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20 Pieces for Chippendale’s Tercentenary Plus New Work by Marina Abramović Among Highlights of Masterpiece London 2018
ArtfixDaily / June 6th, 2018
The Masterpiece London 2018 edition, which runs from June 28 - July 4 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will present an array of art from the 18th-century carved creations of Thomas Chippendale to the debut of new forms of work by famed performance artist Marina Abramović. With Thomas ...
New V&A Location Part of £1.1 Billion Transformation of East London Into Cultural Hub
The Times / June 5th, 2018
A new outpost for the V&A is part of a £1.1 billion plan for London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford to be transformed into the “East Bank,” a cultural hub hosting branches of Sadler’s Wells, London College of Fashion and University College London (UCL). London Mayor Sadiq Khan ...
$1 Billion Grand Egyptian Museum Readies for Opening
CNN / June 5th, 2018
Egypt hopes to lure tourists again with its $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum, set to open in a soft launch by year's end. The largest museum in the world dedicated to one civilization, the new 5.2-million-square-foot building is a draw in itself, offering a sweeping overlook of the Great ...
UK's Corbyn Backs Returning Parthenon Sculptures to Greece
Independent / June 4th, 2018
UK Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn would return the Parthenon sculptures to Greece if elected Prime Minister, he said in an interview with Greek newspaper Ta Nea. Corbyn believes the sculptures, also called the Elgin Marbles, "belong to Greece." The international cultural agency UNESCO ...
Museum Sells Chinese Vase from Storage for $14.5 Million
Tulsa World / May 30th, 2018
A museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has sold an exquisite vase -- long tucked away in storage -- for a windfall at auction. The piece was made in the early 1700s at the order of the Chinese emperor Qianlong. The vase was offered in Christie's Hong Kong spring sales series that fetched a ...
Vodka-Driven Man Attacks Painting in Moscow Museum
South China Morning Post / May 29th, 2018
An 1885 masterwork by Russian realist Ilya Repin was badly damaged by a museum visitor in Moscow, sparking a renewed look into museum security across Russia, and the sale of alcohol in galleries. From South China Morning Post: One of Russia’s leading art galleries announced on Monday it ...
U.S. Investigation into Art Dealer Fizzles After $450 Million Da Vinci Sale
Bloomberg / May 29th, 2018
When Leonardo da Vinci's ethereal "Salvator Mundi" sold for a record-smashing $450 million last fall, a year-long federal investigation into a Swiss art dealer's mark-ups of artworks sold to a Russian billionaire seems to have evaporated. A longstanding dispute between fertilizer magnate ...
Louvre Returns to Top List of 20 Most Popular Museums
Travel + Leisure / May 28th, 2018
According to a ranking from the Themed Entertainment Association, the Louvre was the most visited museum in the world in 2017. After two years of falling from its top spot, attendance at the Louvre increased 9.5 percent last year. Of the world’s top 20 most popular museums, half are in ...
Jeff Koons' 'Tulips' Spurned by Paris Museum
france 24 / May 28th, 2018
After months of controversy, a Jeff Koons sculpture the American artist gave the city in remembrance of the 2015 Paris attacks victims will not find a home in front of the capital’s Museum of Modern Art and the Palais de Tokyo.
Philippe Vergne Exits LA MoCA
LA Times / May 26th, 2018
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles announced on Friday, just before the long holiday weekend, that director Philippe Vergne will depart. The decision came after various spurts of turmoil within the museum, including Vergne's recent decision to terminate its respected chief curator, ...
Record Prices Abound at Sotheby's $392 Million Contemporary Art Sale
ArtfixDaily / May 17th, 2018
On Wednesday, Sotheby's tallied $392.3m total with fees for contemporary art in New York, setting 15 artist records among the 75 lots offered. Just two works failed to sell—by Yayoi Kusama and Lucio Fontana. An Asian private collector won David Hockney's "Pacific Coast Highway and Santa ...
Richard Gray, Noted Gallerist, Remembered
WTTW / May 17th, 2018
Richard Gray, a celebrated art dealer, civic leader, and philanthropist, died Wednesday morning at his home in Chicago, surrounded by family. He was 89 years old. In 1963, Gray founded the Richard Gray Gallery in Chicago and he later opened another gallery in New York City. With his ...
Man Busted in Fraud Scam After Offering Gardner Museum's Missing Masterpieces on Craigslist
Boston Herald / May 16th, 2018
A West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for offering online two stolen artworks from the Gardner Museum in Boston. Todd Andrew Desper was sentenced by a U.S. District Court judge to time served and three years of supervised release, three months of which will be spent in home ...
Dutch Art Dealer Rediscovers a Rembrandt
Reuters / May 16th, 2018
Dutch art dealer Jan Six says he knew right away that a painting catalogued as by an unknown artist, in the circle of Rembrandt van Rijn, was the work of the master himself. “I saw so many details pointing in Rembrandt’s direction, that I was totally convinced,” he said about ...
Actress Portia de Rossi Launches a New Kind of Art Venture
AD / May 15th, 2018
"Arrested Development" actress Portia de Rossi is working with Fujifilm to democratize art. And her company's motivation is also it's motto: Support Artists. Not Art. De Rossi's new venture, called General Public, collaborates with artists by recreating their original works as Synographs™ (or ...
Museum in Jerusalem to Get $40 Million Expansion and Refreshed Content
Haaretz / May 15th, 2018
The Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem is gearing up for a $40 million expansion in 2019. Part of the renovation will be an enhanced entrance, which will be repositioned on the west side, plus a new wing, archaeological digs, and expanded content including artworks, changing ...
Modigliani Nude Fetches $157.2 Million at Sotheby's
ArtfixDaily / May 14th, 2018
Amedeo Modigliani's largest work and his greatest nude has become the most valuable artwork ever sold at Sothebys—selling for $157 million in the May 14 Impressionist & Modern Evening Sale. Nu couché was acquired by its previous owner, Irish billionaire John Magnier, at ...
Protest Planned Outside Sotheby's Over Berkshire Museum Art Sales
ArtfixDaily / May 12th, 2018
The grassroots citizens' group Save the Art – Save the Museum has invited fellow supporters to join a permitted protest at Sotheby’s on Monday, May 14 from 5:45 to 7 p.m. at 1334 York Avenue in New York City. The protest is timed to coincide with the auction of two of 40 deaccessioned ...
Diego Rivera, American Art Hits Record Prices in $106 Million Rockefeller Sale
ArtfixDaily / May 9th, 2018
Bidders went bonkers for The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller on the second night of the sales series at Christie's in New York City's Rockefeller Center. The first two days of Rockefeller sales have totaled over $765 million, with more to go this week and jewelry in June. ...
Alleged Painting Slasher at Aspen Gallery Denies Doing It
Aspen Times / May 6th, 2018
The British man accused by police of slashing a $3 million painting at an Aspen art gallery last year says he didn't do it. Nick Morley, 40, is named by police and prosecutors as the man dressed in black who walked in and cut the Christopher Wool artwork at Opera Gallery in May 2017. Morley ...