Louvre plans to evacuate collection from Paris to save it from flooding
The Louvre plans to set up a large storage facility in northern France. The museum currently house 460,000 work of art with only 35,000 of which are on display at a time. The non-displayed pieces are stored in the basement … More…
Billionaire Broad Tops Art List; Storm Over Ming Sale
Billionaire Broad Tops Art List; Storm Over Ming Sale – it is really hard to hide today and with a new website about to go live — Larry’s List — the top 3000 collector’s information will be available to anyone who … More…
These saints are ours, Getty says
The Getty Museum has gotten wrapped up in a fight for a 14th-century diptych which was purchased in 1986. In a preemptive attempt to block any legal action against the museum, The Getty has filed a suit in California to … More…
Human chain of protesters planned at London’s National Gallery
After large budget cuts over the past few years, the PCS (Public and Commercial Services Union) will protest today outside the National Gallery, London. A human chain made up of museum workers, actors, musicians and writers hope that this direct-action … More…
Looted Icons Seized by Dutch Government Return to Cyprus
Looted Icons Seized by Dutch Government Return to Cyprus – After the 1974 Turkish invasion, more than 15,000 icons went missing from churches in Cyprus. Now, some of those works are making their way back home because of a change in … More…
Glafira Rosales Pleads Guilty To $80 Million Art Scam
Well, it seems that Glafira Rosales finally admitted to selling more than 60 fake works of art to two galleries (Knoedler & Co. and Julian Weissman) in New York City between 1994 and 2009. Included were works ‘by’ Motherwell, … More…
In Detroit, a Case of Selling Art and Selling Out
In Detroit, a Case of Selling Art and Selling Out – Here is very good article by Roberta Smith (from The New York Times) … her take on why they should not be allowed to sell art from the Detroit Institute … More…