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Archaeologists find graveyard of sunken Roman ships
Reuters / July 23rd, 2009
ROME (Reuters) - A team of archaeologists using sonar technology to scan the seabed have discovered a "graveyard" of five pristine ancient Roman shipwrecks off the small Italian island of Ventotene.
'Margaret Boozer: Dirt Drawings' at the American University Museum
Washington Post / July 23rd, 2009
Artist Margaret Boozer recalls her gut reaction upon seeing the "gorgeous" polished-concrete floors of the American University Museum, where her work is on view in a stunning first-floor installation: "Oh, I need to put some dirt on these floors."
Vital staffers have been leaving LACMA
LA Times Arts / July 23rd, 2009
Already down a Chinese art specialist, five other curators have left or are leaving the museum this year. Amid a financial crunch that has forced painful cutbacks at arts institutions across the country, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is forging ahead on many ...
LiveAuctioneers launches iPhone app with auction-bidding capability
Auction News Central / July 22nd, 2009
NEW YORK - In a move that is expected to revolutionize the auction-bidding process, Manhattan-based LiveAuctioneers.com announces the debut of its custom-designed, downloadable iPhone application. On July 15 Christie's also divulged news of its own iPhone app.
Christie's to sell Annenberg's 32-carat diamond
Reuters / July 22nd, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A giant gem will hit the auction block in New York this autumn with the sale of the 32-carat emerald-cut Annenberg diamond, which is expected to fetch as much at $5 million, Christie's said on Wednesday.
LACMA learns to tweet en Español
LA Times Arts / July 22nd, 2009
Today, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art officially went bilingual on Twitter. The museum launched a Twitter account, @enLACMA, that will provide Spanish-language tweets to online users. "We were looking for new ways for Spanish speakers to engage in the museum, and this is the next ...
For New Leader of the Arts Endowment, Lessons From a Shaky Past
New York Times Art / July 22nd, 2009
Political goodwill toward the National Endowment for the Arts is on the rise, and many are wondering if Rocco Landesman will be able to lead it, finally, into a new era.
Bankruptcy looms for venerable London antiques dealer
The Times / July 21st, 2009
(LONDON) Partridge Fine Art, the dealership set up in 1902 to buy antiques for Queen Mary, will be run by a bankruptcy specialist as the firm struggles with the global recession. The business, which sells to private clients, designers and institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ...
Museums' new mantra: Connect with community
CS Monitor / July 21st, 2009
(LOS ANGELES) Relevance, responsiveness, interactivity is the new road map to success. From San Francisco to Jerusalem, museums are bustling with new construction – and new visions, strategic plans, and ambitious initiatives, not to mention visitors.
Six Elmer Crowell Decoys Tally $1,817,000 At Copley
Antiques and the Arts / July 21st, 2009
(PLYMOUTH, MASS.) The preening pintail drake and the "snakey-neck" nesting Canada goose, two exceptional decoys carved by Elmer Crowell for one of his most discerning patrons, broke more than a half-million dollars each when auctioned by Copley Fine Art Auctions on Wednesday, July 15.
Surf auction catches bidders' waves
AP / July 21st, 2009
(HONOLULU) A surfboard more than a half-century old has sold for a record $40,000. Overall, the Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction on Sunday brought in more than $767,000 from 379 bidders from around the world for surfboards and memorabilia. The most expensive item was an 11-foot Bob Simmons ...
The French Resistance: Paris Art Market Defies the World
Luxist / July 20th, 2009
In the first three months of the year, Paris put up better auction results than London or New York, thanks to the Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint-Laurent sale at the Grand Palais back in February. Historically, Paris has lagged these two cities. For the first quarter, art prices in France came down only ...
U.K. Government Funding Cutbacks May Hit Tate, British Museum Projects
Artinfo / July 20th, 2009
The British culture minister says "there are too many schemes bidding for too little money."
White House and Cooper-Hewitt Kick Off Mini-Arts Week
UnBeige Mediabistro / July 20th, 2009
It's that time of year again, for the annual National Design Awards luncheon at the White House, now with an all new First Lady at the helm. With Michelle Obama running this Friday's luncheon...
Fontaine’s Civil War & Militaria Auction to be a Sure Fire Hit with Collectors
WorthPoint / July 20th, 2009
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – More than 500 lots of important Civil War items, rare and vintage firearms and all manner of militaria will cross the block in an auction featuring the lifetime collection of the late George J. Bisacca, whose mainly Civil War collection was housed in the Eastover Resort ...
The Museum of Modern Art: Amsterdam as Hub for Globetrotting Conceptualists
New York Times Art / July 20th, 2009
“In & Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960-1976” explores the relationship between early Conceptual art and globetrotting, with Amsterdam as a way station.
Art Auction Advances With Christie's iPhone Bidding App
Luxist / July 20th, 2009
The iPhone will stand alongside the gavel, if all goes well, as the implement by which an auction is defined. Christie's hopes that a new bidding application will attract new money bidders to the auction house, ideally to pick up some of the lots that aren't moving and to possibly push prices up ...
Schoolgirl samplers get high marks at auction
Auction Central News / July 19th, 2009
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - In a sale heavy with ornate Oriental carpets and elegant English and Tiffany silver, two humble Southern samplers topped all competitors at Brunk Auctions' sale on July 11. The textile leader was a 17-line sampler by Buncombe County, N.C., resident Orry A. Alexander. Orry ...
An Offering Fit for the Emperors
New York Times Art / July 19th, 2009
The British Museum has acquired the Percival David collection of Chinese ceramic vessels, one of the most dazzling displays of Chinese porcelain anywhere.
Hundreds Try Out for Art-World Reality Show
New York Times Art / July 19th, 2009
The Bravo network held a casting call in New York City for a show in which 13 artists will compete to win a gallery show and other related prizes. Produced by "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker...