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The Vatican Launches App for Crowdfunding Restorations
The Guardian / August 17th, 2015
Not all are in favor of the Vatican Museums' Patrum, a new app designed as a philanthropic crowdfunding venture to support the treasures in the Vatican. The Guardian's Jonathan Jones, for one, thinks the app could lead to restoration projects that are more harmful than good for art and ...
Fraudster Brugnara Claims He Will "Perish" in Jail, Files Motion for Acquittal
Courthouse News Service / July 22nd, 2015
San Francisco-based convicted swindler Luke Brugnara, who is serving time for fraud, wants to fire his laywers, get bail to recuperate, and hire new counsel. Brugnara is under federal prosecution for taking and not paying for $11 million in fine art, including a $2 million Degas bronze that ...
Rare Rodin Recovered 25 Years After Theft
Independent / July 9th, 2015
A rare sculpture by Auguste Rodin was found a quarter-century after it was stolen in a $1-million heist from a Beverly Hills home. A disgruntled housekeeper of an art collector had bragged about the home's contents at a local bar, eventually resulting in house keys being copied for a pair of ...
Hedge Fund Billionaire Revealed as Buyer of Record-Busting Sculpture
PageSix / June 8th, 2015
Hedge fund billionaire Steven Cohen was the anonymous bidder who won the world's most expensive sculpture in May, according to Page Six. Alberto Giacometti’s “Man Pointing” brought a record price of $141.3 million at Christie’s on May 11. The 1947 masterpiece, also titled “L’Homme au ...
Crystal Bridges Museum to Reveal Major Acquisitions
NYTimes / June 3rd, 2015
Walmart heiress Alice Walton has spent nearly $150 million on art in the last year, reports the New York Times, and some of her most recent purchases are yet to be made public. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Bentonville, Ark., museum largely bankrolled by Walton, is expected to make ...
Artist Richard Serra Receives France's Highest Honor
Observer / June 1st, 2015
Artist Richard Serra has been chosen France's most prestigious award, the insignia of Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor. French ambassador Gérard Araud bestowed the award Monday at the French Embassy in New York. Begun in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Legion of Honor is the ...
National Portrait Gallery Unveils New Sculpture of Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the World Wide Web
ArtfixDaily / May 31st, 2015
A newly commissioned portrait of Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, has been unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery, London, and is now on view. A painted bronze sculpture, by artist Sean Henry, shows Berners-Lee standing at two-thirds life-size on a tall plinth, ...
Greece Passes On Legal Action Over Elgin Marbles
BBC / May 14th, 2015
Despite waging a high-profile campaign for their return, Greece will not take legal action against the UK over the repatriation of the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon's famous sculptural frieze. About 30 percent of the marbles reside at the British Museum. They were acquired 200 years ago by Lord ...
Chris Burden, Pioneering Performance Artist, Remembered
wsj / May 10th, 2015
Known as a pioneer in performance art, and later sculpture, Chris Burden died in Los Angeles on Sunday at age 69. In the 1970s, Burden shocked with his groundbreaking performance pieces that had him shot in the arm, crucified, eletrocuted, and secured in a locker for five days. Later, Burden ...
NYC's Museum of Biblical Art Will Close Its Doors, Despite Crowds for Recent Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / April 29th, 2015
Visitor attendance has been high for exhibitions at New York's Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA). But the popularity of the current show Sculpture in the Age of Donatello is not keeping the museum afloat. The museum's board announced this week that MOBIA will shut down in June after the 23 ...
Accused Art Thief Escapes Federal Custody
Courthouse News / February 10th, 2015
Accused art thief Luke Brugnara has escaped a federal building in San Francisco and is currently on the lam.
Former Fashion Designer Helmut Lang Debuts Artwork in New York
WSJ. Magazine / January 6th, 2015
Since leaving the fashion industry a decade ago, Helmut Lang has transitioned to the art world, working from his Long Island estate on a series of sculptures.
British Museum Angers Greece with Elgin Marble Loan to Hermitage
CNN / December 7th, 2014
Amid sanctions imposed by NATO nations on Russia over actions in Crimea and Ukraine, Great Britain has loaned "a marble ambassador of a European ideal" with a cultural message for Moscow.
Insurer Refuses to Pay for Lost Degas Sculpture
NY Daily News / December 3rd, 2014
Lloyd's of London says it won't pay for a $3 million Degas ballerina sculpture that went missing after delivery to a California collector, reports the NYDaily News. “The claim of the loss of Degas bronze results from theft or dishonesty by a person to whom the insured property was entrusted,” ...
Hedge Fund Manager Steve Cohen Revealed as Buyer of $101M Giacometti
Page Six / November 11th, 2014
Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen is the secret buyer of the Alberto Giacometti sculpture “Chariot.”
Kara Walker Named WSJ Magazine's Art Innovator of the Year
WSJ Magazine / November 6th, 2014
Artist Kara Walker -- "who for two decades has been fearlessly confronting attitudes toward race, women and sexuality" with work that has been displayed all over the world -- was named WSJ Magazine's Art Innovator of the Year.
Giacometti Sculpture Leads Sotheby's Record-Setting $422.1 Million Sale
ArtfixDaily / November 5th, 2014
Sotheby's kicked off its fall season on Tuesday night with a $422.1 million auction of Impressionist and Modern Art, the biggest sale ever...
Gold Rush at the San Francisco Fall Antiques Show
ArtfixDaily / October 27th, 2014
A six-pound gold nugget and an 800-pound glass chair were big draws at a dazzling edition of the San Francisco Fall Antiques Show over the weekend. An unnamed buyer rushed in for...
Art Silicon Valley / San Francisco Entices Techies to Art Collecting
ArtfixDaily / October 14th, 2014
This year has been rife with attempts to move the Silicon Valley tech elite into high-level art collecting. For the Bay Area's latest art-selling infiltration, techies, tastemakers, and true collectors turned out...
Art Silicon Valley / San Francisco Entices Techies to Art Collecting
ArtfixDaily / October 14th, 2014
This year has been rife with attempts to move the Silicon Valley tech elite into high-level art collecting. For the Bay Area's latest art-selling infiltration, techies, tastemakers, and true collectors turned out...