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FENDI Casa Stages Warhol Exhibit at Art Basel Miami Beach
ArtfixDaily / November 8th, 2012
Among the swanky invitation-only soirees held in Miami during early December will be an exhibit of works by Andy Warhol focused on iconic female subjects---from Marilyn to Jackie O.
Artist Decries John Lennon Art Sales
Littleton Independent / November 6th, 2012
Florida-based artist Gary Arseneau is a vocal opponent of the sale of limited edition prints of minimalist drawings by Beatles band member John Lennon.
Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei's Very American Exhibit at Hirshhorn
ArtfixDaily / November 5th, 2012
With both Democrat and Republican presidential candidates taking big anti-China stances in this election, it is almost jarring that a Chinese artist has managed to have a succinctly "American" exhibition this fall.
MoMA Issues Emergency Guidelines for Saving Artwork
ArtfixDaily / November 5th, 2012
In the wake of super storm Sandy's devastation, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has posted online a handy checklist of art-saving measures.
Gallery Sued by Band Member of Barenaked Ladies
Ottawa Citizen / November 4th, 2012
A dispute over a painting by Canada's most famous aboriginal artist has spilled into a Toronto court.
Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on the Arts
ArtfixDaily / November 4th, 2012
For voters on the eve of the presidential election, the political wing of the Americans for the Arts organization, a national service for nonprofit arts, has issued its analysis of each candidate's position on the arts.
Google Art Project Hits 15 Million Viewers, 35,000 Artworks
ArtfixDaily / October 30th, 2012
The Phillips Collection, Palazzo Vecchio Museum, and the Clyfford Still Museum are just a few notable art institutions to join the ranks of image collections on Google Art Project. The site now boasts...
Ripple Effect of the Arab World Art Boom
Wall Street Journal / October 28th, 2012
The Arab world is investing in their art culture with unprecedented spending, recently acquiring Cezanne’s The Card Players for $250 million, after purchasing the Louvre name for $525 million and another $750 million for works from its collection.
Judge Rules for Art Dealer Over Sotheby's Exec in Australia
Sydney Morning Herald / October 18th, 2012
A judge in Australia has ruled that a civil dispute over assets worth $23 million will end with one partner receiving $3 million.
$8 Million Miro Among Swift Sales at FIAC
Businessweek / October 18th, 2012
At FIAC in Paris, billionaires were in a spending mood despite concerns over changes to local wealth taxes.
Eric Clapton-owned Gerhard Richter Painting Snags Auction Record
ArtfixDaily / October 15th, 2012
German artist Gerhard Richter became the most expensive living artist when his "Abstaktes Bild" (804-9) sold in London on Friday for...
Art.sy Launches its Art Genome Project
New York Times / October 9th, 2012
Offering an online platform for discovering visual arts just as Pandora is to music and Netflix is to film, Art.sy launched the public version of its website on Monday.
Top U.S. Art Dealers Clamor to Open London Galleries
Guardian / October 7th, 2012
Ahead of the big contemporary art week led by the Frieze fair, several major U.S. galleries have opened new spaces in London.
Rothko Defaced at Tate Modern
Guardian / October 7th, 2012
A Russian man who told the U.K.'s Guardian that he is responsible for marking up a multimillion dollar Mark Rothko painting says that he improved the value of the abstract painting.
Basquiat Poised to Bust Records at Auction
Huffington Post / October 1st, 2012
An early work by Jean-Michel Basquiat is expected to bring an artist auction record at Christie's New York on November 14. Created when the artist was just 20 years old, "Untitled" (1981) may fetch...
Gundlach Art Collection Recovered, 2 Arrested
LA Times / September 30th, 2012
Bond manager Jeffrey Gundlach got his $10 million art collection back. Missing since Sept. 14, his artwork, including examples by Piet Mondrian, Jasper Johns and Richard Diebenkorn, was recovered by police after...
Christo's 6-Mile Fabric Art Project Delayed by Judge
Pueblo Chieftain / September 16th, 2012
A federal judge has ruled that artist Christo can not begin his Arkansas River project until a lawsuit seeking to block the immense project is resolved.
Eric Clapton's Richter Painting Offered at Sotheby's
Bloomberg / September 13th, 2012
Legendary rock guitarist Eric Clapton is selling one of his abstract paintings by Gerhard Richter with a high estimate of $20 million at Sotheby's in London on Oct. 12. Purchased in 2001, “Abstraktes Bild (809-4)” from 1994 is one in a series of 3 works that Clapton picked up for...
Billionaire Perelman, Gagosian Gallery Battle in Court Over Contemporary Art Sales
Bloomberg / September 12th, 2012
Billionaire art collector Ronald Perelman sued mega-art dealership Gagosian Gallery in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Sept. 12. That same day, Gagosian Gallery filed a lawsuit against Perelman claiming he refused to pay for artworks.
Museum's Rediscovered Picasso Offered for Sale
/ September 3rd, 2012
A rare Pablo Picasso "gemmaux," a fired-glass artwork, recently unearthed by a museum in Evansville, Ind., will be offered for private sale by...