Art World Abstracts: The Fate of the Stolen Trove of Nazi-Looted Art, and More!
The Kunstmuseum Bern, a tiny Swiss museum with little international renown, was cast into the national spotlight when Cornelius Gurlitt—the son of a Nazi-era German who was hording masterworks looted...
View ArticlePace Gallery to Build Tower of Art on Chelsea Street Hard-Hit by Hurricane Sandy
Pace, founded in 1960 by Arne Glimcher, has shepherded the careers of dozens of household-name artists and currently represents or shows, at its various galleries around the world, David Hockney,...
View ArticleWhich Artists Does the New Whitney Museum Leave Behind?
The institution just released that list of 407 artists who will be showcased in the opening show "America is Hard To See." Some new stars are anointed. Others are noticeably missing.
View ArticleHappy Birthday David Hockney! Discover the Artist’s LA Pool Paintings
In honor of painter David Hockney's 78th birthday, and the summer season, here is a selection of the artist's famed pool paintings.
View ArticleDavid Hockney to Show Larry Gagosian Portrait, Auction Terms Explained, and More
Your am art news for September 29.
View ArticleWeekend Edition: 12 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before February 22
More things to do as always
View ArticleMuseum Director Wants to Rebuild Palmyra, How We Choose Favorite Colors—and More
The Hermitage boasts one of the few galleries dedicated to objects from Palmyra.
View ArticleJoan Rivers’ Art Collection Heads to Auction, Protest Stirs Over V&A...
Christie’s will auction over 200 gowns, art and personal items that once belonged to Joan Rivers in June.
View Article12 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before April 8
Things to do in the Art World this work week
View Article10 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before April 29
This week's pick: Andra Ursuta at the New Museum.
View ArticleJohnny Depp Basquiats Sell for $11.5M, Brexit Woes Don’t Scare All Dealers
Two paintings from the actor’s collection sold at Christie’s on Wednesday.
View ArticleGazebo Where Tamir Rice Shot to Move to Chicago, Why Artists Love...
Art world news for August 11.
View ArticleMorning Links: Breakdance Champion Edition
How the estate of late banking heiress Bunny Mellon is unloading her remarkable collection—record-breaking private sales and six auctions at Sotheby’s, to start. [Bloomberg] All the fancy fashion...
View ArticleThe Giant Moonbounce Thing at The Standard Is a Self-Proclaimed Religious...
A few days ago, we were alerted to the news that Art Production Fund would be presenting a sculpture in front of The Standard, High Line, by FriendsWithYou. We were told it was called Light Cave. We...
View ArticleArt World Abstracts: A Battle Over the Frick, and More!
“Officials at the Frick Collection knew their plan to build a six-story addition to a beloved, landmark, jewel-box museum would draw detractors. But leaders of that Fifth Avenue museum say they didn’t...
View ArticleMotherwell and Hockney, Two 20th Century Titans, Star in Major Chelsea Shows
David Hockney uses what’s handy for his painting experiments, whether it’s the crystal-clear swimming pools of his adopted Los Angeles, the gloomy countryside of his native England, his iPad, or the...
View ArticleArt World Abstracts: Manifesta 11 Gets a Chief Curator, And More!
German artist Christian Jankowski will be the curator of Manifesta 11, to be held in Zurich in 2016. He’s the first individual artist to curate the grand European biennial. [Manifesta.org] It’s...
View ArticleWhat Van Goghs Recovered From the Mafia Say About the Value of Art…And More
The hulking Citroen building in Brussels will become a satellite museum of the Centre Pompidou. The Paris museum and the Brussels city government have signed an MoU, the two entities announced...
View ArticleThis Island Shack Holds World’s Smallest Biennale, Sotheby’s Sues Over Fake...
YBA Tracey Emin is funding a scholarship specifically for refugee students, especially hailing from Syria, with the help of four other benefactors. (The Art Newspaper) The list of artists...
View ArticleThe Story Behind the David Hockney Pool Painting That Just Sold for $90.3...
British artist David Hockney, a multidisciplinary master who helped usher in the Pop Art movement midway through the 20th century, has broken a record in a characteristically bombastic fashion....
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