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LA Times Art Critic Christopher Knight Wins Pulitzer Prize
ArtfixDaily / May 4th, 2020
For his analysis of Los Angeles County Museum of Art's redesign plans, Los Angeles Times’s art critic Christopher Knight has won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for criticism. Few awards have gone to art critics in the past 50 years of journalism's top prize, which honored New York's Jerry Saltz ...
5 Beautiful and Practical Artisan-Made Gifts from Museum Shops for Mother's Day
ArtfixDaily / April 27th, 2020
{{image}} In a win-win shopping effort, support non-profit museums and artists today while delighting mom with an artful, purposeful purchase. Museum shops are offering plenty of home wares, puzzles, books, clothing, home office supplies and more options for Mother's Day online ...
Go On a Virtual Tour of Thomas Jayne's Soho Loft on House Beautiful's Live Instagram, Tuesday, April 14
ArtfixDaily / April 8th, 2020
House Beautiful has been developing a creative mix of live events for its Instagram feed focused around conversations, tips and tours with top designers across the country. Thomas Jayne is on the schedule for Tuesday April 14th (time to be set) when he will take over ...
Sotheby's 20th Century Design Sale Brings Record Online at $4 Million
ArtfixDaily / April 5th, 2020
A Sotheby’s auction last week brought a total of $4 million, the highest-ever result for an online sale of 20th century design. The sale, which was moved from live to online, pushed past its high estimate by more than 25 percent. Highlights included a “Moorish” Twisted Wire Chandelier created ...
Watch Hundreds of Artists Tell Their Inspiring Stories, Craft in America Is Streaming Free
ArtfixDaily / March 19th, 2020
Craft in America is streaming more than a decade of its Peabody Award-winning video content and hundreds of artist stories that delight, inspire, entertain, and uplift through these challenging times. While we're at home looking for outlets for ourselves, our kids, and our families, Craft in ...
Make a Virtual Visit to Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art and Immerse Yourself in One of Denver’s Best Kept Secrets
ArtfixDaily / March 18th, 2020
While originally intended to give prospective visitors a glimpse of what surprises await, Kirkland Museum’s 360 Degree Virtual Tour also serves as a substitute for an in-person visit while the museum in Denver is closed temporarily. The self-navigated tour allows viewers to virtually enter ...
Spectacular Discoveries Abound at TEFAF Maastricht 2020
ArtfixDaily / March 5th, 2020
TEFAF Maastricht has launched its largest and most international edition to date, less just 3 exhibitors due to coronavirus concerns, with a Preview on Friday and continuing March 7 to 15 at the MECC, Maastricht. The fair provides collectors with the opportunity to acquire some of the ...
After the Cooper Hewitt Director's Ouster, Her Account Emerges
New York Times / February 24th, 2020
Seven trustees of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York have resigned following the ousting of director Caroline Baumann just over two weeks ago. Baumann, who oversaw a $91 million renovation of the museum's Carnegie Mansion building, resigned on Feb. 7 after heading ...
American Craft Council Celebrates 50 Years of Awards - Check Out the Remarkable Work of This Year's Honorees
ArtfixDaily / February 12th, 2020
The American Craft Council (ACC), a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing American craft, is celebrating 50 years of awards honoring individuals and organizations for exceptional artistic, scholarly, and philanthropic contributions to the craft field. Awarded biennially since 1970, ...
25th Annual LA Art Show Celebrates the Meteoric Rise of the Los Angeles Art Scene
ArtfixDaily / January 23rd, 2020
The LA Art Show, the most comprehensive international contemporary art show in America, will officially kick-off the city’s 2020 art season at the Los Angeles Convention Center from February 5-9, 2020, with a full lineup of international galleries, museum exhibitions, panel discussions, film ...
What to Hear and See Inside San Francisco's FOG Design+Art 2020 This Weekend
ArtfixDaily / January 14th, 2020
FOG Design+Art opens on January 16 at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture, with a Preview Gala benefitting the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) on January 15. This year’s fair features a series of thought-provoking conversations and panel discussions in the FOG ...
A Well-Timed New Book Examines 'The Art of Protest'
ArtfixDaily / December 2nd, 2019
Protest art is in the spotlight, both on streets across the globe and in a new book surveying a 100-year history. Civil rights, social activism, pro-environment and other causes have long been the subject matter of public poster art. The world is currently awash with such temporary artworks ...
MIT Engineers Prove Leonardo da Vinci Was a Master...at Bridge Design
ArtfixDaily / October 10th, 2019
Some 500 years after his death, Leonardo da Vinci is still well-known as a Renaissance master artist and prolific inventor. MIT engineers have also just proven his engineering prowess in bridge design. In 1502, da Vinci submitted an innovative bridge design for a contest to connect ...
UNESCO Adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright Sites to World Heritage List
New York Times / July 16th, 2019
Eight major buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, the lauded list of international sites deemed worthy of conservation. The designation brings increased recognition and can boost tourism, among other benefits. From NYT: The designation ...
Gloria Vanderbilt, Iconic Designer and Artist, Remembered
NPR / June 17th, 2019
Artist, fashion designer, actress, writer, model and philanthropist Gloria Vanderbilt died on Monday at age 95. Born in 1924, she was an heir to the vast fortune descended from shipping and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. A highly publicized custody battle for Gloria led her to being ...
New Renderings Released for the $650 Million LACMA Building
Urbanize LA / April 30th, 2019
New renderings were published for LACMA's controversial building plan, reported Urbanize LA. The $650-million project replaces the museum's two oldest buildings with a street-straddling structure designed by architect Peter Zumthor. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors green-lighted ...
Salvador Dalí Museum Plans a $38 Million Expansion With More Augmented Reality Exhibits
ArtfixDaily / April 9th, 2019
The Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, has announced plans for a major $38 million expansion. Around $30 million of that estimated cost would go to constuction of a new wing with 20,000 square feet for community spaces and digital exhibits. One expense will be 'Digital Dalí,' an ...
L.A. County Supervisors Approve Funds for the $650 Million New LACMA Building
LAist / April 9th, 2019
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to provide $117.5 million in county funding to move forward LACMA's new building plan. The total cost estimate for the project is $650 million, to be largely culled from private donations. Art-loving actors Brad Pitt and ...
Silicon Valley Plans to Erect a Monument to Itself
The Atlantic / March 11th, 2019
Silicon Valley has a new initiative underway for a landmark that speaks to the tech hub's influence. Mounting "techlash" over the role Facebook and other companies have in undermining public life are behind this need for Silicon Valley to "cement its legacy in the built environment," ...
From Maroon 5's Adam Levine to a De Young Museum Exhibition This Summer, Tattoo Art Won't Be Unseen
ArtfixDaily / February 5th, 2019
On Sunday, the Super Bowl halftime performance with Maroon 5 gave a surprising show of tattoo body art. After band frontman Adam Levine stripped off his shirt, an eyeful of tattooed words, symbols and images came into full view. Notably, "CALIFORNIA" inscribed across the singer's abdomen, plus ...