Germany’s biggest art forgery trial puts Beltracchis in hot seat; painter gives a colorful confession Cologne
Master swindlers Wolfgang and Helene Beltracchi — who respectively forged and sold approximately 47 works by artists such as Max…
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Activists target Sotheby’s for anti-union policies; protest during auction New York
Manhattan-based activist group Occupy Wall Street took their guerrilla protest tactics to Sotheby’s on September 22, standing in solidarity with…
South African Pavilion controversy at Venice continues Venice
South Africa’s 54th Venice Biennale pavilion ignited debate months ago when the blog Panga Management announced that commissioning curator Lethole…
Philip Tinari appointed Director of Ullens Center Beijing, replaces Jérôme Sans Beijing
American-born, Beijing-based curator and editor Philip Tinariwill take the helm as Director of the UCCA (Ullens Center Contemporary Art Beijing)…
Firstsite opens new visual arts center designed by Rafael Viñoly Colchester
Firstsite opened the doors this past Sunday, 25 September, to its new permanent home in Colchester, UK. Established in 1994,…
Robin Williams, next celebrity curator? / New York
Artists in the past have acted as unabashed researchers, deconstructionists and devotees of popular culture. Recently the entertainment world has…
François Pinault Collection enchants Asia Seoul
A selection of 23 works from the François Pinault Collection of Contemporary Art will be exhibited in Seoul in a…
Another tribute to Isabella Blow Barcelona
London born Isabella Delves Broughton (1958-2007) was not just one of the most influential fashion icons of the turn of…
Bernhard Heiliger Foundation 4th sculpture award goes to Fabián Marcaccio Berlin
The Bernhard Heiliger Award for Sculpture is an important international prize awarded to renowned sculptors whose work has earned considerable…
Painter Zdenek Sykora passes away at 91
The Czech artist was among the pioneers of computer-generated art technique. His compositions consisted of accretive formulations in tubular shapes…
Filippo Chia and Michael M Koehler Mallick Williams & CO / Chelsea
MALLICK WILLIAMS & CO. will be featuring artists Filippo Chia and Michael M Koehler in a show entitled “Nature/Human” that…
Cy Twombly, 83, Dies Rome
One of the most revered American painters of his generation Cy Twombly has died today, July 5, 2011.
Ján Mančuška (1972–2011) / Prague
A few months ago Mančuška was in Italy with the group show “Senza titolo #1 – Landscapes (confini in disordine).”…
Prospect biennial's artist list announced New Orleans
Taken from the public announcement, the following are the participants for the second international biennial in New Orleans.
Who are the world's Top 10 Collectors and why? New York
With nearly 3 million visitors standing in line outside of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and Impressionist paintings still selling…
The Summer Pavilion opens today London
Inaugurated with a party on June 28, the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 officially opens today, and will be visitable until…