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Museums, Cultural Sites Reopen After Violent Protests in France
FRANCE24 / December 9th, 2018
France cleaned up on Sunday after a fourth weekend of protests resulted in violence and property damage. Dozens of museums, shops and cultural sites closed around Paris on Saturday. Some 125,000 "yellow vests," the name for protestors wearing the bright safety vests, demonstrated across the ...
Pantone Color of the Year 2019 is Living Coral
ArtfixDaily / December 6th, 2018
From fashion to homewares, interior design to everyday products, our visual experience from year-to-year is often influenced by Pantone's pick of "color of the year." Since 2000, the Pantone Color Institute has declared a choice of "top color" that makes its way into brands, onto runways, ...
ARTFIXdaily is Closed Nov. 21 to 23 - Happy Thanksgiving!
ArtfixDaily / November 19th, 2018
ARTFIXdaily will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday this week. Subscriber e-newsletter service will resume on Monday, November 26. Thank you to our readers and contributors for keeping eyes on the art world, where we discover new perspectives, find beauty, and delight in ingenuity. Happy ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed the Week of October 8
ArtfixDaily / October 4th, 2018
ARTFIXdaily will be closed during the week of October 8. During the closure, readers may continue to browse the ArtWire for the latest news from the art world. Subscriber e-newsletter will resume on October 15. Αντίο!
Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev Hits Sotheby's With $380 Million Lawsuit
Bloomberg / October 3rd, 2018
Bloomberg's Katya Kazakina reports: The epic international legal drama that has pitted a Russian billionaire against a Swiss art entrepreneur [Yves Bouvier] took a new turn on Tuesday with Dmitry Rybolovlev slapping Sotheby’s auction house with a $380 million lawsuit in New York. Rybolovlev ...
'Frida Mania' Hits London, Lands on Google Arts & Culture
ArtfixDaily / June 7th, 2018
This week, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum opened the much-anticipated show Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up, on view until November 4. Frida look-a-likes showed up dressed in Kahlo's signature style at the exhibition opening. On view are many objects that have never left the artist's homeland; ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Museum of Lost Art
Bloomberg / May 2nd, 2018
In a new book, The Museum of Lost Art, (May 4, Phaidon, $35) author Noah Charney spotlights the great art that the world has lost. What’s been destroyed, Carney writes in the book’s introduction, includes “more masterpieces than all of the world’s museums combined.” In 280 pages, ...
NEA Grants $26M to Arts Projects Nationwide
ArtfixDaily / February 14th, 2018
On the heels of an announcement that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded 1,134 grants totaling $26.68 million to organizations and individuals in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico so far in FY 2018 -- came some bad news. President Trump’s FY ...
Louvre Closes Bottom Floor as River Seine Rises
Los Angeles Times / January 28th, 2018
Floodwaters have the River Seine rising after weeks of heavy rain in France. In Paris, schools, some parks, and river boat service have been closed, and as a precaution, the lower floor of the Louvre also was shut. The peak of the floodwaters is expected on Sunday night into Monday morning, ...
Paddle8 Merges with Swiss Tech Company
New York Times / January 23rd, 2018
Online auctioneer Paddle 8 is merging with a Swiss tech company called The Native, which specializes in e-commerce, reports the New York Times. The move comes after Paddle8's parent company, Auctionata, filed for bankruptcy last year. Paddle8 and The Native will focus on blockchain technology ...
Most Members Quit National Park Service Advisory Panel in Protest
Washington Post / January 17th, 2018
This week, 10 out of 12 National Park System Advisory Board members have resigned, leaving the federal government without a functioning body to designate national historic or natural landmarks, reports the Washington Post. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, departing board ...
Google App Finds Your Face Match in Historical Paintings
Independent / January 15th, 2018
Ever wondered what your doppelgänger looked like if painted by the likes of Gainsborough, Sargent or Picasso? Google's got an app for that. A new feature of the Google Arts and Culture App will match an image of your face with a painted portrait that looks like you. The app does not work ...
The Most Popular Art News Stories on ARTFIXdaily in 2017
ArtfixDaily / December 30th, 2017
Top art news stories in 2017 included: Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi Sold for a Mind-Boggling Record Art Price of $450.3 Million The Jesus portrait will head to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, but it's still unclear whether the Saudi crown prince bought it as a gift for the museum, or if it's a loan, or if ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed from Dec. 18 to 31 - Happy Holidays!
ArtfixDaily / December 14th, 2017
ARTFIXdaily will closed from Dec. 18 to 31, with e-newsletter service resuming on January 1, 2018. Thank you to our readers and ArtGuild members for contributing to an art-filled world in 2017! Happy Holidays! IMAGE SHOWN: Set designer Es Devlin is known for the kinetic illuminated ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed through Thursday, Dec. 14
ArtfixDaily / December 11th, 2017
ARTFIXdaily will be closed through this Thursday, Dec. 14, and e-newsletter service will return to inboxes on Friday, Dec. 15. The closure will resume Dec. 18-31. Happy Holidays!
The Getty, Skirball Cultural Center Close Under Wildfire Threat
LA Times / December 6th, 2017
The Getty Center closed to protect its art collections on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as several fast-moving wildfires raged in Southern California. Erupting after destructive fires to the north have forced mass evacuations, the Skirball Fire shut down the I-405 early Wednesday ...
The Most Instagrammed Museums in the World
ArtfixDaily / November 30th, 2017
Data from Instagram has ranked the most popular museums in the world on the image sharing platform. Chart-topping in attendance at 7.4 million annual visitors is the Mona Lisa's home --- the Louvre --- which unsurprisingly ranks highest on the World's Most ...