Archive for the ‘Art World’ Category

Charlie Finch digs into how Dakis Joannou is able to finance his extensive art collection.
1203 via artnet.com


Hoping to find new growth and fresh hype, Sotheby's hopes to propel young Dutch designers into international stars.
1177 via Fast Company


More than 75 artists have moved into a condemned housing block in north London, transforming its empty rooms into works of art.
1166 via Guardian


At the Pinacothèque, Marc Restellini attracted a series of high-profile exhibitions – Roy Lichtenstein, Man Ray, the Chinese warriors.
1142 via The Independent


NY Art Beat is a new iPhone app that is a must have for any on-the-go-art enthusiast. Listing 600 events from 1000 galleries and museums.
1135 via The Art Collectors


Talk in the art world has been centering on the rising talents who are likely to break out in the year to come. Here's a short list.
1134 via ARTINFO


The 39 years old Swiss art dealer Iwan Wirth (Hauser & Wirth), is one of the most influential and successful players in the market.
1132 via Financial Times


The Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron bring their rough-edged, aggressive style to the Met as set designers for Attila.
1128 via Fast Company


Over the last half a decade, fashion and art world's union metastasized to an unusually visible level, observed Darrell Hartman.
1096 via ARTINFO


New Museum's show, entitled “Skin Fruit” will include more than 100 works by 50 artists, including one by Jeff Koons.
1088 via ARTINFO


GOOD and graphic-design firm Karlssonwilker created an infographic of the ten most expensive pieces of art of all time.
1083 via Fast Company


High School students helped John Matos prepare a mural that will be a part of a retrospective of his work at Fairfield University.
1082 via NY Times

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Tarantino nearly rips $1 million painting by James Rosenquist at the "Inglourious Basterds" bash.
1068 via NY Post


More than 20 newly digitized documentaries of Henry Moore are to be released online for the first time.
1060 via Guardian


Judging from a number of overbearing works by male artists that command gallery spaces, it's a bad-boy week on the NY art scene.
1053 via NY Times


World famous designer Alexander McQueen (3/16/1969 – 2/11/2010) has been found dead at his home.
1051 via Yatzer


Video: “Mein Curaror” breaks into rage after learning that Jeffrey Deitch will take over as the new director of LA MoCA.
1045 via The Art Collectors


In celebration of the World Cup, Puma commissioned a series of portraits of African footballers by Kehinde Wiley.
1044 via Curated


Guggenheim and Malevich heirs resolve a painting dispute, but the details of the settlement are confidential.
1028 via ARTINFO


ArtSpeakChina, the first online, collaboratively authored bilingual encyclopedia of Chinese contemporary art officially launched today.
1006 via ArtSpeakChina


Damon Dash is following in the footsteps of Kanye West and Jay-Z by getting deeper into the art world.
981 via ARTINFO




