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MOCA L.A. Taps Helen Molesworth as Chief Curator
Gallerist NY / June 2nd, 2014
The long-awaited appointment of a new curator has finally come for LA's Museum of Contemporary Art. Helen Molesworth, formerly the chief curator at...
Art Dealer Robbed at Knifepoint in New York
NY Post / June 2nd, 2014
A handyman put a knife to his employer's throat on New York's Upper East Side to steal $300 cash while millions of dollars worth of art went untouched.
From Rauschenberg to Jeff Koons: The Ileana Sonnabend Collection
ArtfixDaily / June 1st, 2014
From May 31, 2014 to January 4, 2015, Ca’ Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art, Venice, will host select works by 20th century icons from the collection of Ileana Sonnabend.
San Francisco Proposes Waterfront Site to George Lucas Museum
ArtfixDaily / June 1st, 2014
George Lucas has been offered 2.3 acres of San Francisco's prime waterfront real estate by the city's mayor in an attempt to lure the "Star Wars" filmmaker to build his arts and culture museum there...
San Francisco Fraudster Accused of $11 Million Art Scam
ArtfixDaily / May 29th, 2014
A San Francisco man previously convicted of tax evasion and trout poaching has been charged with mail fraud for allegedly saying he would pay $11 million for art delivered to him from a New York dealer.
Art Flippers Return for Big Gains at Spring Contemporary Sales
Bloomberg / May 28th, 2014
Israel Lund’s grainy, washed out yellow and gray painting was sold four times over 11 months, jumping more than 1,500 percent in price along the way. It was among 124 artworks produced in the past three years that...
Modern Masters from Wexner Family Collection to go on View
ArtfixDaily / May 27th, 2014
This fall, the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University will celebrate its 25th anniversary with Transfigurations: Modern Masters from the Wexner Family Collection, an unprecedented exhibition of the rarely seen personal collection of...
Lucian Freud's 'Forgotten' Son Seeks Share of Artist's £95.9m Estate
Telegraph / May 27th, 2014
When British artist Lucian Freud died in 2011 he left behind a fortune of £95.9m. He was also survived by 14 children, several of whom had been 'forgotten.' Just one of his children was given control of a secret trust fund.
Professor Contends National Gallery London Has Misattributed a Real Rembrandt
Guardian / May 27th, 2014
An academic known as the world's leading expert on Rembrandt contends that the National Gallery London has relegated to storage an important work by the artist.
San Francisco's Oldest Arts Nonprofit Suspends Curatorial Programming
Hyperallergic / May 27th, 2014
Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco’s oldest alternative arts space, has suspended curatorial programs and halved its staff...
Recently Found Van Gogh is 'one of the worst fakes'
ArtfixDaily / May 26th, 2014
A painting that Spanish tax authorities said was Vincent van Gogh’s Cypress, Sky and Country (1889) is in fact a fake...
Gardner Museum's Stolen Masterpieces Sighted, Says FBI
ArtfixDaily / May 23rd, 2014
The theft of $500 million worth of masterpieces from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum nearly a quarter century ago is not a cold case, says the FBI.
Christie's American Art Sale Raises $64 Million
ArtfixDaily / May 22nd, 2014
Christie’s spring sale of American Art on May 22 nearly hit targets with its $64 million total, just below the pre-sale estimate of $65.7 million, the highest estimate ever for the category at Christie’s. The sale was led by Norman Rockwell’s The Rookie (Red Sox Locker Room)...
Norman Rockwell Tops Sotheby's $46 Million American Art Sale
ArtfixDaily / May 22nd, 2014
American Art at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday achieved $45,869,625 (est. $33.2/49.7 million) – among the highest totals for an American Art sale in the last five years. Ten lots brought prices over $1 million...
Florida Pastor Sentenced to Prison for Fake Hirst Paintings
AP / May 21st, 2014
A Miami pastor will spend six months in jail for trying to sell fake works by British artist Damien Hirst.
Housekeeper Accused of Swiping £500,000 Worth of Antiques, Art from English Estate
Mailonline / May 20th, 2014
A housekeeper in the UK has been charged with stealing £500,000 of antiques and art including a Picasso sketch from the Dowager Countess Bathurst...
Number of US Museums is Double Previous Estimate
ArtfixDaily / May 20th, 2014
The U.S. government announced there could be twice the number of museums previously accounted for across the country.
Ansel Adams Museum Set Surfaces in Charity Auction
ArtfixDaily / May 19th, 2014
An anonymous seller is offering a coveted collection of Ansel Adams photographs through the online auctioneer Charitybuzz.com. According to the site, 100% of the sale's proceeds will go towards...
Newly Authenticated Rodin Fetches $306,800 at Auction
Washington Post / May 18th, 2014
A New York auction house could not authenticate it, but a sculpture that a family owned since 1960 finally got validation as an original work by Auguste Rodin when it sold for $306,800 at...
Plans Finalized to Merge Corcoran with National Gallery, George Washington University
AP / May 18th, 2014
Details have been finalized in the merger of DC's financially-troubled Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the oldest museums in the U..S., with two other institutions.