Record-breaking year for contemporary art – According to the article, $2.05 billion worth of art sold at auction since July 2013.  Of that figure, works by Basquiat, Koons and Wool accounted for $430 million.  The only thing this really illustrates is … More…

Exhibition Review: ‘State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now’  – after viewing works in close to 1000 artist studios, the curators at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art chose 102 for the exhibition which runs through January 19, 2015. … More…

London’s Victoria & Albert Museum fetes Constable – “Constable: The Making of a Master,” opened Saturday at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum and runs until Jan. 11.  The goal of this exhibit is to expose his inspirations and methods; included are 150 paintings, … More…

J.M.W. Turner: an Exhibit, a Film and an Auction  – lots of Turner action. “Late Turner: Painting Set Free”, at the Tate Britain, covers the years 1835 to 1851, when Mr. Turner died at age 76. The show, which runs through Jan. … More…

An Infamous Art Forger on His Most Convincing Works.  This will be an interesting film to see.  In the article there are a few of the fakes and images of the originals.  

The renegade art school proving that painting is not dead – the Turps art school … teaching the art of painting.  

The Smithsonian Works to Digitize Millions of Documents – this is a huge project with over 134 million objects and specimens.  Once completed will open up a great resource for all to enjoy … and the interesting part, anyone can help. … More…