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Artist Leo Villareal Lights Up London With 'Illuminated River' Across Thames Bridges
ArtfixDaily / July 18th, 2019
Heads of traitors on spikes, bustling industry, quiet moonlit scenes by artists from Grimshaw to Whistler, the River Thames and its bridges have figured large in the lore of London. Now the public will see the historic waterway in a whole new light. Artist Leo Villareal – in collaboration with ...
UNESCO Adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright Sites to World Heritage List
New York Times / July 16th, 2019
Eight major buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, the lauded list of international sites deemed worthy of conservation. The designation brings increased recognition and can boost tourism, among other benefits. From NYT: The designation ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed for Independence Day - Enjoy Landscapes of the Early American Republic at PAFA, Moon-centric Momentos at Christie's
ArtfixDaily / July 1st, 2019
ARTFIXdaily will be closed and subscriber e-newsletter service will resume July 15. Happy Independence Day! This July, lunar mission artifacts are offered in New York to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Christie's sale on July 18 has important space exploration ...
'Lost' Caravaggio Valued at $170M Sells Prior to Auction
Los Angeles Times / June 26th, 2019
A recently attributed Caravaggio painting of Judith decapitating Assyrian general Holofernes sold privately earlier this week before a scheduled auction on Thursday. "Judith and Holofernes" depicts the dramatic Bible story of a Jewish heroine's efforts to save her people from the invading ...
Gloria Vanderbilt, Iconic Designer and Artist, Remembered
NPR / June 17th, 2019
Artist, fashion designer, actress, writer, model and philanthropist Gloria Vanderbilt died on Monday at age 95. Born in 1924, she was an heir to the vast fortune descended from shipping and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. A highly publicized custody battle for Gloria led her to being ...
Sotheby's Sold For $3.7 Billion to French Telecom Entrepreneur
New York Times / June 17th, 2019
French-Israeli telecommunications entrepreneur Patrick Drahi purchased Sotheby's in a $3.7 billion deal. Announced on Monday, Drahi's company BidFair USA will now make Sotheby's privately owned, like rival Christie's, after it was publicly traded for 31 years on the New York Stock Exchange. ...
If Only 'Salvator Mundi' Was By Banksy...
Kenny Schachter / June 11th, 2019
This seems safe for a $450 million painting... Art critic Kenny Schachter teased on Instagram last week and then broke the news on Monday that the world's most expensive artwork, the "missing" Leonardo da Vinci portrait of Christ titled 'Salvator Mundi,' is likely cruising on the superyacht of ...
Egyptian Antiquities Expert Calls for Repatriation of King Tut Sculpture Ahead of Auction
ABC News / June 9th, 2019
ABC News: 'Egypt has the right to demand the repatriation of a stone sculpture of King Tutankhamun before it goes up for auction at Christie's in London next month, according to the country’s former antiquities chief.' "It seems that this sculpture was looted from [Luxor's] ...
The First US Museum Devoted to Posters Debuts in June
Hyperallergic / June 5th, 2019
This summer, the U.S. will get its first poster museum with the opening of The Poster House in New York. The 15,000 square-foot museum debuts June 20 on West 23rd Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. The space includes three exhibition spaces, interactive displays, and a children’s area. A ...
Leonardo’s Legacy: Francesco Melzi and the Leonardeschi
ArtfixDaily / June 3rd, 2019
The National Gallery in London is marking the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death with a display presenting the exceptional loan (now through June 23, 2019) of the recently restored 'Flora' by Francesco Melzi from the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. The painting is ...
Ahead of Exhibition, Restorers Discover a Monet Water Lilies Painting Under His 'Wisteria'
New York Times / June 3rd, 2019
Claude Monet intended for his final masterpieces to be shown together in a Paris museum. The French state chose the Orangerie at the Tuileries to install his “Grandes Decorations," a series of now-prized water lily paintings created at the Impressionist's resplendent garden in Giverny. But ...
Louvre Closes Due to Staff Strike Over 'Untenable' Situation; Plus, No 'Salvator Mundi' Appearance Ahead
NPR / May 28th, 2019
On Monday, the Louvre shut its doors after security and reception staff went on strike, protesting "unprecedented deterioration of conditions." In recent years, attendance numbers at the Paris museum have swelled. "The Louvre is suffocating," the Sud Culture Solidaires Union said in a ...
U.S. Adds Chinese Art and Antiques to Proposed 25 Percent Tariff List
Gazette / May 23rd, 2019
As the Trump administration escalates its trade war with China, Chinese art and antiques could be subjected to a 25% import tax along with $200-billion worth of Chinese-made goods in a new 194-page tariff list. Last August, arts industry representatives in Washington successfully removed ...
New Statue of Liberty Museum Opens
New York Times / May 21st, 2019
On Liberty Island in New York Harbor, under the gaze of the 151-ft-tall Statue of Liberty that atttacts 4.5 million visitors per year, a new museum takes on the history and variable meaning of liberty in the United States. The 26,000-sf. Statue of Liberty Museum officially opened to the public ...
A Bacon and SFMOMA's Rothko Boost Sotheby's $341.9 Million Contemporary Art Sale
ARTnews / May 19th, 2019
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction wrapped in New York with a total of $341.9 million, with a strong sell-through rate of 88.9% by lot. Of the 63 lots offered in the May 16 evening sale, more than three-quarters made their auction debut. Seven artist records were set. Francis ...
I.M. Pei, Renowned Architect of Louvre Pyramid, Remembered
NPR / May 16th, 2019
Modernist architect I.M. Pei, known for iconic structures from the Louvre Pyramid to Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died in New York. He was 102. Pei was born in China in 1917. He went on to study at University of Pennsylvania, MIT, and Harvard's Graudate School of Design. ...
Simon de Pury Wins Legal Dispute With Friend Over Commission in 'Handshake' Deal for Gauguin
ArtNews / May 16th, 2019
Former Sotheby’s Europe chairman Simon de Pury has won a legal battle with his childhood friend over the sale of one of the world’s most expensive paintings to the emir of Qatar, reports The National. Britain’s highest court ruled on Wednesday for de Pury, and Michaela de Pury, in a ...
Jeff Koons 'Rabbit' Fetches a Living Artist Record of $91 Million
CNN / May 15th, 2019
A stainless steel rabbit sculpture by Jeff Koons became the priciest work ever sold by a living artist at auction on Wednesday. Described as "one of the most iconic works of 20th-century art" by Christie's, the 1986 piece sold for $91,075,000, with fees. The Koons beat David Hockney's ...
Monet Haystack Brings the Impressionist's Record Price of $110.7 Million
Bloomberg / May 14th, 2019
An 1890 painting from the iconic haystack series by Claude Monet brought $110.7 million (with fees) at Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday, setting a record for the Impressionist painter. “Les Meules,” estimated to bring $55 million, went to a bidder on the floor after a near-8 minute ...
'What Are You Digging For?': Artist Mark Bradford Explains His Work on '60 Minutes'
CBS News / May 13th, 2019
His first painting sold for $5,000. Now they can sell for more than $10 million. Influential LA-based artist Mark Bradford, 57, was interviewed by Anderson Cooper for 14 minutes of the CBS News program '60 Minutes' on Sunday. Known for his powerful, and often large-scale, abstract works that ...