ARTINFO: News

Performing Arts & Film: Rachel Rosenthal Celebrates 83 Years with a Charity Auction

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT

The performance legend is raising money for her nonprofit dance company.

Appendix: The Appendix: A Dirt Painting, A Clay Painting, and a Pasta Sauna

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:01:00 GMT

Plus, Boston's most stylish curator and performance art television.

Museums: Pompidou Plans a Roving Museum

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMT

The mobile museum will showcase selections from the museum�s art collection throughout France and cost about $4.4 million to build.

Museums: Dia Announces Return to Chelsea

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:26:00 GMT

The nonprofit arts group plans to build a new building on land it owns in New York�s gallery district.

Art Market: Sotheby�s Reports Third-Quarter Loss

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:53:00 GMT

Despite the hit, the firm�s shares shot up 15 percent yesterday as its Impressionist and Modern art auction hinted at a rejuvenated market.

Art Market: Art Toronto Exhibitors Report Big Crowds and Strong Sales

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:11:00 GMT

An audience of 18,000 turned out for Canada�s largest art fair, and many dealers said they were pleased with their sales.

Appendix: The Appendix: Noble Sculptors, Quiet Architects, and a Rejuvenated Rose

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:29:00 GMT

Plus, chairs become art and signs invade Los Angeles.

Arts Policy: White House Removes Controversial Painting

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:35:00 GMT

A spokesperson for Michelle Obama said that the Alma Thomas work was not hung in the East Wing because it �didn�t fit the space right.�

Art Market: Ruscha Print Sets Record

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:46:00 GMT

The artist's 1966 �Standard Station (E.5)� print went for $170,000 during fierce bidding at Bonhams and Butterfields this week.

Art Market: Online Battle Launched Over Disputed Warhol

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:21:00 GMT

The owner of an Andy Warhol painting that was rejected by the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board creates Web site about the controversy.

Galleries: ATM Gallery and Freight + Volume Join Forces

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:16:00 GMT

Bill Brady of ATM says he expects exhibitions to be �twice as unusual and inspirational as before� as a result of the partnership.

Art Market: Former Christie�s Execs Launch Art Finance Advisory

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:03:00 GMT

Michael Plummer and Jeff Rabin aim to advise clients on art investments, transactions, wealth transfer, and preservation planning.

Appendix: The Appendix: Project Runway at the Getty; Glenn Beck; The Best Artists of Our Time?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Plus, art-historical mumbo-jumbo, and fueled-up design in Berlin.

Performance Art: Performance Art Enters the Museum

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:01:00 GMT

MoMA celebrated the opening of Performa 09 with a raucous Fischerspooner concert, while P.S.1 offered more traditional fare.

Museums: MFA Houston Tussles With Oilman�s Heirs Over Donation

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

The family of Alfred C. Glassell Jr. says that he did not intend to donate half of his $500 million fortune to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The museum disagrees.

Museums: Bilbao, the Sequel?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:16:00 GMT

The Guggenheim's watershed outpost is considering opening a satellite of its own.

Museums: Still the Same, but Smaller

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:43:00 GMT

A slightly modified version of Denver's Clyfford Still Museum is set to break ground in December.

Appendix: The Appendix: Frank Stella Needs $5 Million; Louise Bourgeois Buys a House; and Viva la Arte Cubana!

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:19:00 GMT

Also, William Powhida assails the New Museum, dealers unite for Gallery Night, and good design sneaks into the city.

Arts Policy: Vandals Attack Banksy Work Up for Vote

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:39:00 GMT

A neighborhood council had been holding a vote to determine whether to keep the piece on display.

Museums: MoMA and P.S.1 Tackle Global Warming

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:50:00 GMT

The museums have picked four teams to study ways to protect the city from the effects of global warming.

Arts Policy: Obama Stacks Arts and Humanities Committee With Bold-Faced Names

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:28:00 GMT

Among the 25 new appointees are Sarah Jessica Parker, Anna Wintour, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Edward Norton, and Thom Mayne.

Museums: Pinchuk Plans Palatial Arts Center for Kiev

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:02:00 GMT

The Ukrainian billionaire says that he is speaking to the world�s most celebrated architects about designing the building.

Appendix: The Appendix: Fake Madoff Auctions; U.K. Culture War; The Cost of Keeping a Koons

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:08:00 GMT

Plus, Reading Van Gogh, a new art-world love affair, and what's up with the Ground Zero arts center

Postwar & Contemporary Art: Celebration or Send-Up?

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:26:00 GMT

Rob Pruitt�s First Annual Art Awards toasted and roasted the art world.

Old Masters & Antiquities: Study Uncovers Hidden Caravaggio Self-Portrait

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:45:00 GMT

Researchers at the Uffizi Gallery used reflectography to discover a self-portrait that had been obscured by poor restoration work.