Why a Swiss gallery should return its looted Nazi art out of simple decency
Another story about Nazi looted art and a museum that refusing to return the work to its rightful owners. Everyone has their own thoughts on the looted art debate, mine is — if there was a “forced” sale and the rightful owners are … More…
Happy Birthday Jackson Pollock!
Happy Birthday to the late, American abstract expressionist artist, Jackson Pollock. Born January 28, 1912, Pollock is known best for his unique style of drip painting. To help us celebrate, below is an available work from Jay Davenport’s Modern Mutts … More…
International ARC Salon Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club
The International ARC Salon Exhibition will run through February 4 and features 75 amazing Post-Contemporary works of art. In addition, there are a series of events scheduled including a 2 hour artist demo by Amanda Hallenius on January 31 and … More…
Banksy’s new artwork criticises use of teargas in Calais refugee camp
Over the weekend, a first of its kind Banksy appeared on the exterior of the French embassy in London. The artwork, depicting a young girl from the film and musical Les Miserables, is shown crying as billows of CS gas … More…
Knoedler/Freedman/De Sole Art-Forgery Trial Set to Begin
The Knoedler / Freedman / De Sole trial is set to begin today … I know that everyone in the art world will be watching. We will keep you posted as news becomes available. The part I find very interesting … More…
A Bleak Forecast from Sotheby’s
Interesting how this article paints a slightly different picture from yesterday’s post. Whether you agree with Robin Pogrebin’s take (posted yesterday — you can see it again HERE) or Judd Tully’s (click HERE), the story remains the same — so far, … More…
Sotheby’s Announces $12 Million Loss Over Taubman Sale
Sometimes even the big boys pay too much for something. In an effort to beat out their rivals, it appears Sotheby’s guaranteed a bit more than they should have for the Taubman estate … at least from the financial side … More…