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Court Orders Worldwide Asset Freeze in Case of Russian Billionaire vs Art Dealer
FT / March 12th, 2015
A temporary order from a Singapore court puts a freeze on the assets of Swiss businessman Yves Bouvier who owns mega-sized shipping and storage facilities. Bouvier is known in the art world as the king of freeports, those massive storage facilities that the super-rich use to hold and trade art, ...
Tire Mogul Behind $23 Million Gift to Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland / March 5th, 2015
Cleveland Museum of Art is close to reaching its $320 million capital campaign goal for an expansion and renovation. On Wednesday, the identity of one of its biggest donors was made public in an effort to increse awareness of the fundraiser before year's end. Since 2002, $297.1 million has ...
Copyright Issues Blur Google's Attempt to Make All Art Available
Washington Post / March 4th, 2015
Four years since its launch, Google Art Project has digitized some 45,000 artworks from museums around the world. It's a drop in the bucket. The copyright system is keeping many works out of the online realm even in an age when major museums like the Met and Smithsonian are digitizing their ...
UK's National Gallery Staff Riled by Rep's Suspension
BBC / February 23rd, 2015
A dispute between staff and management of the National Gallery in London has worsened since a senior rep for the workers' union was suspended. About 200 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union are planning another walk-out over five days following a strike on Feb. 2. ...
Can Computer Algorithms Authenticate Jackson Pollock Paintings?
Arstechnica / February 16th, 2015
Can a computer decipher elements of style to determine genuine works by an artist as opposed to forgeries? A computer scientist at Lawrence Technological University thinks so. Lior Shamir has taken a series of image analysis algorithms to show that a computer can distinguish between real and ...
Art Museums Ease Into Interconnecting Information
NY Times / February 1st, 2015
Besides posting sometimes tens of thousands of images online--along with exhibition catalogs, blogs, videos and commentary--some museums are taking the next step to interconnect information.
Man with Knives Shot Outside Groninger Museum
AFP / January 27th, 2015
A man swinging meat cleavers at pedestrians outside a Dutch museum was shot and killed by police on Sunday.
Controversy Swirls Over Amount of BP's Tate Sponsorship
Guardian / January 26th, 2015
After the Tate Britain waged an unsuccessful three-year legal battle to keep the numbers hidden, reports revealed Monday show just how much money the oil company BP has given the museum.
New Buyers Help Drive Auctions to Record Sales
WSJ / January 20th, 2015
Christie’s International PLC said Tuesday it sold $8.4 billion of fine and decorative art last year, up 17% from the year before and a record
New App Aims to Transform Museum Visitor Experience
Betaboston / January 19th, 2015
An app developed by Boston start-up Spotzer brings custom museum tours to smartphones that allow users to chart their own course through galleries...
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Unveils $450 Million Redesign Plans
Chron / January 13th, 2015
Buoyed by some of the largest donations in the city's history, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston revealed a $450 million project Tuesday...
Cartoonists React with Art to Killings at Charlie Hebdo Newspaper in Paris
Yahoo / January 7th, 2015
The shooting deaths of 12 at the Parisian offices of the Charlie Hebdo weekly has prompted some cartoonists to express their grief through art.
Art Dealer Leigh Morse Returns to Court for Failure to Pay Restitution
NY Daily News / January 6th, 2015
Heading to court again is Leigh Morse, the former gallery director who worked for disgraced art dealer Lawrence Salander.
Detroit Institute of Arts Raises Goal for Grand Bargain
USA Today / January 5th, 2015
In less than a year, the Detroit Institute of Arts has fulfilled its promise to deliver $100 million to the city's $816-million grand bargain debt restructuring plan.
Andy Warhol Tops $16 Billion Art Sales Worldwide in 2014
Bloomberg / January 4th, 2015
Collectors bought 1,295 works by Andy Warhol totaling $653.2 million, ahead of sales for Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon...
Happy New Year from ARTFIXdaily!
ArtfixDaily / December 30th, 2014
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ARTFIXdaily's Top 10 News Stories of 2014
ArtfixDaily / December 28th, 2014
This year had plenty of staggering auction sales, blockbuster exhibitions, and art scandals. But some of the most popular stories on ARTFIXdaily were not the big headlines.
Happy Holidays from ARTFIXdaily!
ArtfixDaily / December 22nd, 2014
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Two Guys Get Headlines for Recreating Art Masterpieces on Instagram
Washington Post blog / December 21st, 2014
Two employees at Squarespace, the website template company, have generated buzz with their "flawless" art re-creations on Instagram. The pair enacts famous paintings ...
Shake-ups at Sotheby's, Christie's Fuel Speculation
LA Times / December 15th, 2014
Profit margins in modern and contemporary art sales, and a race for business opportunities in China and on the Web, may be the key factors ...