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5 Ways the Proposed Tax Bill Affects the U.S. Art World
ArtfixDaily / November 29th, 2017
The proposed tax overhaul could have big consequences on the U.S. art market and museums. With details in flux even after the Senate votes, the tax plan is being pushed quickly in order to take effect on January 1, 2018. Experts say it heavily favors the richest 1 percent ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed for Thanksgiving Week
ArtfixDaily / November 19th, 2017
ARTFIXdaily will be closed the week of November 20 for the Thanksgiving holiday. E-newsletter service will resume on Monday, November 27. ArtGuild members may continue to post content to the ArtWire and calendar during the closure. Happy Thanksgiving!
$450.3 Million Leonardo Da Vinci Painting Shatters Auction Records
ArtfixDaily / November 15th, 2017
The $100 million estimate was apparently pretty conservative. Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'Salvator Mundi' or ‘Savior of the World’ broke all records for art at auction when it soared to $450.3 million (with fees) at Christie's on Wednesday night in New York. The mind-blowing ...
Benjamin Genocchio Removed as Armory Show Director Amid Sex Harassment Allegations
New York Times / November 9th, 2017
Influential art world figure and former Artnet editor Benjamin Genocchio has been ousted as executive director of the Armory Show in New York City after the New York Times reported multiple sexual harassment allegations against him. Prior to heading the Armory Show, which is one of ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed for Maintenance, Nov. 6-7
ArtfixDaily / November 5th, 2017
ARTFIXdaily is closed for maintenance, Nov. 6-7. E-newsletter service will resume on Wednesday, Nov. 8. ArtGuild members may continue to add content to the ArtWire and Calendar during the closure.
Art World Circulates 'Not Surprised' Open Letter After Artforum Scandal
ArtfixDaily / October 30th, 2017
Thousands of people signed an open letter by early Monday against sexual harassment in the art world following numerous allegations that took down Artforum co-publisher Knight Landesman last week. The letter on the website Not Surprised includes a wide array of ...
Authorities Seize Ancient Artifact at TEFAF New York
New York Times / October 29th, 2017
Police officers and two prosecutors seized an ancient limestone bas-relief from the booth of a London dealer at The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) New York Fall fair on Friday, reports the New York Times. The prestigious, vetted fair is on view at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan. The piece ...
The OxyContin Fortune Bankrolling Museums
Esquire / October 19th, 2017
Esquire details the little-known connection between a family fortune built on the pain medication, OxyContin, and a substantial legacy of museum philanthropy. The Sackler family name is much associated with museum buildings and higher education, but less so with a $14 billion pharma fortune ...
Trump Withdraws U.S. from UNESCO
New York Times / October 12th, 2017
The Trump administration announced plans on Thursday to withdraw from UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Citing "anti-Israel bias" as the primary reason for withdrawal, the U.S. seeks to be a nonmember observer of the U.N. agency that designates cultural ...
Newly Found Copy of Declaration of Independence at Auction in Nov.
New York Times / October 8th, 2017
A trove of historical documents belonging to a descendant of early British settlers in Long Island will emerge for the first time on the auction market next month, reports the New York Times. The star lot of the consignment is a copy of the Declaration of Independence--a rare and newly ...
'Fake' Painting Is Authenticated as Long Lost Work by Australia's Father of Impressionism
Guardian / September 4th, 2017
An Australian couple bought a "fake" painting for £7500 ($10,000) that is now thought to be by one of Australia’s greatest artists and worth well over $300,000. Joe and Rosanna Natoli won the painting, which is titled Rejection, with an online bid in 2013 from an English ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed for Maintenance, Aug. 7-11
ArtfixDaily / August 6th, 2017
ARTFIXdaily will be closed from August 7 to 11. E-newsletter service will resume on August 14. Browse the ArtWire for latest news posted by our ArtGuild members. The image shown here is from the traveling exhibition on the great 20th century photographer Walker Evans, which is coming to ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed for Maintenance, July 24-28
ArtfixDaily / July 23rd, 2017
ARTFIXdaily will be closed from July 24 to 28, and the subscriber e-newsletter service will resume on July 31. ArtGuild members may continue to add press releases and events. View the ArtWire for the latest news from our members. The images are from the Fine Arts Museums of San ...
$600 Million Historical Art Collection Heads to a Contemporary Art Museum
New York Times / July 17th, 2017
Near Turin, Italy, a private art collection with notable works spanning the 13th-to-20th centuries, and valued at $600 million, will radically transform a contemporary art museum, reports the New York Times. In a statement, the Fondazione Francesco Federico Cerruti per l’Arte, Castello di ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed for Holiday, July 3-7
ArtfixDaily / July 2nd, 2017
ARTFIXdaily will be closed from July 3 to 7, and the subscriber e-newsletter service will resume on July 10. ArtGuild members may continue to add press releases and events. View the ArtWire for the latest news from our members. The image shown is from Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed for Maintenance, June 5-9
ArtfixDaily / June 4th, 2017
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Spending Bill Proposes Uptick in Federal Arts Funding, For Now
Spending Bill / May 2nd, 2017
A newly drafted government funding bill released on May 1 includes a small increase in funds for federal arts agencies that faced elimination under President Trump's FY ’18 blueprint. Congress will vote on the bipartisan spending bill this week, and it includes funding through the end of the ...
IBM Watson Becomes Museum Guide
Ad week / April 19th, 2017
Museum visitors can now talk to artificial intelligence and get real-time answers about the artwork they are viewing. IBM Watson has launched an interactive guide developed with Ogilvy Brazil that allows for speech recognition as visitors view art at Brazil's Pinacoteca de São Paulo Museum. ...
NEA Faces Threat of $15 Million in Budget Cuts For This Year
ArtfixDaily / March 29th, 2017
The Trump Administration released its budget plan for FY 2018 on March 16 with a proposal for eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and other agencies that serve the American people. On Monday, a further slashing was proposed to both the ...
Art Basel's 2017 Global Art Market Report Released
Art Basel / March 22nd, 2017
In Hong Kong, Art Basel and UBS released The Art Market, a new annual global art market analysis available for free download. Authored by Dr Clare McAndrew, The Art Market covers all aspects of the international market and highlights the most important developments in the previous ...