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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, August 14, 2009

Arrest in $65 million Graff jewelry heist
AP - August 13th, 2009 19:21

LONDON - Police said Wednesday they have arrested a suspect in connection with a daring daytime heist that netted $65 million worth of jewelry from a prominent London diamond merchant last week.

New book reveals how 'genuine fakes' fooled art world
Christian Science Monitor - August 14th, 2009 03:45

Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art details the sordid tale of the stealthy U.K. duo who unleashed about 200 fake paintings, with plausible provenances, into the art market. To date, only 73 of these forgeries have been revealed...

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	The Art-Tickle ArtfixDaily Staff Book, Brimfield spotlight Swedish Impressionist Anders Zorn The massive Brimfield antiques fair, held three times yearly in rural western Massachusetts, attracts nearly 130,000 visitors over the course of one week. It's perhaps the largest outdoor antiques show in the world, covering 23 fields, and hosting 6,000 exhibitors of antiques, art, ... Read more

Billionaire Eli Broad speaks about his plans for a new museum
LA Times Arts - August 14th, 2009 00:06

Even though Eli Broad lost $1.5 billion of his fortune in 6 months when AIG stock plummeted, he is still a multibillionaire with a heart for art. His museum plans are rolling out. 'Our first choice is the Beverly Hills site,' he says, but 'there are a lot of issues that we are working ...

"Iran Inside Out" Shocks and Provokes at the Chelsea Art Museum
Huffington Post - August 14th, 2009 03:15

Iran Inside Out offers a veritable platter of provocative work that begs for discussion, debate and perhaps most importantly, an open mind.

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	31st Annual Invitational Antique Indian Art Show August 17-19, 2009 Whitehawk Antiques Shows Santa Fe, New Mexico Read more

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	Design of the Century - Personal Collection of John Nyquist to Highlight Fall Auction of 20th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts Release Date: 07 August 2009 Bonhams & Butterfields will hold its Fall auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts on September 29, 2009. The Los Angeles sale will feature a diverse group of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern, with a focus on Contemporary Studio artists and early California ... Read more

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