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The Broad Museum Reveals Facade
LA Curbed / January 5th, 2015
Design changes are not winning over some critics of the new Broad Museum in Los Angeles. Scaffolding was removed last week to reveal...
Jeff Koons Faces Another Accusation of Plagiarism
Hyperallergic / December 30th, 2014
A second work by Jeff Koons in the retrospective now on view at Centre Pompidou in Paris is not on display after a complaint of copyright infringement. The widow of...
Art Collectors Turn Eyes Towards Cuba
NY Times / December 30th, 2014
After President Obama's decision to loosen up restrictions on Cuba in mid-December, the idea that the island nation's art scene might heat up caught fire...
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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French Publicist Sues Jeff Koons for Copyright Infringement
RFI / December 18th, 2014
Paris-based publicist Franck Davidovici is accusing American contemporary artist Jeff Koons of unlawfully copying...
Artists' Resale Royalties Battle Reappears in Court
LA Times / December 17th, 2014
The California law that allowed artists to receive 5% from the resale of their work was struck down ...
Saatchi Battles His Former Gallery Director in Court
Telegraph / December 16th, 2014
Charles Saatchi is embroiled in a bitter legal battle with his former gallery director accusing her of trading on his name.
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 ...
Museum Seeks Art Covering Destroyed Ferguson Storefronts
St. Louis Today / December 7th, 2014
When riots ensued over the Nov. 24 grand jury annoncement that there would be no indictment of the officer who killed Michael Brown, many storefronts and businesses in Ferguson, Missouri, and on South Grand Boulevard in St. Louis were damaged. Up went plywood to cover shattered windows. And ...
Court Dismisses Billionaire Perelman's Lawsuit vs. Larry Gagosian
Reuters / December 6th, 2014
The billionaire Ronald Perelman's lawsuit accusing New York City art gallery owner Larry Gagosian of defrauding him into overpaying for a Cy Twombly painting has been thrown out by a unanimous state appeals court. Despite being a "sophisticated" plaintiff, Perelman "conducted no due diligence" ...
2014 Miami Art Week Guide
Hyperallergic / December 2nd, 2014
With $3 billion worth of art offered at Art Basel Miami Beach alone, and dozens of other fairs, exhibitions, parties, and pop-ups going on...
Paul Chan Named Winner of 2014 Hugo Boss Prize
ArtfixDaily / November 20th, 2014
At the Guggenheim on Thursday night, Paul Chan (b. 1973, Hong Kong) was named the winner of the Hugo Boss Prize.
Rothkos, Reinstalled Galleries Rule Inside the Expanded Harvard Art Museums
ArtfixDaily / November 18th, 2014
A challenge emerged to integrate, renovate and expand Harvard Art Museums' three buildings under one 21st-century roof in a crowded city space that dates back to the colonial era. Italian architect Renzo Piano delivered...
Major Artists to Collaborate with Mass MoCA in Massive New Space
Washington Post / November 16th, 2014
When its $60 million expansion project is completed in 2017, Mass MoCA will be the largest contemporary art museum in the country...
$853 Million Christie's Postwar and Contemporary Art Sale Breaks Record
ArtfixDaily / November 13th, 2014
Christie's sale of Postwar and Contemporary art on Wednesday night made history when it brought a record-breaking total of $853 million.
Jasper Johns 'Flag' Sets Artist Auction Record
ArtfixDaily / November 11th, 2014
Offered on Veterans' Day, a version of Jasper Johns' signature 'Flag' painting was saluted with a record auction price for the artist...
FIAC LA Edition is Postponed
NY Observer / November 11th, 2014
The inaugural Los Angeles edition of FIAC, the lauded contemporary art fair held each fall in Paris, has been postponed until 2016.
Bunny Mellon's Rothkos Top $158.7 Million Sale
ArtfixDaily / November 10th, 2014
Rachel Lambert Mellon, known as Bunny, was an ardent supporter of Mark Rothko. The iconic abstract expressionist's dark blue-purple work from 1970 sold for nearly...
Kara Walker Named WSJ Magazine's Art Innovator of the Year
WSJ Magazine / November 6th, 2014
Artist Kara Walker -- "who for two decades has been fearlessly confronting attitudes toward race, women and sexuality" with work that has been displayed all over the world -- was named WSJ Magazine's Art Innovator of the Year.