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Duchess Kate Steps Out with Artist Grayson Perry to Support The Art Room
Today / January 15th, 2015
The Duchess of Cambridge, who is expecting a second baby in April, made an appearance Thursday at a London elementary school where she officially named the Clore Art Room.
Abstract Art and Society Focus of New Exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery
Telegraph / January 14th, 2015
The evolution of abstract art, and its impact on society, are on view at a major new exhibition staged by London's Whitechapel Gallery. "It's a journey worth taking,
Kehinde Wiley to Receive U.S. State Dept. Medal of Arts
NY Observer / January 14th, 2015
Kehinde Wiley will be awarded the U.S. State Department Medal of Arts.
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Unveils $450 Million Redesign Plans
Chron / January 13th, 2015
Buoyed by some of the largest donations in the city's history, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston revealed a $450 million project Tuesday...
Secrecy Looms in Slow Sift Through Corcoran Gallery's Art
Washington Post / January 12th, 2015
It's been five months since the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, went belly up and the National Gallery of Art (NGA) was named as the successor to its renowned collection.
Punk Band Finds and Returns $250K Stolen Painting
BBC / January 12th, 2015
Punk band Stereo Fire Empire discovered a painting stolen from a New Orleans gallery propped up against a wall after playing a gig ...
Bill Gates Commissions Artists to Promote Foundation's Agenda
NPR / January 8th, 2015
Bill Gates has used his Microsoft billions to influence issues as wide ranging as education in the U.S. to clean water delivery for the world's poorest regions. Now he's enlisted artists to promote...
Cartoonists React with Art to Killings at Charlie Hebdo Newspaper in Paris
Yahoo / January 7th, 2015
The shooting deaths of 12 at the Parisian offices of the Charlie Hebdo weekly has prompted some cartoonists to express their grief through art.
Five Museum Blockbusters Come to Theaters
ArtfixDaily / January 6th, 2015
Popular recent exhibitions at major museums will be appearing on big screens in the U.S. for single-day virtual guided tours.
Swiss Art Dealer Held Following Friend's Murder
TheLocal / January 6th, 2015
The son of a prominent Swiss art dealer is in police custody after the death of a 23-year-old man at the family's villa on Zurich's posh Gold Coast. The 29-year-old assailant, also an art dealer...
Art Dealer Leigh Morse Returns to Court for Failure to Pay Restitution
NY Daily News / January 6th, 2015
Heading to court again is Leigh Morse, the former gallery director who worked for disgraced art dealer Lawrence Salander.
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.
Detroit Institute of Arts Raises Goal for Grand Bargain
USA Today / January 5th, 2015
In less than a year, the Detroit Institute of Arts has fulfilled its promise to deliver $100 million to the city's $816-million grand bargain debt restructuring plan.
Couple Sues Gallery Over Fake Norman Rockwell
Courthouse News / January 5th, 2015
A Manhattan art gallery passed off a MobilOil advertisement as a "guaranteed" Norman Rockwell, for which it charged $347,437, a couple claims in court...
Judge Greenlights Christo's Arkansas River Project
Denver Post / January 5th, 2015
Artist Christo got a judicial nod for his controversial project to drape miles of fabric over the Arkansas River.
The Broad Museum Reveals Facade
LA Curbed / January 5th, 2015
Design changes are not winning over some critics of the new Broad Museum in Los Angeles. Scaffolding was removed last week to reveal...
Andy Warhol Tops $16 Billion Art Sales Worldwide in 2014
Bloomberg / January 4th, 2015
Collectors bought 1,295 works by Andy Warhol totaling $653.2 million, ahead of sales for Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon...
Happy New Year from ARTFIXdaily!
ArtfixDaily / December 30th, 2014
Dear Readers, ARTFIXdaily's e-newsletter service will be suspended January 1 and 2, resuming on Monday, January 5. We'll soon be introducing...
U.N. Report Says Some 300 Cultural Sites Damaged in Syria
LA Times / December 30th, 2014
A report issued by the U.N. body known as UNOSAT counts 24 cultural heritage locations as being totally destroyed in Syria. There are about 300 sites damaged...
Jeff Koons Faces Another Accusation of Plagiarism
Hyperallergic / December 30th, 2014
A second work by Jeff Koons in the retrospective now on view at Centre Pompidou in Paris is not on display after a complaint of copyright infringement. The widow of...