making Art Market More Murky
Bloomberg / August 3rd, 2014
When Richard Serra's drawing "Pamuk" sold for $905,000 at Christie's only-online auction in May the price set an artist auction record for a work on paper. Yet, the sale is not recorded...
Artists Accuse Art Mag CEO of Bilking Them Out of Thousands
New York Post / August 3rd, 2014
Artists from around the world who paid for publicity and exhibitions offered by Abraham Lubelski, founder, publisher and CEO of NY Arts Magazine, say they've been cheated out of thousands of dollars.
Florida Collector of Asian Art Sues Ringling Museum
Herald Tribune / July 31st, 2014
A new building at the Ringling museum in Florida might open as scheduled in January 2016 without the $30 million collection meant to go inside.
Court Rules Lucian Freud's Will to be Kept Secret
Telegraph / July 31st, 2014
A forgotten son of Lucian Freud has been denied a share of his father’s vast fortune and will never know what was in the artist’s will...
American Impressionism Exhibition is One Highlight of Edinburgh Art Festival this August
ArtfixDaily / July 30th, 2014
Edinburgh Art Festival, the UK’s largest annual celebration of visual art, is on view starting from July 31 for a month-long program of special events, tours, and performances.
Norman Rockwell's Granddaughter Rips Apart New Biography of the Artist
Huffington Post / July 30th, 2014
"Deborah Solomon has been desperately trying to outrun the truth ever since American Mirror, her biography of my grandfather, Norman Rockwell, came out last November," writes Abigail Rockwell. "But the truth is catching up with her."
George Lucas Names Architects for His Chicago Museum
Chicago Tribune / July 29th, 2014
Billionaire filmmaker George Lucas made a surprise announcement Tuesday, naming a team of avant-garde architects for his future museum in Chicago.
Tracey Emin's My Bed Heads to Tate on Lengthy Loan
BBC / July 29th, 2014
The unmade bed that became a key work of the 1990s Young British Artists (YBA) movement will go on loan to London's Tate. Artist Tracey Emin said she was in a depressed state...
Met Museum President Rafferty to Retire in Spring 2015
ArtfixDaily / July 29th, 2014
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's first woman president, Emily Kernan Rafferty, announced Tuesday her decision to retire in the spring of 2015.
C.M. Russell Works Hit Multimillion-Dollar Mark in Western Art Auction
AP / July 28th, 2014
A total of 30 Charles M. Russell works fetched millions of dollars at auction in Reno, with one painting symbolizing the railroad's effect on American Indians drawing $1.9 million...
Chinese Collector Ruffles Feathers After Drinking from "Chicken Cup"
Examiner / July 28th, 2014
When billionaire art collector Liu Yiqian was photographed sipping tea from a $36.6 million cup, he sparked a wave of controversy.
Imperial War Museum in London Reopens After $70 Million Renovation
Newsday / July 26th, 2014
The Imperial War Museum in London recently reopened in time to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I.
Missing Matisse Returned to Venezuela Museum
ArtfixDaily / July 24th, 2014
A painting by Henri Matisse stolen more than a decade ago from a Caracas museum has been returned to the Venezuela capital after an FBI sting in the U.S.
Possible Rodin, Degas Sculptures Newly Discovered in Gurlitt's Apartment
BBC / July 24th, 2014
Officials in Bavaria announced on Thursday that two more works have been found in the apartment of Munich art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt. The task force in charge...