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Barbara Allbritton Fights IRS Over $40 Million Art Tax
Courthouse News Service / February 4th, 2015
Houstonian Barbara B. Allbritton sued the United States for herself and the estate of her husband, self-made millionaire Joe L. Allbritton, on Jan. 30 in Federal Court over a $40 million art tax, according Courthouse News Service. Joe Allbritton died in 2012 at 87, leaving behind a banking and ...
Hidden Thomas Hart Benton Painting Could Go on Display
AP / February 1st, 2015
A Thomas Hart Benton work hidden away in storage for years could be put on public display after ...
Art Museums Ease Into Interconnecting Information
NY Times / February 1st, 2015
Besides posting sometimes tens of thousands of images online--along with exhibition catalogs, blogs, videos and commentary--some museums are taking the next step to interconnect information.
John Wilson, Boston Artist, Remembered
Boston Globe / February 1st, 2015
John Wilson, 92, an African-American artist who rose to prominence from his Boston roots, died on Jan. 22. Katherine French, director emerita of Danforth Art, said Wilson "will be recognized as a major artist of the 20th century. I really have no doubt about that.” French has just finished ...
Will the Guggenheim Helsinki Get the "Bilbao Effect"?
Archdaily / January 27th, 2015
The proposed Guggenheim Helsinki, with its architectural competition still underway, is drawing more fire from critics who question the New York museum's use of Finland's prized harbor site and its impact...
300 Years of American Art Showcased at Williams College Museum
Berkshire Eagle / January 28th, 2015
Familiar favorites along with artwork new to Williams College Museum of Art’s collection provide a panoply of American creativity in an exhibition opening January 31
Thieves Crash SUV Into SF Museum in Gold Heist
LA Times / January 27th, 2015
Three masked men drove a SUV through the glass front of the Wells Fargo History Museum in San Francisco and stole a handful of historic gold nuggets early on Tuesday morning.
Man with Knives Shot Outside Groninger Museum
AFP / January 27th, 2015
A man swinging meat cleavers at pedestrians outside a Dutch museum was shot and killed by police on Sunday.
Modernism Week in Palm Springs Showcases 20th-21st C. Design and Art
ArtfixDaily / January 26th, 2015
Winter weather could drive some folks to Palm Springs this February for the 10th annual Modernism Week. On tap are tours of the Annenberg's art-filled Sunnylands estate, visits to an iconic midcentury modern showhouse, and shopping the Modernism Show along with the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair.
Controversy Swirls Over Amount of BP's Tate Sponsorship
Guardian / January 26th, 2015
After the Tate Britain waged an unsuccessful three-year legal battle to keep the numbers hidden, reports revealed Monday show just how much money the oil company BP has given the museum.
Lalique Partners with Damien Hirst on Crystal Butterfly Limited Editions
Lalique / January 25th, 2015
Lalique announced Friday a new collaboration with British artist Damien Hirst that celebrates the butterfly motif in crystal form.
Four Charged by Denver DA in Dale Chihuly Theft
Denver Post / January 25th, 2015
Four people have been charged in the theft of Dale Chihuly glasswork from a Denver Botanic Gardens exhibit last summer.
Jane Wilson, Seminal Postwar Artist, Remembered
DC Moore Gallery Memorial Page / January 25th, 2015
Jane Wilson, whose sixty-year career established her as one of the leading landscape painters of the postwar era, died on January 13, 2015 in New York.
Beard Glued Back on Damaged King Tut Mask
AL / January 22nd, 2015
The blue and gold braided beard on the burial mask of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun was hastily glued back on with
Legal Case Continues Over Contested 'Adam and Eve' Masterpieces
ABCNews / January 22nd, 2015
The Supreme Court will allow the ownership case of two Nazi-looted Renaissance masterpieces to go to trial in a longstanding battle between the heir of a noted Jewish art dealer and the Norton Simon Museum.
$58 Million in Looted Antiquities Discovered by Authorities
Christian Science Monitor / January 22nd, 2015
Warehouses owned by a Basel-based art dealer and his wife have yielded a haul of $58 million worth of looted antiquities, say Italian authorities.
New Buyers Help Drive Auctions to Record Sales
WSJ / January 20th, 2015
Christie’s International PLC said Tuesday it sold $8.4 billion of fine and decorative art last year, up 17% from the year before and a record
Spain Busts Art Forgery Ring
Hyperallergic / January 20th, 2015
Three were arrested in Spain for allegedly forging works by Miró, Picasso, and Matisse...
New App Aims to Transform Museum Visitor Experience
Betaboston / January 19th, 2015
An app developed by Boston start-up Spotzer brings custom museum tours to smartphones that allow users to chart their own course through galleries...
George Lucas Museum Could Land in L.A. if Chicago Fails
L.A. Times / January 18th, 2015
George Lucas said Friday that complications in his plan to build his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on the Chicago lakefront may put Los Angeles back in the running.